Rain started, no problem. Rumbling thunder, no problem. Lighting...ehh...maybe, a problem? But then I rationalized that even IF lightning hit the lake, the lake is SO huge that the electricity would dissapate, and while we might feel it, it certainly wouldn't kill us.
Little did I know that theory would be tested. We heard a loud crash and FELT a jolt at the same time as a flash of lightning hit the lake. DUDE. We didn't die, and really it didn't even hurt. It just felt, weird, like you just flexed all your muscles at once. Then I had a lingering feeling in my hip for about a minute, which I have decided healed me as I have run 5K twice this (last) week, no limping, no pain.
Not an incredibly exciting story, but man, I love saying, "I got hit by lightning."
I wrote this post a million days ago, but wanted a picture to accompany it, and I hadn't downloaded pictures since before we went to the Bahamas. yikes.
THEN, the pictures didn't turn out quite as well as I had hoped, so, sorry for the anti-climatic lightning post.
Bat shit crazy Alabama summer weather.
6 comments:
YIKES. I"m glad you didn't die and that you're healed. This weather IS bat shit crazy.
That is damn scary! Interesting how it cured your running pain, though. And good going with running over 6 miles last week!
Our house was struck by lightning once and I was home--I hit the ground. It was the loudest sound EVER. And then we had a flood--it turns out lightning can bust pipes in foundations. At any rate, I'm glad you're OK. Watch out for that crazy weather!
Wow! Maybe I need to get struck my lightening, if it has healing powers ;)
Oh my - glad to hear you're ok. Reminds me of that time in middle school when our batshit crazy coach kept us out on the soccer fields to practice even though the hair on our arms was standing up. No chance of lightening, my ass!
that is a cool story though! Thanks for sharing. :-)
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