Morning Discussion: Holiday Edition

by Alice O'Connor, May 31, 2010 5:00am PDT

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I was about 100ft away from a lightning strike outside at work about 10min ago. My left ear is still ringing!

The hair on the back of my head was raised but I was under an awning so I was kinda protected. Wowowo I had to tell someone so there ya go shack! :0

May 31, 2010 4:33pm PDT

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I was about 100ft away from a lightning strike outside at work about 10min ago. My left ear is still ring... : DM7
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  You may have super abilities now. Can you see through coworkers' skirts. : geneshifter
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    he works in a men's prison : drucifer
    - FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU : NexusOne
    - and the problem is? : geneshifter
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  Those close strikes are exciting. I was on the 3rd (top) floor of my parents house when a bolt hit the ho... : NexusOne
  - Yeah man, it was thundering pretty bad so I went outside under an awning to see if was raining. About 2mi... : DM7
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  go see a doctor dude. : shirif
  - Nah I'm fine. I wasn't hit so that's a plus. And the strike loosened up some ear wax but stopped hurting ... : DM7
- i've had one hit about 500 feet from me but we weren't under anything. it scared the shit outta me : dignan
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  Anyone familiar with Hershey Park will get this one; I was standing in line for the antique cars once when the kissing tower right next to it got struck (or I can assume it was struck, considering it's the tallest thing in the area.)
  
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  Anyone familiar with Hershey Park will get this one; I was standing in line for the antique cars once whe... : Omaha
  - haha fuck, the antique cars ride sucks massive dick though unless you are like under 12 years old. So eff... : h o s t i l e
- Closest I had was about 30 or 40ft scared my ex and I shitless. : abrasion
- woot lightning story time! I was in the playroom playing some good ol' NES while a storm was raging outsi... : Home Nugget

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