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Posted: Aug. 20 2004,10:49 am

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With all the activity there has been the last few weeks it makes me wonder who has any cool or scarey stories to tell about it.
I have a few to tell so I'll start with my own experience of a CLOSE Call.
Many years ago as a child we had a severe storm passing our area, whole family is home and just doing the normal stuff. My brother was in the garage building a model so I went out to see it, right behind me was my mother. As we turned around to walk back into the house we saw a flash just outside the side door, lightning had struck the doorhandle passed through it and was heading directly at me....its kinda weird cuz as fast as lightning is it all seemed to go in slow motion....lucky for me the zap hit the handle of a wheelbarrow and grounded. My mom nearly fainted and my brother asked why the garage lit up so bright all the while ears ringing from the thunder that ensued.
The next day we inspected the outside of the doorhandle and you could clearly see a hot spot where the bronzing had been burned.

Edited by Ziggy on Aug. 20 2004,10:50 am

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Posted: Aug. 20 2004,4:21 pm

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Closer than I'd want to be :eek

Weird how near death stuff happens in slow mo :rolleyes

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Posted: Aug. 20 2004,9:22 pm

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Quote (AZKC @ Aug. 20 2004,4:21 pm)

Weird how near death stuff happens in slow mo :rolleyes

No shit, I remember back when I was racing I had an incident once where I hit a hole and everything went fubar and all of a sudden things were moving frame by frame, seemed like it lasted 5 minutes, nobody could believe why I didn't crash and after I seen the video it was like holy shit, it only lasted seconds but it was hairy as hell, but the weird part is at the time it felt like no big deal!..Strange how the mind works sometimes!.. :rolleyes

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Posted: Aug. 20 2004,9:49 pm

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Aug. 20 2004,9:22 pm)

Quote (AZKC @ Aug. 20 2004,4:21 pm)

Weird how near death stuff happens in slow mo :rolleyes

I know we're getting off topic, but out at Glamis once, I was riding my 250R 3 wheeler up a razorback and hit a buggy head-on at the top. Same scenario, over the buggy I went in what seemed like super slow motion. I must've flown 50 feet , but it felt like 500 feet. :eek

Oh btw, I didn't die. :jumpie

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Posted: Aug. 20 2004,9:58 pm

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Quote (Bullitt Bob @ Aug. 20 2004,9:49 pm)

Quote (GoFastRacer @ Aug. 20 2004,9:22 pm)

Quote (AZKC @ Aug. 20 2004,4:21 pm)

Weird how near death stuff happens in slow mo :rolleyes

Oh btw, I didn't die. :jumpie

Yeah back in the 80's I had a buggy and we used to go to Glamis all the time when the boat was parked and man talk about shit happens, same thing!..It's a wonder I'm still here!...Sure was fun though!.. :good

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Posted: Aug. 22 2004,3:50 pm

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I've got a ton of lightning stories. I'll try and share a few later on

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Posted: Aug. 22 2004,8:36 pm

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Here's a cool pic someone posted in my car club. :good

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Posted: Aug. 22 2004,9:24 pm

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Lightning Stories????? WTF????@#$$^#%@$ :beat

Edited by BigBoyToys on Aug. 22 2004,9:30 pm

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Posted: Aug. 22 2004,9:25 pm

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Quote (RIVERRATMIKE @ Aug. 22 2004,3:50 pm)

I've got a ton of lightning stories. I'll try and share a few later on

I bet. I'm sitting on pins and needles waiting in anticipation. :rainbow

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Posted: Aug. 22 2004,9:55 pm

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Dang, we having a bad day today!..

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Posted: Aug. 22 2004,9:56 pm

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yes

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Posted: Aug. 22 2004,9:57 pm

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Posted: Aug. 22 2004,10:02 pm

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LMAO!..

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Posted: Aug. 23 2004,4:51 pm

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Quote (BigBoyToys @ Aug. 22 2004,8:24 pm)

Lightning Stories????? WTF????@#$$^#%@$ :beat

Hey, don't be baggin' on me about being :rainbow

So one time at bandcamp..................................................................................
...............................and she swallowed the whole load. :eek

good to the last drop she says :laugh

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and it all seemed to go in slow motion :rotflmao

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Posted: Aug. 23 2004,6:04 pm

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Quote (Ziggy @ Aug. 23 2004,4:51 pm)

Quote (BigBoyToys @ Aug. 22 2004,8:24 pm)

Lightning Stories????? WTF????@#$$^#%@$ :beat

Hey, don't be baggin' on me about being Â :rainbow

.
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So one time at bandcamp..................................................................................

...............................and she swallowed the whole load. :eek

good to the last drop she says :laugh

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and it all seemed to go in slow motion :rotflmao

Thats funny Ziggy :rotflmao

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Posted: Aug. 23 2004,7:21 pm

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LMAO!..

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Posted: Aug. 23 2004,7:51 pm

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Quote (Ziggy @ Aug. 23 2004,4:51 pm)

Quote (BigBoyToys @ Aug. 22 2004,8:24 pm)

Lightning Stories????? WTF????@#$$^#%@$ :beat

Hey, don't be baggin' on me about being Â :rainbow

.
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So one time at bandcamp..................................................................................

...............................and she swallowed the whole load. :eek

good to the last drop she says :laugh

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and it all seemed to go in slow motion :rotflmao

Yer wife know you talk like that

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Posted: Aug. 23 2004,9:06 pm

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Quote (Ziggy @ Aug. 23 2004,4:51 pm)

Quote (BigBoyToys @ Aug. 22 2004,8:24 pm)

Lightning Stories????? WTF????@#$$^#%@$ :beat

Hey, don't be baggin' on me about being Â :rainbow

.
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So one time at bandcamp..................................................................................

...............................and she swallowed the whole load. :eek

good to the last drop she says :laugh

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and it all seemed to go in slow motion :rotflmao

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Posted: Aug. 23 2004,9:16 pm

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Quote (AZKC @ Aug. 23 2004,7:51 pm)

Quote (Ziggy @ Aug. 23 2004,4:51 pm)

Quote (BigBoyToys @ Aug. 22 2004,8:24 pm)

Lightning Stories????? WTF????@#$$^#%@$ :beat

Hey, don't be baggin' on me about being Â :rainbow

.
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So one time at bandcamp..................................................................................

...............................and she swallowed the whole load. :eek

good to the last drop she says :laugh

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and it all seemed to go in slow motion :rotflmao

Yer wife know you talk like that

I dought it very much!.. :laugh

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Posted: Aug. 23 2004,11:17 pm

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Quote (Ziggy @ Aug. 23 2004,4:51 pm)

Quote (BigBoyToys @ Aug. 22 2004,8:24 pm)

Lightning Stories????? WTF????@#$$^#%@$ :beat

Hey, don't be baggin' on me about being Â :rainbow

.
Â

So one time at bandcamp..................................................................................

...............................and she swallowed the whole load. :eek

good to the last drop she says :laugh

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and it all seemed to go in slow motion :rotflmao

On a related note......... :rotflmao

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Posted: Aug. 24 2004,5:43 am

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Posted: Aug. 24 2004,5:47 am

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Posted: Aug. 24 2004,12:22 pm

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Quote (AZKC @ Aug. 23 2004,6:51 pm)

Quote (Ziggy @ Aug. 23 2004,4:51 pm)

Quote (BigBoyToys @ Aug. 22 2004,8:24 pm)

Lightning Stories????? WTF????@#$$^#%@$ :beat

Hey, don't be baggin' on me about being Â :rainbow

.
Â

So one time at bandcamp..................................................................................

...............................and she swallowed the whole load. :eek

good to the last drop she says :laugh

.
and it all seemed to go in slow motion :rotflmao

Yer wife know you talk like that

LOL-She doesn't even know I snuck into that BandCamp :eek

Shhhhhhhhhhhh :laugh

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Posted: Aug. 26 2004,11:01 pm

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Ok so another story I got is about a couple I knew that were hiking up on Palomar Mtn not to far from the Observatory. Storm rolls in and the wife gets zapped by lightning :eek