Subj : Re: Thunderstorms Was: We To : Daryl Stout From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Aug 16 2019 03:07:12 -=> Quoting Daryl Stout to NANCY BACKUS on 10-Aug-2019 17:09 <=- Replying 15 Aug 2019 23:09, from our camp at the Pond... to be uploaded probably tomorrow when I get home... DS>> Yet, even in heavy rain, an unexpected lightning strike can occur. DS>> And, it only takes one strike to fry everything. NB>> True, and true... but in my experience (and maybe it something to do NB>> with location), there's often no lightning at all... In a recent NB>> monster storm (lots of rain, all day, and mostly very heavy) up in the NB>> Adirondacks, there was no thunder or lightning, and I saw a friend at NB>> the Pond going out in her kayak... Possibly tempting fate, but she NB>> didn't have any problems.... DS> To me, if there's a potential for thunderstorms, that practically DS> negates everything. We had nearly 5 inches of rain here in less than 8 DS> hours, and the fire department had to peform numerous water rescues DS> for the flash flooding. There was a very close lightning strike here DS> just after 5am, as the storms were moving in. Perhaps your t-storms are more violent than here... but that is a lot of rain.... We just had some rain here at the Pond... I don't think it was predicted, just popped up.... NB>> Pretty sure Barry's experiment was in a laboratory, not in the NB>> middle of a storm... And I'm just as glad to stay out of NB>> storms entirely... DS> You and me both. They issued an outlook for more storms for the rest DS> of the season, and we're in the peak of it now. Oh what fun.... not..... ttyl neb .... I'd give you a piece of my mind, but I'm on the last one. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .