Chantry Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Nothing quite like that shot of adrenaline straight to the heart. I wonder what the golf ball looked like afterward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Fresh underwear all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Why was he out there to begin with?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 50 minutes ago, Singin' Sue 71615 said: Why was he out there to begin with?? .... because he could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Fun to see lightning hit the ball but i think i would kindly tip the caddy and be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 19 minutes ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: .... because he could. But....did not think if he should! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus McGillicuddy Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I was delivering newspapers when I was in Jr High School and ducked under an awning in front of my school when it began to rain. After a bit it let up so I decided to resume my rounds. I got maybe 20 feet when a bolt of lightning hit a good sized tree about 30 or 40 feet from me and severed a large branch. Dazed, I staggered back to that awning and waited out the storm. For years I would look at the scar on that tree and think about what might have happened. Seamus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Bet the outside cover was a melted mess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Singin' Sue 71615 said: Why was he out there to begin with?? Because he’s stupid. And thought risking his life in an internet video would just be like, really, really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 The area where is live (Tampa Bay, Fl.) has been the lightning capitol of the USA for about the last 40 or so years. I understand this dubious title has been awarded to some other state for 2020, that's okay by me! I've had some VERY CLOSE calls with lightning, none of them pleasant. When the hair on your entire body stands up, you see the blinding flash/boom at the same time and smell the ozone burning smell...you're too close. Never been directly struck obviously but I've felt the jolt of it being way too close. Used have an electrician at the company where I was the supervisor named Jim Kenney. He was a pretty good electrician but had a bad habit of calling in sick on Mondays. I always knew his excuses were BS and usually called him on it and he'd fess up that he was still hungover from the Sunday before. One Monday, he didn't come in or call in. I called him around noon to see if he was okay (way before cell phones) and got no answer. He lived alone so I figured he was shacked up somewhere with some woman....wrong. The next day, his mother called to say that he had been struck by lightning on the golf course and was in the hospital. I cut out of the office early to go see him. He'd gone to the golf course with a buddy but had forgot his golf shoes, the kind with the metal cleats. While his bud was sitting in the cart, he started to tee off on one of the holes and lightning struck his club at the apex of his swing. It then "bounced" off and directly struck and killed another golfer (a stranger to him) that was waiting to tee off next. Although it didn't kill Jim, it messed up his nervous system pretty bad and burnt him on the upper torso and head. We had some conversations after that but he never came back to work and I eventually lost touch with him. These days, when lightning is in the area...I count the seconds between the flash and the boom. When that time frame gets to 5 seconds or less, I take secure cover either inside a building or vehicle. BTW, 5 seconds or less means that it is within 1 mile of your location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 And when the delay is pretty much instantaneous, it’s “holy s….” Had that happen to me once. The tree in my yard took a direct hit and died right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 holding a lightning rod in a storm is not the best thinking , when fishing i put mine away - i dont play golf anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 1. how was the ball grounded? 2. I thought lightning actually went up, not down. 3. I ain't real smart, but I was never that stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 8 hours ago, Singin' Sue 71615 said: But....did not think if he should! ........... what has "think" got to do with it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 I think the kid mostly didn't know any better, thanks to the state of education and that he was at a covered driving range, not on actual golf course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Golf club in your hand in a thunderstorm with lightning??? Yea, stupid kid!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 “This was the moment a teen was almost struck by lightning…” News people just cannot let the sensational stand on it’s own. They just have to exaggerate. “Teen”? He is 18, according to the narrator. Had he been using a gun he would have been a “Man” but to generate emotion a “Man” becomes a “teen” when sensation is necessary. Notice there was no mention of how stupid golfing is in a storm. @Rye Miles #13621is right. He’s holding a lightning rod in his hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Philosophical question: Did the lightning bolt hit the ball or did the ball hit the lightning bolt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 55 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Golf club in your hand in a thunderstorm with lightning??? Yea, stupid kid!! 35 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Notice there was no mention of how stupid golfing is in a storm. @Rye Miles #13621is right. He’s holding a lightning rod in his hands. I see the same thing at SASS matches here in the summer. Pop up thunderstorm, shooters with long guns (lightning rods) that continue shooting, even when the lightning is close. As much as I like most of these folks and want to help with posse chores....I'll be in my vehicle either sitting the storm out or on my way home. Yeah, make sure those long guns (lightning rods) are carried to the line muzzle up!!! Oh wait, now it's raining...lets go get under the tallest pine tree we can find. Oops, waited too long. Lets just stand under the canopy, you know...the one with the metal poles and ceiling, the one right next to the pine tree. I try to tell them but they've got it in their mind that they have never been struck by lightning before, it won't happen now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said: I see the same thing at SASS matches here in the summer. Pop up thunderstorm, shooters with long guns (lightning rods) that continue shooting, even when the lightning is close. As much as I like most of these folks and want to help with posse chores....I'll be in my vehicle either sitting the storm out or on my way home. Yeah, make sure those long guns (lightning rods) are carried to the line muzzle up!!! Oh wait, now it's raining...lets go get under the tallest pine tree we can find. Oops, waited too long. Lets just stand under the canopy, you know...the one with the metal poles and ceiling, the one right next to the pine tree. I try to tell them but they've got it in their mind that they have never been struck by lightning before, it won't happen now. Yep, I have seen that too. Rain is one thing. Lightning is a show stopper for me. When I was a kid my best friend was standing under a broken downspout letting the water rush over him during a down pour. It was really coming down. We were playing in the rain on our bicycles. Lightning hit the building and traveled down the stream of water. My friend was knocked unconscious. I rode to the firehouse for an ambulance. He turned out okay but the doctor said the water was the conduit for the lightning, not him. He got a residual jolt. Once I was out in a storm and felt tingly all over. I ran into the house. The tree I was near when I got all tingly was struck. I got caught in a storm on Lake Norman in NC years ago in my aluminum boat. Lightning hit the water not 100 yards from me. I felt it up to my knees. Weird sensation. That little 15 horse motor just wasn’t big enough that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: “This was the moment a teen was almost struck by lightning…” News people just cannot let the sensational stand on it’s own. They just have to exaggerate. “Teen”? He is 18, according to the narrator. Had he been using a gun he would have been a “Man” but to generate emotion a “Man” becomes a “teen” when sensation is necessary. Notice there was no mention of how stupid golfing is in a storm. @Rye Miles #13621is right. He’s holding a lightning rod in his hands. Here in NM they call 20 year olds TEENS! I believe 21 is the cutoff age for our juvinile detention centers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus McGillicuddy Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 17 hours ago, Cypress Sun said: I've had some VERY CLOSE calls with lightning, none of them pleasant. When the hair on your entire body stands up, you see the blinding flash/boom at the same time and smell the ozone burning smell... Hi Cypress, Those are the very things I experienced that day over 50 years ago. I can still see that blinding flash! By the way, there are two coincidences in your post. One, my brother also lives in Largo. And two, my wife’s maiden name is Kenney! Seamus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 If I remember correctly a member here, Suzie Silk Knickers?, was killed years ago, took refuge under a tree while out walking her dog. Lightning hit the tree and it fell on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, Seamus McGillicuddy said: Hi Cypress, Those are the very things I experienced that day over 50 years ago. I can still see that blinding flash! By the way, there are two coincidences in your post. One, my brother also lives in Largo. And two, my wife’s maiden name is Kenney! Seamus I'm an semi retired electrician and have (not on purpose) seen some blinding flashes. None of them compare to close lightning strikes. I can still smell the smoke and burnt ozone. That is coincidental, actually kind of weird. Does your brother shoot? CAS or otherwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 So, he was outside in a thunderstorm, holding a metal golf club. On purpose? Did his Mom tell him to go outside- but forgot that the windows are too high for him to lick from outdoors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus McGillicuddy Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Cypress, No, he’s a retired Army Lt Colonel but never got into shooting. He’s a Snowbird, lived in Richmond VA in summer. Now he’s a Halfback; bought a cooler summer home near Asheville NC. We love to visiting him at both his houses! Seamus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said: Suzie Silk Knickers Suzee. Be 19 years come December. She was walking her dog - a long-haired dachshund - and a eucalyptus tree fell on her. But I had not heard anything about a lightning strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Alpo said: Suzee. Be 19 years come December. She was walking her dog - a long-haired dachshund - and a eucalyptus tree fell on her. But I had not heard anything about a lightning strike. That has been a long time. I may have got my facts wrong, you seem to remember it a lot better, but I thought it was lighting that caused the tree to fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Don't believe it was lightning, Santa Anna winds, I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redleg Reilly, SASS #46372 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Back when I was lieutenant at Fort Sill, we were undergoing a unit test in a driving thunderstorm. Lightning hit the commo wire and traveled thru it to my fire direction center. I watched my talker get blown out of his chair by the electrical spike. He was okay but sure scared the hell out of all of us in that tent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Stupid is......as stupid does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I like the quote from Lee Trevino “ when God wants to play through you let him play through” If I remember right Lee was hit by lightning twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Hard to believe no one has posted this yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I'm beginning to think that more fresh underwear is gonna be required .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Rustler, SASS #26680 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Play it as it lies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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