Why don't they listen??

[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

[Velobambina]

I think you should have let them learn their lesson & get drenched.

[lph]

But this is lightning we're talking about, right? Lightning is downright dangerous, but rain is just rain. I'd be pretty darn p*ssed off if my dh came to fetch me just cos he saw rain coming in.

Nah, I wouldn't be, but I probably wouldn't get in the car

[sundial]

But this is lightning we're talking about, right?

Yes, it was a similar storm that hit us the night before--with lots of lightning. If it was just rain, I would have left them alone. But lightning out in the open farmlands--yikes!

Lightning does seem to follow me. It hit our house 2 years ago. It blew out the light fixture above my head as well as the coffee maker next to where I was standing. The gas logs started smelling funny (according to my gsd) and I called the fire department to come out and check things over.

[OakLeaf]

The gas logs started smelling funny (according to my gsd)

Good dog!

[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!