Did you/do you bathe your children in severe thunderstorms?

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Anonymous wrote: Many homes have PVC pipes so they won't conduct lightning.

Water is sufficiently conductive. There's a bunch of minerals and dissolved gasses. However, the risk is so small you should worry about something else.

About 100 people are killed a year by falling trees or branches. Do you carefully inspect every tree before walking under it?

If I lived in a culture where I slept outside every night, I would never, ever camp under a tree. But people who camp only occasionally camp under trees all the time and are usually fine.

Doing things habitually completely changes the risk assessment. Things with a minor risk become more likely. Because DC is a place with frequent thunderstorms, the risk of your house getting struck is pretty high. It's happened to our house several times.

The fiancé of someone I went to high school with died last year while camping when a tree fell on him. So tragic.

https://www.mynbc5.com/article/falling-tree-death-somerset-vermont/45052480

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Anonymous wrote:Yes or no?

If there happens to be a severe storm during bathtime, then yes.

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I was watching funny Instagram videos and a Boston guy was covering the windows saying it helps keep the room cool and the AC works better. He opens the door, hears thunder and runs back in. Unplug the appliances! Turn off the TVs! Who’s in the shower? You need to get out!

I don’t know if it’s more of a Boston thing but it’s a childhood memory for people in the area.