tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post5297200613873409123..comments2024-03-28T16:49:59.137-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: Thunderstorms? Make Sure You Have A Flashlight or Torch!Kay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-81342072371823152982019-06-30T02:13:56.401-04:002019-06-30T02:13:56.401-04:00Absolutely right. Three people were hit by lightni...Absolutely right. Three people were hit by lightning that night. That was a surprise. We used to almost never get lightning before. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-2390039563364068592019-06-29T06:46:01.925-04:002019-06-29T06:46:01.925-04:00It must be dark for me. Unless I have seen a reall...It must be dark for me. Unless I have seen a really scary movie, and then, I will leave the bathroom light on! (I am such a wimp.) Don't have to worry though, I avoid scary movies and if I watch one, I have my eyes closed most of the time!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-39462222424303299472019-06-28T22:48:32.128-04:002019-06-28T22:48:32.128-04:00We have huge thunderstorms, but we haven't had...We have huge thunderstorms, but we haven't had as many this summer--yet--as we usually do. I am uncomfortable in a room that's totally dark.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-4019322090175274142019-06-27T16:32:11.265-04:002019-06-27T16:32:11.265-04:00I know! Wish I could be in it right now!😊I know! Wish I could be in it right now!😊Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-80555061746812910602019-06-27T14:52:58.465-04:002019-06-27T14:52:58.465-04:00Lovely tub!!! :)Lovely tub!!! :)Louvregirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052153326685432260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-47090133927001944722019-06-27T11:54:45.926-04:002019-06-27T11:54:45.926-04:00Very handy to keep one around! A very useful inven...Very handy to keep one around! A very useful invention. Never thought to look up history behind it until just recently. Common things were once unknown...makes you think!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-70750268281641885102019-06-27T11:47:03.611-04:002019-06-27T11:47:03.611-04:00I call it a "torch," since seeing it cal...I call it a "torch," since seeing it called this, in English blogs and programs. :-)<br /><br />✨✨✨✨✨wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-49210167983600349022019-06-27T09:21:18.392-04:002019-06-27T09:21:18.392-04:00And you know, the same is happening here...I hear ...And you know, the same is happening here...I hear more British words and expressions. First time I heard gobsmacked...I was well, gobsmacked! Also, kids are using bin for garbage can, they get that from Peppa Pig, I think. Hope I got that right, don't have any little ones around, so that is something I saw on news. Cooler in summer? How much I want to visit Scotland!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-2592344496273640312019-06-27T09:17:47.461-04:002019-06-27T09:17:47.461-04:00You are well prepared! Glad you like the music. Yo...You are well prepared! Glad you like the music. You should hear Richard, he is very good too!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-35081317959684467002019-06-27T09:16:38.000-04:002019-06-27T09:16:38.000-04:00When the thunder roars, head indoors. Couldn't...When the thunder roars, head indoors. Couldn't think of that rhyme, I was too tired.<br /><br /><br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-20426917251990165772019-06-27T03:41:53.758-04:002019-06-27T03:41:53.758-04:00Interesting info history. I have noticed that USA ...Interesting info history. I have noticed that USA often name things more directly for what they do( as in flash- light) whereas UK names have more obscure or older origins. I've also noticed thanks to Google, yahoo news, etc that Brits are starting to use more and more American terms and losing their own language and identity. (our newsreaders often use current USA expressions now)<br />We have had flash floods and thunderstorms up here as well but not as powerful lightning as the south of England gets as it's always cooler here in summer.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-82338362638288277102019-06-26T22:41:06.112-04:002019-06-26T22:41:06.112-04:00I have a flashlight near my bed. I also have a tin...I have a flashlight near my bed. I also have a tiny one on my keychain. I used to be able to make it either beam steadily or flash but now it only flashes. I guess it is being more authentic! Beautiful music, Kay!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-74401058893780403242019-06-26T20:44:24.081-04:002019-06-26T20:44:24.081-04:00It's funny you mention nightlight, I had to un...It's funny you mention nightlight, I had to unplug the nightlight that was beside my bed in that cabin. I don't like light in my bedroom, I like darkness! You have some thunderstorms in Jacksonville, Florida I know!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-17253081753205593862019-06-26T20:29:05.034-04:002019-06-26T20:29:05.034-04:00We say flashlight, but I know it's "torch...We say flashlight, but I know it's "torch" in many places. I keep a flashlight on the top of my refrigerator. I also have nightlights in almost every room that are charging all the time so they will continue to shine for about 12 hours if the power goes out. Plenty of candles and matches, too. That's interesting about the invention of the flashlight. Last Sunday night I took out the garbage and suddenly the thunder was so loud that I jumped every time it yelled at me.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-83890803261988079412019-06-26T07:02:12.716-04:002019-06-26T07:02:12.716-04:00I hope you will keep a flashlight/torch beside you...I hope you will keep a flashlight/torch beside your bed from now on! Lightning is very dangerous. If you hear the thunder, head inside!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-91319352218051633562019-06-26T07:00:59.691-04:002019-06-26T07:00:59.691-04:00That's interesting. In my neck of the woods, f...That's interesting. In my neck of the woods, flashlight only...f someone said torch...oh dear, I just thought, I that would conjure up images of a group that I simply cannot name here.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-14530757118257028342019-06-26T06:58:30.979-04:002019-06-26T06:58:30.979-04:00David is so brilliant he needs to invent something...David is so brilliant he needs to invent something. I bet he could! What do you want to bet?Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-37207293789325920802019-06-26T06:57:41.066-04:002019-06-26T06:57:41.066-04:00And we have the internet so if you don't under...And we have the internet so if you don't understand some slang word, you can look it up! Sometimes, the accents are so thick I can't make out what they are saying. The Scottish accent is difficult for me, not always, but sometimes!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-39264142519868249822019-06-26T06:56:18.101-04:002019-06-26T06:56:18.101-04:00I read so much that my teacher didn't like me ...I read so much that my teacher didn't like me spelling honor with a "u"! I told her that is what it said in my books!<br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-41212408474587076012019-06-26T06:55:09.649-04:002019-06-26T06:55:09.649-04:00That cabin was great, I didn't want to leave.
...That cabin was great, I didn't want to leave.<br />You know married to a Brit, I am always having to remember the differences in the English language.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-31024732289501721692019-06-26T06:54:24.918-04:002019-06-26T06:54:24.918-04:00You have a wonderful blog, written by a thoughtful...You have a wonderful blog, written by a thoughtful and gifted writer. Sometimes, you find a blog that you have never seen before and it is just the thing you need to read.<br />Blessings to you in the forest! xKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-59016150269404778482019-06-26T06:52:37.992-04:002019-06-26T06:52:37.992-04:00My dream is to invent something, something useful ...My dream is to invent something, something useful that everyone wants! I do wonder what happened to the inventor of the flashlight, did he regret he sold the patent to it? Did he have a happy life? These are the kinds of things I think about...<br />We have a lot of thunderstorms in Georgia too. My best friend's parents' house got hit by lightning, and it caught fire. They had fallen asleep in front of the TV watching a Braves game. Luckily for them. it was one of those come from behind victories, so the announcers woke them up and they were able to get out quickly. Lost the house and everything in it, but they survived. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-25861125360759498532019-06-26T06:48:22.456-04:002019-06-26T06:48:22.456-04:00I thought that photo of the strike above the pier ...I thought that photo of the strike above the pier was amazing!<br />My husband is a huge fan of Ralph McTell, he is not that well known in America, except by serious guitarists.<br />I am married to a Brit, so I have had many years of trying to understand the American/English differences!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-28668305156052563122019-06-26T06:46:47.657-04:002019-06-26T06:46:47.657-04:00The cabin was beautiful, you would have loved it! ...The cabin was beautiful, you would have loved it! There was also a king sized bed and a queen sized bed but you know, big kid that I am, I wanted that one tucked away in the corner, it had a window behind it and I could look out and see the moon, it was lovely.<br />Pocket lamp! Love that name for it! Just think of inventing something that is used all over the world, that is my dream! Richard gave his mother a little flashlight for when she would get up in the night (she always had trouble sleeping), so I know that Peter has one in his house!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-11188453815602513242019-06-26T01:49:08.508-04:002019-06-26T01:49:08.508-04:00Wow! You and I are really on the same wavelength. ...Wow! You and I are really on the same wavelength. Last night, we were scared out of our wits at around 2:30 in the morning by a lightning strike. We thought for sure someone's house was hit very close to us. We looked outside but it seemed everything was OK. Tonight I see that the street light next to our house is dead. Everybody else's lights are on. I wonder... They are expecting another wild night tonight. I'm getting a little nervous. I don't remember weather like this when I was growing up. Ahhh well... at least we didn't have 1000 lightning strikes. Yikes!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.com