Has Lightning Struck Your House

[derek]

nope and i hope it never does..

 

[BradMc]

I have been around Lightning most of my Fire Fighting career. I did spend one summer as a Fire Look Out. (this was a real trip during a lightning storm) we would stay in the tower during a storm. Sit in a chair with insulators on the legs of the chair. We would tell the dispatch office where and how far the storm was headed and the track lightning on a map and the see if it produced any fires after the lightning went through. When the storm got one mile away from the Look Out Tower we would tell dispatch the tower was out of service, Shut off all gas, elc, close the tower shutters and sit in the middle of the room on a chair with these insulated legs (it was a really scary time and a few pair of dirty shorts). Then when the storm would pass, we would tell dispatch the tower was back in operation and start looking for fires out in the woods......Just think some people get paid to do that shit :halfgrinw

 

[Wasch_24]

Damn Brad!

 

[BradMc]

It was a real hair rising time , when I had hair that is .............:rolling:

 

[derek]

That is just crazy, I would not be able to do that.

 

[gui_tarzan]

The property we live on had a house and garage before we built ours. The garage had been hit twice and the second time caught the house on fire so they just tore it all down. Our house isn't on the same foundation and it's never been hit in the 19 years we've been here but the pole right across the street was 6-7 years ago. It messed up the transformer and blew a chunk out of the top of the pole.

When we got power back it was awful bright in the house so I checked the voltage - 145v!!!!! I shut everything off at the breaker panel and called them right away. They were here very quickly and replaced the transformer and all was well.

 

[cvm4]

.....Just think some people get paid to do that shit :halfgrinw

Dude that would be so cool. I've been in a couple forest towers around here and you can see for miles and miles. A very nice view. Needless to say, I hope they compensated ya'll well

 

[CWS]

I have been around Lightning most of my Fire Fighting career. I did spend one summer as a Fire Look Out. (this was a real trip during a lightning storm) we would stay in the tower during a storm. Sit in a chair with insulators on the legs of the chair. We would tell the dispatch office where and how far the storm was headed and the track lightning on a map and the see if it produced any fires after the lightning went through. When the storm got one mile away from the Look Out Tower we would tell dispatch the tower was out of service, Shut off all gas, elc, close the tower shutters and sit in the middle of the room on a chair with these insulated legs (it was a really scary time and a few pair of dirty shorts). Then when the storm would pass, we would tell dispatch the tower was back in operation and start looking for fires out in the woods......Just think some people get paid to do that shit :halfgrinw

Didn't think they even did that any more. I sat tower in the Coconino forest of Northern Arizona in the 70's during the summer one year. Was great.

 

[CWS]

I have been around Lightning most of my Fire Fighting career. I did spend one summer as a Fire Look Out. (this was a real trip during a lightning storm) we would stay in the tower during a storm. Sit in a chair with insulators on the legs of the chair. We would tell the dispatch office where and how far the storm was headed and the track lightning on a map and the see if it produced any fires after the lightning went through. When the storm got one mile away from the Look Out Tower we would tell dispatch the tower was out of service, Shut off all gas, elc, close the tower shutters and sit in the middle of the room on a chair with these insulated legs (it was a really scary time and a few pair of dirty shorts). Then when the storm would pass, we would tell dispatch the tower was back in operation and start looking for fires out in the woods......Just think some people get paid to do that shit :halfgrinw

Didn't think they even did that any more. I sat tower in the Coconino forest of Northern Arizona in the 70's during the summer one year. Was great.

 

[texas_stang]

Once when I was standing on a boat ramp on a lake, lightning struck a tree near us. It knocked us on our a$$ and we all had a metal taste in our mouths. The tree was not so lucky, it got split in two.

 

[caudio51]

I have been around Lightning most of my Fire Fighting career. I did spend one summer as a Fire Look Out. (this was a real trip during a lightning storm) we would stay in the tower during a storm. Sit in a chair with insulators on the legs of the chair. We would tell the dispatch office where and how far the storm was headed and the track lightning on a map and the see if it produced any fires after the lightning went through. When the storm got one mile away from the Look Out Tower we would tell dispatch the tower was out of service, Shut off all gas, elc, close the tower shutters and sit in the middle of the room on a chair with these insulated legs (it was a really scary time and a few pair of dirty shorts). Then when the storm would pass, we would tell dispatch the tower was back in operation and start looking for fires out in the woods......Just think some people get paid to do that shit :halfgrinw

That sounds like something I would want to do once

 

[AZsteelman]

you guys have some stories! Damn...

I saw it strike a tree while fishing a bass tournament one time about 100 yards away...as close as I ever want to get.