Proclivities wrote: 
I like how in movies they'll show lightning hitting a tree or something a few feet from the people and they all turn towards it with a "what was that?" look on their faces. When it really happens, normal people loose their bowels and spend the next half hour jabbering like monkeys.

 Prodigal_SOB wrote: 
I'll bet you heard it.  A couple of years ago a tree over a block away was struck and it rattled our whole house.  I remember that the cat took off from the couch like a rocket and it even took me a while to catch my breath.

 Proclivities wrote: 
 I had that happen to a ginormous oak out in my front yard a few years ago.  Having just barely enough sense to come in out of the rain I didn't actually see it happen, but I certainly heard it.  When I checked it out the next morning there was a 20 - 25 foot 4 x 12 that had been taken put of one side and completely reduced to pencil sized pieces.  I raked them up and had enough kindling to last all winter.  REMC was kind enough to put what remained of it down on the ground for me free of charge, but made me finish piecing and splitting it myself.  All in all a pretty low fuel bill that winter though.
 

A Security Camera Captures Lightning Striking a Tree, Sending Branches Flying at a Texas School

 frank-peter wrote: 

I didn't mean that in a bad way, actually quite complimentary. I love non-sequitors and you are quite good at it!

 sirdroseph wrote: 

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 frank-peter wrote: 

You are a strange man.

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