Dear Shawn,
Last night, I stayed up much later than I planned. It was about 2am and I turned off the TV and shut down my puter. Then I heard it. Distinctive plops and pings of rain hitting the roof and tin of my house. Then, in the distance, a rumble. Then a flash and boom. Thunderstorm.
I grabbed my phone and took a look at the weather radar app I love to use. There was a small cell a few miles to the south, headed right for me. There was a larger cell just beyond that. I decided that I'd turn my puter back on and do more work and wait. There's nothing like an early morning thunderstorm before going to bed.
Staying up late wasn't an issue for me. My next trip is a late check in, and then I fly back home, landing at 7am on Monday, so I needed to start getting ready for that schedule. I've got the next two days off.
The storm approached with more flashes of light. The time between the flash and the rumble or boom of thunder helped indicate the distance of the storm without having to look at my app. There were several bright flashes and thunder came on its heels. In the distance I could hear a car's alarm sounding. The frames on my wall vibrated as the sound of the rain permeated my home. I smiled. Soon, the time between flashes began to grow. The rain died down. The storm passed and it was silent. I went to bed as my clock sounded 4am.
Last night, I stayed up much later than I planned. It was about 2am and I turned off the TV and shut down my puter. Then I heard it. Distinctive plops and pings of rain hitting the roof and tin of my house. Then, in the distance, a rumble. Then a flash and boom. Thunderstorm.
I grabbed my phone and took a look at the weather radar app I love to use. There was a small cell a few miles to the south, headed right for me. There was a larger cell just beyond that. I decided that I'd turn my puter back on and do more work and wait. There's nothing like an early morning thunderstorm before going to bed.
Staying up late wasn't an issue for me. My next trip is a late check in, and then I fly back home, landing at 7am on Monday, so I needed to start getting ready for that schedule. I've got the next two days off.
The storm approached with more flashes of light. The time between the flash and the rumble or boom of thunder helped indicate the distance of the storm without having to look at my app. There were several bright flashes and thunder came on its heels. In the distance I could hear a car's alarm sounding. The frames on my wall vibrated as the sound of the rain permeated my home. I smiled. Soon, the time between flashes began to grow. The rain died down. The storm passed and it was silent. I went to bed as my clock sounded 4am.
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