On Thu, 10 Apr 1997 15:41:24 +0300 Mihail Mateescu <yo3ctk@alltrom.ro>
writes:
>A personal experience: my wife and myself were hit by a lightning
>strike, in a summer afternoon, when we took shelter under a tree from
>a
>sudden shower. This was happening in the middle of Bucharest, Capital
Lightening can also happen during a snowstorm. I was nearly struck
when hiking a 14,000+ ft mountain. Thought it was safe at the time. Boy
was I wrong. This experience, while it did have a happy ending, was THE
MOST FRIGHTENING one in my entire life.
>this story, some comical and some very sad, which I refrain to tell
>here.
Glad your story, while a lot longer than mine, also turned out fine.
My point: Lightening can happen without hearing thunder ahead of time
and without rain. Beware of snowstorms too.
73,
Mary-Frances
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