I thought about pictures but the idea of carrying a metal tripod out in the lightning put me off. I know, I'm a wimp....
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Damn it man pictures!!!! Where are the pictures? :-) > > Seriously though, that would scare to doo doo out of me. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > On 1/23/07, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sitting back watching the Kiwis obliterate the Poms (cricket, > guys) - glass of red in hand - when a storm came in from the west > over the mountains. Nothing unusual about that - summer storms are > to be expected here but the lightning was very close. > > > > Took a look out the back window and noticed an orange glow in the > back paddock - said orange glow soon developed into a very serious > looking grass fire which was being whipped along by strong winds. > I was understandably nervous at this stage as the flames were > reaching about 20 feet into the air and we have about 100 or so > eucalypts between the house and the paddock. > > > > Fortunately, the storm started to produce some rain, gentle at > first but a heavy downpour doused the flames after half an hour or > so. I felt a bit of a dill talking to the fire brigade officers > under an umbrella... > > > > I've never experienced lightning-induced fire before - not keen > to experience it again. > > > > I'm going to lie down now.... > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Click for second home mortgage, fast & free, no fees, approval today: http://tags.bluebottle.com/fc/CAaCMPJkw6jW9Xstjen4h8lyX1mrWpdb/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
