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6. About 20 years ago I took my dog for a walk down to the nearest lake

Fri Aug 15, 2025, 06:02 PM

Aug 2025

which was about 1.5 miles away. After a while it started drizzling, then raining. And then suddenly it was pouring and there were lightning strikes.

It suddenly occurred to me that I was in danger. So I started running. The dog didn't mind - he said "we should do this more often, just not in a downpour".

We were a couple of wet rats by the time we got home. It probably would have been smarter to go into a store, but by the time the downpour started we were past the businesses.

It was scary. I only know what the weatherpeople tell me. And they don't tell me everything.

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What are the odds of lightning striking a particular point in space and time [View all] milestogo Aug 2025 OP

It's not zero. bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #1

Depends on whether or not God exists. dgauss Aug 2025 #2

About 20 years ago I took my dog for a walk down to the nearest lake milestogo Aug 2025 #6

Well, I don't know, but we actually had a lightning strike about a month ago near where I live hamsterjill Aug 2025 #3

God - Time to prove your existence lame54 Aug 2025 #4

Lightning struck a tree in my front yard a few months ago. It happens. brush Aug 2025 #5

Probably Not Good Enough. :''""( electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #7

A horrible story decades back 🚨 (not me)... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #8

Interesting, not real scary... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #9