yesterdays desert hunt, how to survive a a lightning storm 101

chong2

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So yesterday was overcast and i decided to get out for a bit. I saw storms forming around me and a large one peeking over the mountain tops. Nice overcast, i thought to myself well if im out then the snakes will be too, so i saw sure to keep my eyes in front of me. I thought i might get wet, so i brought a ziplock for the electronics, but when i got to my location i started hearing thunder, and i just thought to myself O........... S***. And sure enough big white flash and then crack. I was like omg im in the flats and im gonna die, i threw my metal flipper far away and i just layed down terrified, i just kept remembering all the storries on tv and i was thinking i might as well be golfing on a golf course. I called my cousin to let her know the area i was at in case something were to happen, and just laying there i somehow became calm, i just waited it through and fifteen mins later it passed :) I got up soaking wet but continued on, and i took some pictures throughout the day, and the day did pay off with one decent find ;D

I dunno if its cause im older or have a daughter , i may have kept on walking if i was younger, but yesterday i was scarred out of my mind, it was a horrible feeling.
 

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Now you know you shouldn't have been out there..
Ya Nut !!!.....lol. :D
Thank goodness you survived.. :hello2:

Molly. ;D
 

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Those are the hunts you remember. Sometimes you just have to wait them out. I have put a life jacket on and tied a rope on me and floated down the river behind the boat in a bad storm one time. Not sure if it was smart or not but a lot warmer than the hard driving rain. Glad you made it ok.
Beautiful pictures.
 

hey chong ilike the picture were it showed you got up of the ground,made me laugh pretty good.good thing a detective didnt paint it.glad to see your still with us, jamey
 

mlly, tn and jamie, thanks guys :) im glad to be ok too :) molly, i love ur little mammoth guy, tn, im fraid to ask WHY you would be tied behind a boat in a river, cause lightning right? man i would just die in that situation cause im afraid of the river monsters as well...... ya, thats a horrible situation
jamie when i got up i laughed my butt off as well, thats why i had to share with ya all, lol
 

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