Stormy Nights Are Bad Nights

Some people say they like it when it rains at night when they are sleeping as it’s cooler. My dad even said the sound of raindrops comforts him when he sleeps. But I hate it whenever it rains, especially if it’s a thunderstorm with strong winds.

Here’s why:

Firstly, I have to get up in the middle of the night to close the windows to prevent the rainwater from getting into the apartment.

Secondly, after all the windows are closed, the room gets very stuffy and uncomfortable.

Thirdly, how the hell am I supposed to sleep in peace with all the bright flashes and thundering din going on in the heavens?

So each time there is a thunderstorm in the middle of the night, I would be cursing and swearing agaisnt the CB rain.

Just this past Sunday morning, there was a thunderstorm in the wee hours of the morning. It didn’t happen once but twice. After the first wet and windy downpour, the rain stopped for a while. I opened the windows for ventilation. But I noticed the storm clouds were still hanging heavily in the sky. After a while, my fear came to pass as it poured a second time and I had to repeat the process of shutting all the windows.

As it was stuffy after the windows are closed, my wife kept the fan on throughout the night and that caused me to wake up with a flu.

People get a good night’s rest on Saturday nights. But a restful sleep always seems to elude me one way or the other especially on a Saturday night.

Crap.

I think the best time for a thunderstorm to happen is when I’m working inside my air-con office. Not any other time at all.