People never cease to amaze me...

[breeze]

Severe storms are popping, all around - thunder, lightning,
and an extremely electrical storm is moving east, just about
30 miles northwest of here. There's a softball field practically
in my back yard. They've been playing tournaments (or
TRYING to, between storms) all weekend. Now, the players
have gotten off of the field, BUT, everyone is either sitting
around in the wide open in their lawn chairs, or, standing
under the pine trees, most all holding umbrellas!

Can you say "lightning rod"?

I'm curious - how many of you who attend sports events
have your own radio to moniter the weather conditions
during the games?

[Josephine96]

Hey Breeze.. I usually bring a radio with me.. and always used to have 1 when I coached little league..

I can't understand why people would be like that..

[Bane]

I check the weather before I go to a sporting event. No need to carry one with me.

[Miss Mary]

I was always one to head to the car, right away. When our girls were little they played soccer in such lousy weather. Until the coach either heard thunder or saw lightning, the game went on, even if it was pouring rain or alerts were issued. A few games parents made the decision for the coaches, they'd just all grab their chairs, walk out onto the field for their kids and the coaches were forced to quit. But these examples were with young children, who no doubt didn't want to play in the pouring rain either! What you're talking about are adults - who should know better Annette! Sure hope they put down those umbrellas and head to the car!

Mary

[abajan]

Many people aren't aware of just how far lightning can travel. I once saw a story on Discovery Channel of a woman out on a lake in clear weather being struck by lightning from a cloud that was over ten miles away. And more recently I heard that lightning is capable of travelling much further than that.

Pretty scary when you think of it.

[george_r_1961]

I cannot stress enough...if you hear even a rumble of thunder..even if the sky is clear..you CAN get hit by lightning. Get out of the open into some shelter..and I dont mean under a tree or umbrella. Lightning is the most dangerous feature of a thunderstorm. You have a better chance surviving a tornado than a lightning strike. And people that do survive lightning strikes often have permanent neurological damage.