Barb, you could be right about that. We didn't really have thunderstorms on the west coast like we have here in the south. I was grown before I ever saw a "real" thunderstorm and it scared me half to death. I was used to earthquakes, though. 😄
The only thing I shut down for a big storm now is my new computer - I have a big ol' surge protector on it, but I gotta protect my "baby."