Struck by lightening.
@1creekgirl (44560)
United States
October 16, 2015 9:31pm CST
My husband and I had just gone to bed during a bad thunderstorm when a really loud crack of thunder made me jump up. I felt a warm wave flow down my arm to my feet and back up.
My husband told me I was dreaming and to go back to sleep. The next day we discovered a dead cow next to a wire fence where lightening had struck. Then we knew that the electricity had run along the fence, into our bedroom and the outlet in the wall. My hand was the closest to the headboard next to the outlet and the electricity flowed into my body through my hand!
I wass scared to death when we figured out what happened, but so thankful it had weakened, before it got to me.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
23 Oct 15
Oh dear Vicki! It was the grace of God that you were not killed as well!
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
23 Oct 15
@1creekgirl A most unusual happening for sure.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
23 Oct 15
I sure praised God for his protection that night!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
17 Oct 15
oh my! i'd be puttin' me a lightnin' rod up to prevent such in the future. yes ma'am, most fortunate indeed.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
19 Oct 15
@1creekgirl i'd sure be lookin' 't investin' in my one. lightnin' 's some dangerous schtuff. i've got one out by the big barn 'n its well grounded. been hit o'er a dozen times 'n sure's prevented lots'f destruction.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
19 Oct 15
@crazyhorseladycx Thanks, I'll mention it to my husband.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
19 Oct 15
I don't think we have a lightening rod, but I don't sleep near that outlet now!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
17 Oct 15
Thanks, my hand was a little tingly for a day or so, but it sure could have been much worse.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
3 Nov 23
@1creekgirl Cow? I swore you said crow. Hmm. That changes things. Pre-cooked steaks?
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@HebrewGreekStudies (1646)
• Canada
10 Nov 15
I've been in the forest a few times when bad storm came suddenly-I was unable to go anywhere. Aside from getting soaked, I was fortunate that nothing worse happened. Mmmm, it took me a few times to learn my lesson as a child.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
10 Nov 15
I'm glad you learned your lesson and lived to tell about it!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
3 Nov 23
Well, I wouldn't want to take any chances that I would survive the next time. But if I win the lottery, who knows.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
5 Nov 23
@1creekgirl It's so slow around here lately, maybe a new trend will be started by a couple of us. I have to tell you, there's a LOT I haven't seen and it's really a lot of fun to sneak around and into some of them. As I might say, "There's gold left in them thar old mines if you look for'n." In other words, new pennies from old musings. Why not?
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
5 Nov 23
@porwest I seldom look at anyone's profile, but I'm frequently surprised at how many posts I've missed by some of my favorite myLoters.
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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20 Oct 15
Hi Vicki, I tried to respond to your message, but it wouldn't allow me to do so. Yes, this is the same Jellybean from Bubblews. :-) good to see you!
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
21 Oct 15
Oh, I'm so glad to hear from you! This seems to be a good site so far.
@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
17 Oct 15
lol! its indeed scary. Even i am afraid of lightening lol!. Sometimes i even went beneath my bed inspite of heavy thunderings here.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
19 Oct 15
Lightening isn't something to take lightly! I stay out of water and away from windows.
@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
29 Nov 15
Holy crap @1creekgirl ; you were extremely lucky. That's like I tell people to never take a shower or turn on their faucets if there is a lightning storm.
