Did you/do you bathe your children in severe thunderstorms?
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Anonymous
| Yes or no? |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
| Yes. Only showers present a risk, and that’s mostly theoretical. |
Anonymous
| Has anyone ever been struck by lightening through their shower? I feel like it's one of those "yeah, it could happen because of science but it's never actually happened" |
Anonymous
| We don't usually lose power during a severe thunderstorm but it occasionally happens. My kids would hate a bath where the power went out. So would I, unless I had already started a candlelit bath (which I haven't done in a very long time). |
Anonymous
| Yes. Old wives tale. |
Anonymous
A handful of people a year, apparently: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/health/15real.html?mtrref=www.google.com |
Anonymous
| Yes because in the scheme of things this is the last thing I have to worry about |
Anonymous
| No. Lights out and quiet. It's traditional from great grandparents. |
Anonymous
| I put them outside in the pig trough. |
Anonymous
|
no in case the power goes off
They lose their minds. |
Anonymous
| I have showered in the middle of a intense thunderstorm. Probably wasn't the best idea. I won't do it again. |
Anonymous
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Absolutely not—no baths or showering.
To the PP who said “only showering is a risk” why do you say that? |
Anonymous
| No. I stay away from water in a thunderstorm. The National Weather Service guide says not to bathe or shower in thunderstorms. Metal pipes carry electric current if struck. |
Anonymous
| No |