[SEL] was a "rant", now lightening

[John Neth]

The safety rules for lightning may need to be changed.  When camping in areas that are prone to lightning strikes you are told to get into your car when there is a storm.  Heavy steel cars should protect the occupant because the charge should stay on the outer surface of the metal.  With composite or plastic car bodies a bolt can go right thru.  I have several trees on my property that have been struck over the years and seeing a portion of the tree blown away is impressive.  Thank Ben Franklin and get lighting rods if you don;t have them.

newbe John

John W. Neth III

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Johnson City, TN  37601
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On Saturday, January 12, 2008, at 10:45AM, "Tony & Jackie" <kimmell at verizon.net> wrote:
>It's amazing what lightning can do.  I was driving down I-55 in the 
>semi during a bad lightning storm a few days ago, when the car in 
>front of me got struck by a lightning bolt!  Threw sparks all over 
>the place and up onto the hood of my truck.  The lightning had burned 
>a hole in the roof and caught the headliner on fire which we put out 
>with my fire extinguisher.  Of course the car was toasted and 
>wouldn't start so I let them call for help on my cell phone before 
>taking off.  Wierd stuff...
>
>-Tony
>
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