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Power of Lightning

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by giddyup, Aug 12, 2010.

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  1. giddyup

    giddyup Member

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    Lightning struck our driveway last night. The loudest sound I ever heard... by far! Everything seemed okay but when we got up this AM:

    1) water pump switch was burned-- no water til Noon
    2) Landline was "unavailable"-- no phone still
    3) No cable internet-- came up this afternoon

    We have one of those basketball goals with the water-filled base. It got dislodged by about 2 feet and we have a small crater in the driveway where it would appear the lightning struck.

    The sound was deafening. Can't imagine being anywhere near that explosion.
     
    #1 giddyup, Aug 12, 2010
  2. SuperBeeKay

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    shocking story
     
    #2 SuperBeeKay, Aug 12, 2010
  3. RV6

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    dude, PICS!!
     
    #3 RV6, Aug 12, 2010
  4. tim562

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    LOL!!!
     
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  5. Rashmon

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    Wow, I'm glad everyone is safe. It could have been very dangerous.

    I once saw lightning strike a transformer and it blew up like a bomb in purple sparks. We were about a hundred yards away and it was still deafening.
     
    #5 Rashmon, Aug 12, 2010
  6. cheke64

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    he's not a f*****.
     
    #6 cheke64, Aug 12, 2010
  7. The Real Shady

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    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Fyreball

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    I was home alone when I was in 6th grade, and lightning struck our garage. It was the loudest, scariest thing I have ever heard in my entire life. Ironically, all the lights in the house were off, and when the strike occurred, every single light in the house turned ON. The bulbs actually didn't turn off for like 2-3 hours, just on their own. It was really bizarre.
     
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  9. rimrocker

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    [​IMG]
     
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  10. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    What's this "laaaand liiine" you speak of?
     
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  11. tmoney1101

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    I thought it said the power of lighting...

    [​IMG]
     
    #11 tmoney1101, Aug 12, 2010
  12. RoxSqaud

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    Thunder is just a noise boys.....
     
    #12 RoxSqaud, Aug 12, 2010
  13. Poloshirtbandit

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    WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!?!!!!1
     
    #13 Poloshirtbandit, Aug 12, 2010
  14. RV6

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    yeah, at first i thought this was about a date gone wrong when they went from the dark movie theatre to a well lit restaurant.
     
    #14 RV6, Aug 12, 2010
  15. SwoLy-D

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    Ka-CHOW! :cool:
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    #15 SwoLy-D, Aug 12, 2010
  16. giddyup

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    Great story!
     
    #16 giddyup, Aug 12, 2010
  17. Tom Bombadillo

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    No f*****, no pics... :grin:
     
    #17 Tom Bombadillo, Aug 12, 2010
  18. bladeage

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    Title reminded me of Power of the Night by Johnny Steele

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  19. rimrocker

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    The Power of Lightning is no match for the Power of Love...

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    #19 rimrocker, Aug 12, 2010
  20. WhoMikeJames

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    <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-bvmEYxEYiA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-bvmEYxEYiA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
     
    #20 WhoMikeJames, Aug 12, 2010
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