Why don't they listen??

[mimitabby]

Some things you just don't mess around with.

Lucky for me, i live in a place where thunderstorms are rare.

[NoNo]

Having been hit by lightning through the phone (yes, it can travel through phone lines and water, hence no showers during a storm!), I don't mess around. Sort of. Try to get inside if possible, but I'm not against trying to snap a few pictures. And really, what are the odds I'll get struck again?

As for guys being stubborn, is that really all that surprising?

[silver]

Having been hit by lightning through the phone (yes, it can travel through phone lines and water, hence no showers during a storm!), I don't mess around. Sort of. Try to get inside if possible, but I'm not against trying to snap a few pictures. And really, what are the odds I'll get struck again?

As for guys being stubborn, is that really all that surprising?

I've heard somewhere (or maybe I made it up) that the chances of being hit by lightning go up when you have been hit before.

I've had two very near hits. I call them that since neither was a direct, knock out hit. both of my hits were to the house that I was in and the charge traveling through the house to me. people usually move away from me in storms.

[Susan126]

Men can be stubborn, period.

I LOVE thunder/lightning storms. I grew up back east where the storms were awesome! I miss them out here in Western Washington, very rare. I remember sitting out on my parent's back porch with my sisters and brother and watching the sky light up and then counting until we heard the thunder to see how far away the strom was! The smell of the air during a big lightning storm is something I miss too!

Yes, I do love them but I do respect them too!

Sundial, your hubby should be thankful for having you! Driving all the way out there to pick him up and save him from beng drenched and hit by lightning. He is a stubborn hubby! Waiting to the very last minute to finally jump into the car!

[OakLeaf]

I LOVE thunder/lightning storms.

Oh, me too! They're so soothing to me. I think it goes back to when I was really small and my mom and I would sit on the porch and watch the storms.

Funny, I'm normally careful about not talking on a wired phone or taking a shower during a thunderstorm, but it doesn't bother me to be outside in one

[Mr. Bloom]

Sundial, your hubby should be thankful for having you! Driving all the way out there to pick him up and save him from beng drenched and hit by lightning. He is a stubborn hubby! Waiting to the very last minute to finally jump into the car!

Sundial, I would have done exactly what you did. But frankly, I think that Silver might have been upset if I did this for her- depending on how bad the conditions were.

First, she wouldn't have done something like this...but if she had, absent her calling me and asking for help, she might have felt "parented" and "over protected" by my initiative. Silver, would you agree?

I don't think hubby was necessarily stubborn, but maybe he and buddy wanted to press the limit to learn the limit...if they survived, they would have made a "big fish" story that would have become a hurricane survival guide at the next club ride.

Is this stubborn or persistence? Persistence is an attribute...excess persistence is something bad we call stubbornness...it can be a fine line between the attribute and the excess.

[Zen]

...excess persistence is something bad we call stubbornness...

or in the case of lightning strikes, stupidity

[Mr. Bloom]

or in the case of lightning strikes, stupidity

Granted...but some might argue that climbing Mt. Everest is pretty dumb to, but we are inspired by those who do it...stupidity is not a uniquely male characteristic

[Fujichants]

My dad has always told me, if you get hit by lightning and survive, go out and buy a lottery ticket. Lol.

[crazycanuck]

My friend in Edmonton lived in Creston for a while & knows a dude that's been hit by lightning 5 times

I'm not pullin yer leg!

[NoNo]

I've heard somewhere (or maybe I made it up) that the chances of being hit by lightning go up when you have been hit before.

I've had two very near hits. I call them that since neither was a direct, knock out hit. both of my hits were to the house that I was in and the charge traveling through the house to me. people usually move away from me in storms.

Damn! I thought lightning doesn't strike twice Oh well, I've dodged so many bullets in my short life (lightning, 2 hurricanes at sea, tornado, etc) that I've just learned to accept the risk and carry on. One of these days they'll get me, but I'm going to live it up till then!