Disaster day, as in we watched lots of tornado stuff following the storm chasing lives from Reed Timmer. I used to love watching them on Discovery channel. When news of the Mississippi tornado came on YouTube we watched his footage and that set the tone for the days viewing.
As most of my friends know I'm scared of storms, but from the safety of the sofa I find them fascinating. I can watch endless documentary programmes on extreme weather and volcanoes erupting, earthquakes and Tsunamis. If I was brave enough I'd certainly have a go at storm chasing ( maybe in another life, as in this one I'd be a wreck!) Our visits to Florida in the late 80s and early 90s were punctuated by hurricanes and daily thunderstorms. Kev would drag me into a show or ride as soon as he spotted the signs of an approaching storm, because I would go to pieces if I was outside. I'm better than I was, but I'm still not keen, it's a bizarre thing, being scared of something yet fascinated by it at the same time. I've had plenty of people take the mick out of me for being scared of storms, but they perhaps haven't stood next to someone get struck by lightning like I have. I never ridicule anyone for being scared of something, because fear is never a nice place to be in and everyone has something they can't cope with.
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