Have you amost been struck by lightening?
By Sheri
@tuckersheri (1327)
United States
November 2, 2009 9:45pm CST
I have never been. Struck by lightening and I never want to be. I am terrifed to be put outside in a storm with lightening. When hear the thunder and see the bolts of lightening I get chills that go through my body that scare the living day lights out of me. I want to stay as far away as possible from anything that lightening bolt would hit. I have heard of people getting zapped by lightening and I do not want to be a stitistic. I know that fore sure. I try to stay inside when it lightening and thunders.
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9 responses
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
3 Nov 09
Well, I was struck in a non direct way.
I was on a phone that was outside in a garage. I was standing with a couple people,
and there was another on a 2nd level (kinda like a garage loft..)
Well there was a storm going on and I guess the lightning struck the garage or very close. The phone was to my right ear when it happened and I screamed, my leg jerked and I dropped the phone. My right leg, arm and the right half of my tongue were all numb and tingling for about an hour.
It was not a fun experience. And it scared my poor mother who was on the phone with me at the time.. :-/
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
3 Nov 09
I had more or less the same encounter too. Some said not to be using the phone when there are thunderstorms and lighting. I was standing close to the window and having the phone to my ear dialing someone. And I felt like a second jolt, and I just threw the receiver away from me. It was just for a brief moment, but I could feel the weird jolt or sensation there.
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
3 Nov 09
Nope, but our TV had been a victim of a lightning. A post was stuck outside our house and the current surges hit our TV's power supply was was plug on the outlet. The TV never get repaired and had to buy a new one. Now, every time theres a lightning storm, all appliances in the house were unplugged and no one can watch TV.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
3 Nov 09
I'm not scared of lightning, but to play safe, it's best not to get too close for comfort whenever there are lightnings and thunderstorms happening. I try to stay indoor if I can, and if I'm on the road, I'll get to the nearest destination where there is a shelter (not near trees though), and wait until the lightning subsides.
@tinking520 (17)
• China
3 Nov 09
i'v never been struck too.i like to stand by the window,watching the bolt of lighting triking through the sky.i think it's beautiful.still a bit of fright though.'cause i heard that there's still a chance of being struck if you stay too close to the window.
@flyingstar (10)
• China
3 Nov 09
I have.Once I saw a lightening just 3 meters away from me.IT'S SO TERRIBLE!
@TerraBranford09 (10)
• Italy
3 Nov 09
Never had been struck by a lightning before, but a guy of a near city there did.
He was folgorated on the beach while trying to save his boat from the ocean's waves.
When I heard of it I was almost...shocked.
@harmonee (1228)
• United States
3 Nov 09
I've never been struck and like you, would never like to be. I remember when I was young, riding in my mom's car. A bolt of lightening struck the road next to us. It was really scary to me as a 5 year old and it seemed really close. Hopefully I won't be that close again. Electracution is one experience I can live without.
@AlkaiserMO (106)
• United States
3 Nov 09
It's good that you try to stay safe when a storm approaches! Even though they are beautiful, they still can be dangerous. You have a 1 in roughly 300,000 chance of being struck by lightning, so don't worry too much!
@paolo_099 (19)
• Philippines
3 Nov 09
O c'mon... the Chances that a person to be struck by lightning is 1 in 6.33333 billion (if probability computation is correct). They say that a lightning strikes an unlucky human soul once every hour. Besides, you have nothing to fear today since most of the buildings now are protected by anti-lightning.
-pAw
