As I was leaving work around 11pm, I overheard part of the news headlines. Apparently some one was killed by lightning in Fontana,Ca earlier. As I checked online to find more information, I heard about yet another person being killed in Southern Cal. http://abclocal.go.com/ka...id=6847235

I never used to really give lightning too much thought before, but it's pretty serious and actually made me nervous going home. Closer to my place, there was a lot of lightning flashing through the sky. I didn't hear any thunder and it wasn't raining (although we are due for a storm later today) so it was kinda trippy. The dark clouds kept covering up the moon and then the lightning would brighten things up again. I had to check the mail before going to my apartment and was pretty nervous and found myself rushing to get back in the car, get to my side of the complex and get upstairs asap! I heard on the news that lightning safety week begins on my birthday (Father's Day/Summer Solstice). How weird to have lightning safety in the summer in Fresno! Mother Nature is NOT pleased.

I'm just wondering what you think about lightning. Do you ever give it a second thought or just kinda forget about it?

i never actually given it much thought really.this is kinda scary tho.

Christopher said:

I'm pretty much the same way. It's been the cause of some fires in the San Bernadino area too. Very scary indeed.

Moonstar319 said:

oh damn really? the weather here has been awfully shitty lately.im just gonna have to aquanet the hair so it any lightning bounces off.

Christopher said:

Yeah, I was reading that earlier. It's been really muggy over hear. Real humid and overcast. I heard Texas hadn't even been as hot as the Central Valley here in Cali. We're supposed to have a storm today. Today, you could just see all of the clouds rolling in all murky-like. Speaking of aqua net, I was having a bad hair day, so I put my hair in a clip, teased out the ends and put some aqua net all over it. LOL

Moonstar319 said:

omg yeh im not down with this overcast shit anymore.thats the only thing i dont miss about morcal is the humid muggy weather.

haha help me do mine for friday

only once did I give it a second thought. I've always enjoyed lightning storms and about 10 years ago I thought it would be fun to drive towards one. Well I got to that side of town (outskirts) and suddenly realized I was way too close to the action - like maybe directly under the action. Deafening and great flashes every few seconds. I was scared absolutely shitless and wasn't sure I was going to come home alive.

I'd do it again though.

I've always given lightning a second thought.

They just found out that the plane that went missing was struck by lightening

http://news.uk.msn.com/wo...=147760267

...after reading this thread, I am now scared of lightening.

gyro34 said:

same

and you can even get struck on a clear sunny day!!!!

matthewgrant said:

Yep.
Didn't Isaac Newton that got hit by lightning during his kite experiment?

I stay inside when there is lightening.

It's very dangerous. You can also get struck by lightning inside your house, in the bathtub and on the telephone.

As a former lifeguard at an outdoor pool, and someone who grew up on a farm where severe thunderstorms would leave our yard littered with trees/tree branches, I have always been wary of lightning. Luckily, I live in NYC now so I feel like a building will get struck before me; but I definitely don't go outside if I can help it. (Last Sunday I was in Central Park when it started raining, we took shelter under a tree because we didn't see lightning/hear thunder, but if I would have seen lightning, I would have been out of there!)

gyro34 said:

Ben Franklin. But he was expecting it so made sure he was grounded.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

I've always been scared of it!

Christopher said:

Chile, we finna curl and tease it up!

abigail05 said:

Omg, DARING! I am so not a thrill seeker. lol

MrsGoodnight said:

Thank-you for posting that link. That is so tragic. My heart goes out to the families.

No. I don't do anything silly during electrical storms but do enjoy watching them from my private balconies undercover.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Sorry! Before starting this thread, I became kinda scared of lightning. We had another storm the next day. I sleep next to a window and was nerrrrvous. The power went out for 3 hours, winds were howling, downpour for about 30 minutes and lots of lightning and thunder. My area is not used to this type of weather.We're supposed to have lightning safety week coming up soon too. So weird for us here.

luv4u said:

I try to do that, but lately it's been going on when I'm getting off of work.

Dayclear said:

Very true. A co-worker told me of someone he knew in Oklahoma who was struck by lightning while washing her dishes. Luckily it hit a necklace she was wearing and she survived.

Only if I'm on the golf course.

jone70 said:

Oh wow. I can understand that! Thank goodness there was no lightning out there!

PanthaGirl said:

I used to enjoy them from my window but having to travel with it going on the past few nights have made me really nervous and a bit jumpy.

My philosophy is. I don't fuck with it. And it don't fuck with me because i respect nature and all its beauty so,

Moonstar319 said:

Be safe....

I've watched lightning from my window ever since i was a little girl.
Im fascinated by it.