Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:59 PM 8/26/2008, you wrote: >Tina, > >A close friend was recently almost struck by lightning while cycling. >The strike missed him by less than 5M accord to him. He had irregular >heart rate for a day, ringing in the ears, tingling, transient >numbness and an assortment of other symptoms. He describes as somewhat >similar to a concussion with additional benefits. > >He was very lucky. He said he should buy some lottery tickets. I told >him he should buy some bus tickets. > >Regards, >Spencer Spencer, Absolutely! I had the tingling and ringing in the ears and was scared nearly to death! I said I'd never get caught out in a field in a storm like that again, and there I was last month in the middle of a corn field with lightning crashing all around. I did have my tall husband with me this time but if he hadn't been along, I would have stayed overnight in the village and never been out in the storm in the first place!! Tina