At the first distant rumble of thunder, my cat burrows under the junk at the back of the closet. If the storm gets bad enough, she yowls her heart out in there, poor thing.
@ ejcapulet: Where do you live, San Fran? Here in Hawaii, it’s nuts every Chinese New Year, New Year’s Day, and July 4th. Hopefully banning consumer fireworks will cut down on explosions and smoke.
Come to think of it, I notice Calvin rarely celebrates holidays. Never saw him set off fireworks (not that Mom would let him anyway!)
In the night from saturday to sunday at four o’ clock in the morning a nois started in our house. After one or two minutes it made “womm, womm, womm”. Always when I started to sleep again, a new “Womm” made up and I couldn’t sleep any more! This lasted until 2 pm on sunday!
One of my daughter’s friends is terrified of storms. She whimpers and cowers under anything she can find. I found out later that her house got hit by lightening earlier this year. I don’t think she’ll grow out of this fear anytime soon.
I miss the storms of North Dakota and Alberta. Now that I live in the PNW thunder is rare and we usually only get sheet lightening, but that is rare as well. A whole summer can go by without either. I also miss watching a storm approach, with the sky black and threatening off in the distance and moving ever closer.
LeslieAnne,
Did a storm keep you from getting much sleep the night before last? Do you usually sleep well? If not, try running or some other aerobic exercise. See link
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39379780/?gt1=43001
Puddleglum2… no my best friend totaling her car kept me up!! She is okay, but her car is not. I work out 3-4 times a week! This ensures good sleep! Thanks for the tip! And I love it when storms are what keep me awake!! :D
A thunder storm last week knocked out my electricity for 24 hours. I’m in no hurry for the next one! (Just blew the fuse at the road luckily, didn’t fry any electronics…)
I suspected that there was a tale (tiger ‘tail’) to be told. I’m sorry about your best friend’s mishap.
It doesn’t surprise me that you work out regularly. I find that running helps relieve stress that might otherwise keep me awake at night, sometimes.
“Stormy Weather”
When I was a pre-teen, I loved to ride my bike in the rain during storms. I enjoyed the feel of the rain hitting me as it was driven by the wind gusts. I looked forward to the ozone smell from the lightning. It wasn’t until I was a few years older that I realized how incredibly stupid I was for doing this and that it was only by the grace of God that I am alive today.
Looks like the monsters under the bed aren’t as scary as the stuff outside.
Maybe the bed monsters were so scared they hid in the closet.
musicnut, I remember once riding a bike home “on the wings of the wind” just before a thunderstorm. Wonderful, but I’d be scared of being actually in the lightning area.
I was coming home from Vermont with my son who was five. It was the worst storm I was ever in. The lightening and thunder was intense and when it rained you had to pull over because you couldn’t see. The wind was actually the worst of the problem. It was blowing so hard that branches and trees were falling all around us. I helped people move a couple trees so we could drive home and I removed several large branches along the way. We had to stop at a bar at one point because a tree brought down live wires that were snapping all over the road. It was definitely an adventure!
My dog is absolutely terrified of thunderstorms. At the merest hint of one coming, she runs and hides in the corner behind the couch in our finished basement and refuses to come out until it passes on through and she feels safe again.
My dog (an 80-pound German Shepherd) would try to get under the bed at the first rumble of thunder, but she didn’t fit! In her old age she became deaf, but the silver lining of that cloud was that thunder and fireworks no longer bothered her.
My cat, on the other hand, wasn’t bothered by thunder (although fireworks a block away would send her under the bed). However, if she was outside when the first drop of rain fell, she would make a beeline for the kitty door.
margueritem about 14 years ago
Love that bushy tail!
Yukoner about 14 years ago
I miss those great thunder storms that rolled across Quebec when I was a kid.
ejcapulet about 14 years ago
Or, in my case, fireworks from overly-enthusiastic neighbors. Chinese people have to blow something up for every occasion.
COWBOY7 about 14 years ago
Heehee. I agree Marg! Love the tail. LOL
G’Morning, Mike Marg & Grog!
rentier about 14 years ago
Tell me, when it’s over! !
rshive about 14 years ago
You know the lightning is close when you hear it go by. We once had several windows broken by the concussion of the thunder from a stroke.
moronbis about 14 years ago
What happened to his flamethrower? He can use it on them.
MontanaLady about 14 years ago
Naw….it was only a Space Alien Ray Gun Invasion!!!! See…..that’s why Hobbe’s tail is all fuzzy!
Pteranodon about 14 years ago
At the first distant rumble of thunder, my cat burrows under the junk at the back of the closet. If the storm gets bad enough, she yowls her heart out in there, poor thing.
lewisbower about 14 years ago
Knowing cats, Hobbes will lick his tail down when it’s over and tell Calvin he wasn’t scared, he was just trying to protect him from cosmic debris.
Bittermelon of Truth about 14 years ago
@ ejcapulet: Where do you live, San Fran? Here in Hawaii, it’s nuts every Chinese New Year, New Year’s Day, and July 4th. Hopefully banning consumer fireworks will cut down on explosions and smoke.
Come to think of it, I notice Calvin rarely celebrates holidays. Never saw him set off fireworks (not that Mom would let him anyway!)
rentier about 14 years ago
In the night from saturday to sunday at four o’ clock in the morning a nois started in our house. After one or two minutes it made “womm, womm, womm”. Always when I started to sleep again, a new “Womm” made up and I couldn’t sleep any more! This lasted until 2 pm on sunday!
pamlicorat about 14 years ago
Looks like the monsters under the bed aren’t as scary as the stuff outside.
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I was waiting for the bang.
Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠.
LeslieAnne about 14 years ago
I LOVE STORMS, and have always loved them!! :)
Dry and Dusty Premium Member about 14 years ago
So do I!! And I love summer! I shall miss it!
carless about 14 years ago
I vote for space aliens.
gobblingup Premium Member about 14 years ago
One of my daughter’s friends is terrified of storms. She whimpers and cowers under anything she can find. I found out later that her house got hit by lightening earlier this year. I don’t think she’ll grow out of this fear anytime soon.
cleokaya about 14 years ago
I miss the storms of North Dakota and Alberta. Now that I live in the PNW thunder is rare and we usually only get sheet lightening, but that is rare as well. A whole summer can go by without either. I also miss watching a storm approach, with the sky black and threatening off in the distance and moving ever closer.
Smiley Rmom about 14 years ago
BinaryWiener - You asked where ejcapulet lives. While I can’t be more specific, she lives somewhere in China. I’m horrible in Chinese geography!
Puddleglum2 about 14 years ago
LeslieAnne, Did a storm keep you from getting much sleep the night before last? Do you usually sleep well? If not, try running or some other aerobic exercise. See link www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39379780/?gt1=43001
Muzition about 14 years ago
We got a lot of thunderstorms this summer here in Montreal.
somedae about 14 years ago
Where is Brenda Starr?? I am not getting it now, My last one was on Sunday..
LeslieAnne about 14 years ago
Puddleglum2… no my best friend totaling her car kept me up!! She is okay, but her car is not. I work out 3-4 times a week! This ensures good sleep! Thanks for the tip! And I love it when storms are what keep me awake!! :D
Destiny23 about 14 years ago
A thunder storm last week knocked out my electricity for 24 hours. I’m in no hurry for the next one! (Just blew the fuse at the road luckily, didn’t fry any electronics…)
Puddleglum2 about 14 years ago
I suspected that there was a tale (tiger ‘tail’) to be told. I’m sorry about your best friend’s mishap. It doesn’t surprise me that you work out regularly. I find that running helps relieve stress that might otherwise keep me awake at night, sometimes. “Stormy Weather”
latina78 about 14 years ago
These guys rock!!!! I love their comics.
musicnut1986 about 14 years ago
When I was a pre-teen, I loved to ride my bike in the rain during storms. I enjoyed the feel of the rain hitting me as it was driven by the wind gusts. I looked forward to the ozone smell from the lightning. It wasn’t until I was a few years older that I realized how incredibly stupid I was for doing this and that it was only by the grace of God that I am alive today.
Pteranodon, one of my dogs does the same thing.
bmonk about 14 years ago
pamlicorat said, about 6 thunderbursts ago
Looks like the monsters under the bed aren’t as scary as the stuff outside.
Maybe the bed monsters were so scared they hid in the closet.
musicnut, I remember once riding a bike home “on the wings of the wind” just before a thunderstorm. Wonderful, but I’d be scared of being actually in the lightning area.
ratlum about 14 years ago
What are they doing under the bed the only safe place during a storm like this is in bed with Mom and Dad.
Dino-1 about 14 years ago
I was coming home from Vermont with my son who was five. It was the worst storm I was ever in. The lightening and thunder was intense and when it rained you had to pull over because you couldn’t see. The wind was actually the worst of the problem. It was blowing so hard that branches and trees were falling all around us. I helped people move a couple trees so we could drive home and I removed several large branches along the way. We had to stop at a bar at one point because a tree brought down live wires that were snapping all over the road. It was definitely an adventure!
Gretchen's Mom about 14 years ago
My dog is absolutely terrified of thunderstorms. At the merest hint of one coming, she runs and hides in the corner behind the couch in our finished basement and refuses to come out until it passes on through and she feels safe again.
behome09 about 14 years ago
First panel is too cute.
whitecarabao about 14 years ago
My dog (an 80-pound German Shepherd) would try to get under the bed at the first rumble of thunder, but she didn’t fit! In her old age she became deaf, but the silver lining of that cloud was that thunder and fireworks no longer bothered her.
My cat, on the other hand, wasn’t bothered by thunder (although fireworks a block away would send her under the bed). However, if she was outside when the first drop of rain fell, she would make a beeline for the kitty door.
glitterygal07 about 14 years ago
That bushy tail is awesome :D
browngsa about 14 years ago
@somedae: Brenda is on comicskingdom.com
madampresiden12 about 14 years ago
I guess monsters under the bed are better than thunder boomers in the night.
ellisaana Premium Member about 14 years ago
The monsters under the bed are probably scared of thunder, too.
photoman022 about 14 years ago
@Dino–any excuse to stop at a bar!
Me_Again about 14 years ago
It could always be a space-alien-spammer invasion… You know, aliens trying to take over the world with loud and annoying advertising campaigns?
Shay about 14 years ago
I miss the sound of thunderstorms! Both scary and awesome to listen to.
tomlesniak about 11 years ago
These people are pitiful!
RandomLantern445 about 4 years ago
Hobbes’ tail looks like Hobbes just got electric shocked
Humerus1 7 months ago
meanwhile the monsters went on top of the bed :)