[at-l] lightening question

[s.landis at comcast.net (Steve Landis)]

There is a parallel thread right now on rec.boats.paddle regarding 
lightning.  Here are some links from that discussion... 
http://www.lightningsafety.com/contents.html
http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/ploutdoor.htm

And a story:

"Lee Travino, the golfer, has been struck by lightning twice. According 
to a story a couple of years back, when a storm reached the course while
he was preparing to swing, he went back to his bag, grabbed a club, and
stood on the grass holding the iron into the air. One of the other 
golfers exhorted him to run for cover, but Lee replied,

"Hell, not even God can hit a 1 iron."

Steve


The Weathercarrot wrote:
> 
> hi there -
> 
> i have a friend who is currently in northern Arizona. I received the 
> following lightening questions fron her and thought i could pass it 
> along to you. feel free to respond to her directly (address below). thanks!
> 
> wc
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: lturtl@hotmail.com
> To: weathercarrot@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: hi
> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 21:28:21 -0400
> 
> Question; exactly how to tell when to exit due to lightening? (in Walnut 
> Canyon Arizona, if that is meaningful to you) One leader says whenever 
> lightening is visible, and the other says only if it is raining, while I 
> say if it is particularly loud (and I have only an advisory role here) . 
> In the daytime, counts between flash and crack are impractical because 
> it is hard to see the flashes. The whole thing is irritating me. Grrrr. 
> Info would be great- preferably including sources, so it doesn't seem 
> like more word-of -mouth opinion.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -C.
> 
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