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EYESORE 9001

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1. On the prairie, a rider on horseback is a tall target for lightning

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:41 PM

Jul 2023

I’ve had close calls with lightning. Closest was a strike on a tree roughly 100 ft from where I was seeking shelter. I felt the charge through the rubber soles of my shoes - helluva jolt. After storm passed, I looked at the tree trunk, roughly 12” in diameter, glowing like the ash on a cigarette where the rest of the tree had been.

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On the prairie, a rider on horseback is a tall target for lightning EYESORE 9001 Jul 2023 #1

yup TallMike Jul 2023 #2