Lightening

[Anonymous]

Do I have a problem?

I was caught in a rainstorm and lightening was shooting all around me with thunder. I was so scared that I would be struck being in the car. I was practically bracing for the strike!

Then I saw 2 people walking and laughing with their hoods over their heads further down the street. They were not running in fear to get to shelter.

It made me realize how different our responses were.

[Anonymous]

If you’re in a car, you’ll be fine. Farraday cage something something

[Anonymous]

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/lightening-vs-lightning/

Lightening is the present participle of the verb lighten.
Lightning is the electrical discharge that happens during storms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re in a car, you’ll be fine. Farraday cage something something

It's not a Faraday cage, but the "lightening" will prefer to follow the metal frame of the car to ground. The glass and body of the car will protect from the thermal effects.

[Anonymous]

You were probably safe inside the car but I get scared by close thunder and lightning even when I’m in a house! (I worry about it being caught on fire or a tree falling on it if the winds are high.)

I was once hiking in the Rockies on a busy trail near the treeline when I got caught in a storm. I started running like a coward, but no one else seemed that worried. I felt vindicated when a park ranger told me I was doing the right thing and that some people had recently been struck by lightning nearby.

I bet the carefree people you saw were young. I didn’t have anxiety in my youth.

[Anonymous]

I don't think there's much to worry about in a car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You were probably safe inside the car but I get scared by close thunder and lightning even when I’m in a house! (I worry about it being caught on fire or a tree falling on it if the winds are high.)

I was once hiking in the Rockies on a busy trail near the treeline when I got caught in a storm. I started running like a coward, but no one else seemed that worried. I felt vindicated when a park ranger told me I was doing the right thing and that some people had recently been struck by lightning nearby.

I bet the carefree people you saw were young. I didn’t have anxiety in my youth.

I’ll bet they were people from California who have very little exposure to lightning. My spouse and I argue about showering during lightning storms because I grew up with daily thunderstorms and admonishment to get the heck inside or in a ditch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You were probably safe inside the car but I get scared by close thunder and lightning even when I’m in a house! (I worry about it being caught on fire or a tree falling on it if the winds are high.)

I was once hiking in the Rockies on a busy trail near the treeline when I got caught in a storm. I started running like a coward, but no one else seemed that worried. I felt vindicated when a park ranger told me I was doing the right thing and that some people had recently been struck by lightning nearby.

I bet the carefree people you saw were young. I didn’t have anxiety in my youth.

I’ll bet they were people from California who have very little exposure to lightning. My spouse and I argue about showering during lightning storms because I grew up with daily thunderstorms and admonishment to get the heck inside or in a ditch.

It's dangerous to be in a shower even without lightning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.grammarly.com/blog/lightening-vs-lightning/

Lightening is the present participle of the verb lighten.
Lightning is the electrical discharge that happens during storms.

Thank you! I thought this was a thread on hair highlights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do I have a problem?

I was caught in a rainstorm and lightening was shooting all around me with thunder. I was so scared that I would be struck being in the car. I was practically bracing for the strike!

Then I saw 2 people walking and laughing with their hoods over their heads further down the street. They were not running in fear to get to shelter.

It made me realize how different our responses were.

Yeah, respectfully, you have a problem. It’s a good idea to take shelter in a storm but A) you already had and B) even if you didn’t, “bracing for the strike” makes no sense because you’d still have a very tiny, tiny chance of being struck by lightning. More likely threats to those people probably included trees, cars, and their own bodies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do I have a problem?

I was caught in a rainstorm and lightening was shooting all around me with thunder. I was so scared that I would be struck being in the car. I was practically bracing for the strike!

Then I saw 2 people walking and laughing with their hoods over their heads further down the street. They were not running in fear to get to shelter.

It made me realize how different our responses were.

Yeah, respectfully, you have a problem. It’s a good idea to take shelter in a storm but A) you already had and B) even if you didn’t, “bracing for the strike” makes no sense because you’d still have a very tiny, tiny chance of being struck by lightning. More likely threats to those people probably included trees, cars, and their own bodies.

You don't think the lightening noticed OP bracing and decided to strike someone else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You were probably safe inside the car but I get scared by close thunder and lightning even when I’m in a house! (I worry about it being caught on fire or a tree falling on it if the winds are high.)

I was once hiking in the Rockies on a busy trail near the treeline when I got caught in a storm. I started running like a coward, but no one else seemed that worried. I felt vindicated when a park ranger told me I was doing the right thing and that some people had recently been struck by lightning nearby.

I bet the carefree people you saw were young. I didn’t have anxiety in my youth.

I’ll bet they were people from California who have very little exposure to lightning. My spouse and I argue about showering during lightning storms because I grew up with daily thunderstorms and admonishment to get the heck inside or in a ditch.

This is funny because after my close encounter in the Rockies, I did some reading up on lightning before my next camping trip. Most importantly, I learned how to get into a crouch with feet together to improve the odds of surviving. I also read that you shouldn’t shower if there’s thunder and lightning nearby, but DH doesn’t care. He grew up in Dallas so you’d think he’d be aware of best practices for thunderstorms. He’s actually the one who made me realize how close we were to the lightning. Initially I thought it was no big deal but he timed it based on the thunder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You were probably safe inside the car but I get scared by close thunder and lightning even when I’m in a house! (I worry about it being caught on fire or a tree falling on it if the winds are high.)

I was once hiking in the Rockies on a busy trail near the treeline when I got caught in a storm. I started running like a coward, but no one else seemed that worried. I felt vindicated when a park ranger told me I was doing the right thing and that some people had recently been struck by lightning nearby.

I bet the carefree people you saw were young. I didn’t have anxiety in my youth.

I’ll bet they were people from California who have very little exposure to lightning. My spouse and I argue about showering during lightning storms because I grew up with daily thunderstorms and admonishment to get the heck inside or in a ditch.

This is funny because after my close encounter in the Rockies, I did some reading up on lightning before my next camping trip. Most importantly, I learned how to get into a crouch with feet together to improve the odds of surviving. I also read that you shouldn’t shower if there’s thunder and lightning nearby, but DH doesn’t care. He grew up in Dallas so you’d think he’d be aware of best practices for thunderstorms. He’s actually the one who made me realize how close we were to the lightning. Initially I thought it was no big deal but he timed it based on the thunder.

Hopefully you aren't using your bathroom during thunderstorms. You might need to wash your hands, and that's dangerous.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/shower-during-thunderstorm

[Anonymous]

I mean...I live in the Tampa Bay area, known for lightning (even the hockey team is the Lightning) and have never heard of anyone getting injured while showering because of it. Presumably, during any given storm many thousands of people may be in a bathroom during it.

[MikeL]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think there's much to worry about in a car.

+1
Pretty sure it's because all that is touching the ground is 4 rubber tires.