Yes, sat at the dormer window watching it all happen - better than being stuck in front of the TV. I was almost taken out by a lightning bolt once. The lightning struck GZ right in front of my vehicle and shards of tarmac clattered down on to my hood (the hood of the car, not my night hood). The vehicle immediately in front of me had a tire blown out - GZ had been between the two of us. The ironic part was that I was only in position to get potentially hit because I'd had my foot down for the last mile or two intending to get through and beyond the storm ASAP. Fate is a fickle entity, ain't she?
Most people in Arizona live about 50 to 100 miles from mountains, and they usually sit under the shade cactus to watch weather blow in, whatever sort of weather it happens to be. My town has mountains on three sides, 30 to 50 miles away, so thunderstorms are always someplace else. Although one time there was a rainstorm from Yuma to San Diego and north as far as Needles, and it rained steadily for three days. If you are not familiar with the map, that would be a little less than half the size of the state of Arizona.
But you asked what I do? I watch the lightning with 3D glasses!
I like to just sit out on the porch and watch. I do that with hurricanes, too. Sometimes I would go back in if it starts getting a little too rowdy, like when power poles right in front of me get struck by lightning or when trees topple over and hit the porch..
TONEALONE 