Growing up in Chicago, it was just a cool light show. Living in Colorado and driving home in some of the storms, I was amazed several times when lightning landed in fields next to the highway.
On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 10:57 PM, kent <broken.cy...@gmail.com> wrote: > The 'average' chance of being struck is indeed very low, but certain > actions and choices make a great deal of difference to your > 'individual' chances. When you're riding through the vanguard of a > thunderstorm your odds (surprise!) become MUCH better (worse) than 'a > million to one.' I don't know where you ride, there are many places in > the world and even a good number of places in the US where > thunderstorms aren't really a big deal (Grant isn't likely to have to > have sheltered from many while riding on Mt. Diablo,) but there are > many places in the US where they can easily be as dangerous as a mid- > sizd hurricane. I've tremendously enjoyed many a good light/sound > show both here in the midwest and down on the Gulf coast, and like > Mojo I don't religiously follow the rules he pointed to, but there is > no question that there is an incredible amount of energy rolling > around up there and it is foolish not to respect it. > > -kent (another weather forecaster, though almost certainly of far less > experience than Mojo) > > On Jun 7, 9:27 pm, John Ferguson <rfj1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Oh please, I think most perfectly rational people ride right through > > thunderstorms rather than cowering in a ditch as soon as they hear > > thunder....I mean really, what are the chances of being struck? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
