Comments on: Apparently thunderstorms are to San Franciscans what earthquakes are to Midwesterners http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: GG http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-52017 GG Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:26:12 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-52017 If it avoids having to look at people spelling it “lightening,” I’ll take it.

]]> By: jdo http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51951 jdo Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:30:20 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51951 There’s been one other within the last 3 years or so; I remember because I had to bike to work in it. It fell a few big trees on Haight St.

]]> By: Ima furry dog http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51591 Ima furry dog Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:52:55 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51591 This storm made me whimper and run away to hide under the bed!

]]> By: Rudy http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51482 Rudy Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:42:10 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51482 Thunderstorms happen every year — and running MonkeyBrains with wires running across rooftops — makes us acutely aware of them. The first year we installed antennas, we didn’t always use shielded ethernet cable. The first lightning storm that rolled through wiped out a chunk of antennas. Now, everything is shielded and grounded!

FYI, an eighty foot cable across a rooftop acts like a huge antenna for capturing lightning’s electromagnetic blast. Unless the cable is shielded and the pulse is drained to ground, your antenna will get fried! Science Fridays!

]]> By: danfinger http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51467 danfinger Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:59:17 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51467 would love to get a hi-res copy of that sutro shot! Is this via flickr or somepin? tia

]]> By: lover http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51455 lover Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:25:24 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51455 “T&L” is the best abbreviation for a weather event ever.

]]> By: bilbo http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51441 bilbo Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:44:16 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51441 It’s not the length of the storm, Sweet T, it’s the size of the bolt…

on Dr. Fart’s ding-a-ling.

]]> By: stoney http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51436 stoney Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:01:43 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51436 I remember this one notable kaboom from a few years ago.

http://avramc.posterous.com/thunder-in-san-francisco-836-am-91209-0

]]> By: Sweet T http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51435 Sweet T Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:50:57 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51435 Yeah. That one two years ago was a lot shorter, but a few of the bolts seemed like they were right on Valencia Street.

]]> By: chalkman http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51434 chalkman Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:47:01 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51434 first bay area thunderstorm I’ve been in where it shook the house

]]> By: bilbo http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51433 bilbo Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:44:55 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51433 Emily knows whats uppppppppppp

]]> By: Greg http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51432 Greg Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:39:59 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51432 This comment is ill placed. My bad.

]]> By: Greg http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51431 Greg Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:38:36 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51431 Uh probably not d-bag.

]]> By: jvis http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51430 jvis Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:25:06 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51430 Uh yeah. I barely noticed anything last night. But then again, I come from DFW, where they just witnessed semi trucks getting tossed around like rag dolls a couple weekends ago.

]]> By: Emily http://www.missionmission.org/2012/04/13/apparently-thunderstorms-are-to-san-franciscans-what-earthquakes-are-to-midwesterners/#comment-51429 Emily Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:24:31 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=38155#comment-51429 I was just about to say this! It was in the earlyish evening and I was stuck downtown when it happened.

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