Re: O/T Question - What are the purpose of lightni

Posted by dan hill on April 06, 2007 at 02:43:23 from (64.12.116.14):

In Reply to: Re: O/T Question - What are the purpose of lightni posted by Bob on April 05, 2007 at 07:28:28:

Trees are struck often by lightning.A big red oak was struck and killed on the edge of my field.It had a split the entire length of the trunk when I cut it for fire wood.A 150 year old church had its steeple destroyed last year in Jan.No rods.A church in Palmyra had a strike on the steeple 5 years ago.Steeple was rebuilt and got struck last year, church burned down this time.No rods.This church was high above the road on a granite out cropping.Lightning strikes seem favor ledge areas.Chimneys are often targets.I answered a fire call where lightning struck a big maple , cut a furrow thru the grass and traveled thru a wire fence around the flower bed then on to the house telephone.The cellar was full of smoke and 2 light bulbs were blown out of their sockets.No fire was found but we kept the truck there for 2 hours just to be sure.A friend has been struck twice by lightning, once in an aluminum boat the second in his kitchen.My first house had a good sized pine beside it.Lightning struck the tree and jumped to the phone line in the cellar several times.A boy was struck and killed carrying a steel fish pole years ago.A nother boy was standing on a small porch during a thunder storm .Lightning struck a large maple,came along a wire dog run attached to the porch and killed the boy.I think the lightning would have gone to earth if the dog wire was grounded .I have had many close calls with lightning.I do think lightning rods work and wish my buildings had them.I cant remember a building that had rods on it being struck and burned.Lightning can strike at any month of the of the year...

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