Struck by lightening
When the storm hit, we were very concerned about one of our animals. Most of them went into their sheds for protection except one. Chief, a rescue, stood in his pasture with his backside facing the weather the entire time the storm ran its course. He did not move for an entire hour, just faced the same direction. There was nothing we could do to check on him because the storm was just too bad to go outside.
When the storm did let up some, I decided to go out and check on the animals, mainly Chief. I put on my fancy yellow rain jacket and mud boots that almost reach my knees to check and Tracy for the last time said she did not want me to go outside. The winds were still strong and the rain was still flying sideways when stepped off the porch. I walked maybe about ten steps when I saw this bright flash and heard one of the loudest booms I have ever heard. The lightning and thunder was instantaneous. I stopped dead in my tracks because I was feeling tingly. I felt a sensation on the top left side of my head. I also felt a sensation on my left side down to my toes.
Now I am standing here wondering what just happened. I saw a flash of light, heard a loud noise, and I felt weird sensations on my body. Maybe I just need to turn around and head back to the house. Within a second or two I turned around and Tracy was out the door asking if I was OK. I found out later that she saw the lightening hit right next to me.
I can honestly tell you that this was a new experience for me and I really don’t wish to experience it again. Everything is fine. That sensation only lasted for a few minutes. There were no signs of me being actually hit by lightening like a burnt spot on my head or clothing, but I can tell you something went through me.
I did go back outside to check on the animals. Everybody was fine. Chief was so scared he could not move. When I got to him he was shaking and refused to move. The winds were still very strong so I left him there because I was not going to fight a 1000 lb animal in a storm. He would have won that argument.
After the storm, the horses had some fun. For about twenty minutes all of them ran around, kicked, jumped, and rolled in the mud. It was like they were celebrating they survived the storm.
All in all I can say we were pretty lucky, or maybe I should say we were prepared. We designed our house to withstand high winds, much higher than what we experienced. Our barn was built to withstand 120 mile an hour winds and I built the horse sheds the same way. The only damage we experienced was lightning knocking out one of our gate openers, water softener, our cable dish and we lost a few trees.
No, I should say I was lucky. That lightning could have made me a permanent lawn ornament.
Now get to work and make your business move forward today.
We will shine in ’09.
At JAT Consulting, we evaluate, educate and motivate
[ add comment ] [ 0 trackbacks ] permalink When the storm hit, we were very concerned about one of our animals. Most of them went into their sheds for protection except one. Chief, a rescue, stood in his pasture with his backside facing the weather the entire time the storm ran its course. He did not move for an entire hour, just faced the same direction. There was nothing we could do to check on him because the storm was just too bad to go outside.
When the storm did let up some, I decided to go out and check on the animals, mainly Chief. I put on my fancy yellow rain jacket and mud boots that almost reach my knees to check and Tracy for the last time said she did not want me to go outside. The winds were still strong and the rain was still flying sideways when stepped off the porch. I walked maybe about ten steps when I saw this bright flash and heard one of the loudest booms I have ever heard. The lightning and thunder was instantaneous. I stopped dead in my tracks because I was feeling tingly. I felt a sensation on the top left side of my head. I also felt a sensation on my left side down to my toes.
Now I am standing here wondering what just happened. I saw a flash of light, heard a loud noise, and I felt weird sensations on my body. Maybe I just need to turn around and head back to the house. Within a second or two I turned around and Tracy was out the door asking if I was OK. I found out later that she saw the lightening hit right next to me.
I can honestly tell you that this was a new experience for me and I really don’t wish to experience it again. Everything is fine. That sensation only lasted for a few minutes. There were no signs of me being actually hit by lightening like a burnt spot on my head or clothing, but I can tell you something went through me.
I did go back outside to check on the animals. Everybody was fine. Chief was so scared he could not move. When I got to him he was shaking and refused to move. The winds were still very strong so I left him there because I was not going to fight a 1000 lb animal in a storm. He would have won that argument.
After the storm, the horses had some fun. For about twenty minutes all of them ran around, kicked, jumped, and rolled in the mud. It was like they were celebrating they survived the storm.
All in all I can say we were pretty lucky, or maybe I should say we were prepared. We designed our house to withstand high winds, much higher than what we experienced. Our barn was built to withstand 120 mile an hour winds and I built the horse sheds the same way. The only damage we experienced was lightning knocking out one of our gate openers, water softener, our cable dish and we lost a few trees.
No, I should say I was lucky. That lightning could have made me a permanent lawn ornament.
Now get to work and make your business move forward today.
We will shine in ’09.
At JAT Consulting, we evaluate, educate and motivate
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