Lucky or Lucky?

[quasi]

Heres a pic from an email I got today....and the photographer's text.

"I happened to be out in the back yard, watching a storm on Friday Night (14/01/05), that appeared to be a few km away, (I live in Old Toongabbie, and the storm appeared to be in Pendle Hill, or Greystanes).

I set the camera's settings so that the shutter remained open for four seconds, placed it on the back bumper of my car, hoping to get a few shots of lightning in the clouds a few km's away.

There was no rain at all, and stars could be seen over the north 1/3 of the sky, so I did not feel in danger in any way, boy was I
mistaken...... DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE ELECTRICAL STORMS, YOU COULD GET YOURSELF KILLED!!!!

I click away a few times, and got nothing, and then click the button again, and within 0.5 seconds of me pressing the button, I had jumped at least 2 metres in the air, as I heard a tremendously loud crack of thunder, and see this amazingly bright beam of electricity right in front of me.

I had then landed, grabbed the camera, and was inside the house within 2 seconds."

Whoa!

[Tall Shadow]

Glad They're OK!.....if only a bit shaken...

Mother Nature has a sick sense of humor.....And an appetite to show it off when you least expect it!

But quasi is right people!.......1,000,000volts @ 1,000,000amps is Nothing to play around with/near/at!!

Let's all be back here tomorrow!

Tall Shadow