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Working in a storm - cautionary tale about Lightning
Getting ready for a job last week, I was working in my shop & loading tools into my truck. A thunderstorm struck - and I stepped back into my garage to get my gortex.
Just as I got inside, a bolt of lightning hit not 100 yards from me. The flash and HUGE boom were simultaneous (easily as loud as any artillery strikes I've heard).
I went out front to see if I could locate the point of impact, and discovered my neighbor's chimney had exploded. The lightning apparently superheated the masonry & blew the thing apart. (see the pic).
Not something I want to mess with!
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Scott (the ex-grunt-tanker-jarhead guy)
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