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This is why you don't stand under a tree in a lightning storm
« on: August 29, 2013 »


 :o  :o  :o

Not sure what the best plan is for lightning, seems like everything except sitting in a car seems the wrong thing to do.
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Re: This is why you don't stand under a tree in a lightning storm
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2013 »
flip, that's rough!

hunker in a ditch with your head between your knees was what I always heard was best. Don't lie down, avoid pointy things.
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Re: This is why you don't stand under a tree in a lightning storm
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2013 »
Get a fork and a blowtorch, red meat........
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