lightning

[sheribee]

i have an alarmingly severe phobia of lightning!! i have therapy, but to help me with my route to recovery i need to find out exactly what could/would happen if lightning struck my house? and how likely it is to happen? thanks so much, and i would love to hear from others who ,like me have this phobia xx thanks again sheri

[rojash]

You should come and live in Kefalonia for a while, you'd soon get used to it. Most people here have lightning protectors for their phones. Those who don't tend to get through 2 or 3 phones a year. I have watched lightning come through the air events in my (metal) shuttersand strike my printer (which was frazzled). A friend of mine has been "lit up" 3 times by lightning. On one occasion, her hair stayed on end for two hours afterwards. And yet... I don't know of anyone who has been seriously injured by it!

By the way, our dog is so terrified of thunder that in the last storm she managed to break our bedroom door latch (ripped it right out of the wall - plaster and all) in an attempt to be comforted.

[Headtime]

And that's supposed to make Sheribee feel better is it Rojash? Honestly!

Sheribee, there is nothing to fear from lightning strikes. Honestly. I know quite a few people who have been directly struck by lightning (it's my job). And apart from having skin like barbecued chicken, and the inability to cross their legs, they are usually entirely uneffected by the experience. Well. When I say uneffected...

[sheribee]

thanks to u all for your answers, but i still dont feel any better! :( does anyone know what would happen if it actually hit, ans would the lightnind really come out of my electrical items??

[rojash]

My answer was not intended to scare the questioner more!

Quite the opposite.

I live in an area which is notorious for its lightning and have never heard of anyone injured. Why is that scary? I figured sheribee could take comfort from the fact that if you are pretty safe in a notorious area, you will be extremely safe in (presumably) the UK.