This sounds to me like pure BS, however I have had a number of incidents in my life that makes one wonder.
5 times in my life I have been within 100 feet of a lightning hit and never been hurt. The fist was in 1985 on I-80 eastbound about 25 miles west of the Quad Cities in Iowa. I was in a truck in the left lane passing a small car. The car was still about 75 feet in front of me and a lightning bolt hit the ground in the center of the freeway right next to it sending flaming concrete into the air. It put a dent in the passenger door of the car about the size of a basketball. Was a sight I will never forget.
The 2nd was about 5 miles later when my trailer was hit. It punched a hole in the roof on the passenger side almost at the rear of the trailer (48 foot trailer) about the size of a quarter. It blew out every light on the trailer EXCEPT the one closest to where the lightning hit.
The 3rd was in also in 1985. I was in the army reserve at the time (B co, 3rd bn, 3rd rgt Ft. Snelling MN). We were on a weekend drill on patrol and happened to be in a gully between 2 hills when it hit a tree on the closest hill. The other 2 frankly I dont remember, they werent really memorable at this point.
When I was a kid I used to hang the christmas lights on the eves of the house. We didnt have a ladder that would reach the part over the driveway, so I used to lay on the roof in the snow and hang over the edge and put them up. Several times I almost slid off, but never did.
Also when I was a kid, I was on the roof of my treefort and tripped. I fell about 25 feet landing flat on my face (literally) and got up and walked away. I have been in numerous accidents that for some unknown reason walked away from, the most serious injury being a concussion when a car pulled out in front of me with me doing 50 miles an hour with no seatbelt on.
I am not a particularly religious person, but a long time ago I decided when God wants me, he is going to get me, so live your life to the fullest.
5 times in my life I have been within 100 feet of a lightning hit and never been hurt. The fist was in 1985 on I-80 eastbound about 25 miles west of the Quad Cities in Iowa. I was in a truck in the left lane passing a small car. The car was still about 75 feet in front of me and a lightning bolt hit the ground in the center of the freeway right next to it sending flaming concrete into the air. It put a dent in the passenger door of the car about the size of a basketball. Was a sight I will never forget.
The 2nd was about 5 miles later when my trailer was hit. It punched a hole in the roof on the passenger side almost at the rear of the trailer (48 foot trailer) about the size of a quarter. It blew out every light on the trailer EXCEPT the one closest to where the lightning hit.
The 3rd was in also in 1985. I was in the army reserve at the time (B co, 3rd bn, 3rd rgt Ft. Snelling MN). We were on a weekend drill on patrol and happened to be in a gully between 2 hills when it hit a tree on the closest hill. The other 2 frankly I dont remember, they werent really memorable at this point.
When I was a kid I used to hang the christmas lights on the eves of the house. We didnt have a ladder that would reach the part over the driveway, so I used to lay on the roof in the snow and hang over the edge and put them up. Several times I almost slid off, but never did.
Also when I was a kid, I was on the roof of my treefort and tripped. I fell about 25 feet landing flat on my face (literally) and got up and walked away. I have been in numerous accidents that for some unknown reason walked away from, the most serious injury being a concussion when a car pulled out in front of me with me doing 50 miles an hour with no seatbelt on.
I am not a particularly religious person, but a long time ago I decided when God wants me, he is going to get me, so live your life to the fullest.