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Jim27 · 11th October 2006, 01:31 PM

We had a bit of a mad lightning storm here in sunny (!!) Bolton this morning. Started at 8am on the nose. By the time I got to work at 8.20am there was flashes and rumbles every 10 seconds or so. I went up to our 2nd floor and watched out the windows as a big mill about 500 yards away from us was hit by lightning 2 or 3 times. Then a tree on the other side of the road caught a bolt. Wow.

Now think about this - you normally see the flash then momentarily thereafter you here the rumble or boom.

The next lightning strike hit our building. No flash-zap and rumble or boom - just a flash of brilliant blinding light INSIDE the room (!!!) and a God-almighty BANG like a fcuking firecracker the size of a Ford Granada had been set off!!!

Everything jumped up in the air (me including)!!! Our telephone system has been fried completely and my computer - which was the only one switched one - got a fried network card and cable. Bear in mind that I was stood NEXT TO my computer, leaning on the window, when we got hit...

As our network has a raft of surge protection the IT guy reckons that the lightning must've hit right by the window and some of the charge passed through the brickwork and into the metal of the network cable, feeding back up into my network card.

Nice.

LOL. I'm feeling very humbled as it was just something else completely. No gentle booo-o--ooo-ooom of thunder - just a massive CRACK lol

Lightning & thunder are very, very cool!

Booty-licious · 11th October 2006, 02:36 PM

How lucky are you Jim!

Im not keen on thunder and lightening...at 9am the sky darkened and I thought end of the world..hehe My PC was on and I was on the phone too...in a blind panic trying to switch off every electrical equipment round the house.

sure it wouldn't of done anything, just something my mum used to do and pull the curtains...lol

The thunder was like beng next to concorde taking off and it made the house shake, if I could of fit under my bed I would of hid there...hehe!

It's sunny now!

Cardiff R33 · 11th October 2006, 02:55 PM

thunder and lightening is very cool, wicked to watch! But you were lucky, nature is a strong old thing

Jim27 · 11th October 2006, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardiff R33

thunder and lightening is very cool, wicked to watch! But you were lucky, nature is a strong old thing

Yeah tell me about it. It's almost as strong as Booty

(....but not quite as old!)

ADAM M · 11th October 2006, 04:03 PM

Well now we know that a storm can travell from widnes to bolton in 1 hour. It passed my house at bang on 7am and lasted 20 mins.

winegtr · 11th October 2006, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ADAM M

Well now we know that a storm can travell from widnes to bolton in 1 hour. It passed my house at bang on 7am and lasted 20 mins.

This storm must have been powered by an RB 30 it woke me up a 5.50 in shropshire and then got to Widnes in just over an hour dame fast think ill change me car to a storm

ive lost the plot

Jim 27 see it just goes to show working can kill you have more breaks LOL

Stu

Booty-licious · 11th October 2006, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim27

Yeah tell me about it. It's almost as strong as Booty

(....but not quite as old!)

Cheeky git!

andy42uk · 11th October 2006, 08:33 PM

the big one here above my head in Oxford was 9:49am, about 10 big hits, less than 1/2 sec. from light untill the crack.
Thats fast traveling.
Andy.

11th October 2006, 01:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jim27 Jim27 is aware that they can edit their status GTR Register User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bolton Cars owned: BMW 330ci Sport (LPG), Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, '91 Mini Cooper (in storage), Mitsi Colt (Rust In Peace), a labrador and a BMX Posts: 4,725	Wow. Lightning strike. We had a bit of a mad lightning storm here in sunny (!!) Bolton this morning. Started at 8am on the nose. By the time I got to work at 8.20am there was flashes and rumbles every 10 seconds or so. I went up to our 2nd floor and watched out the windows as a big mill about 500 yards away from us was hit by lightning 2 or 3 times. Then a tree on the other side of the road caught a bolt. Wow. Now think about this - you normally see the flash then momentarily thereafter you here the rumble or boom. The next lightning strike hit our building. No flash-zap and rumble or boom - just a flash of brilliant blinding light INSIDE the room (!!!) and a God-almighty BANG like a fcuking firecracker the size of a Ford Granada had been set off!!! Everything jumped up in the air (me including)!!! Our telephone system has been fried completely and my computer - which was the only one switched one - got a fried network card and cable. Bear in mind that I was stood NEXT TO my computer, leaning on the window, when we got hit... As our network has a raft of surge protection the IT guy reckons that the lightning must've hit right by the window and some of the charge passed through the brickwork and into the metal of the network cable, feeding back up into my network card. Nice. LOL. I'm feeling very humbled as it was just something else completely. No gentle booo-o--ooo-ooom of thunder - just a massive CRACK lol Lightning & thunder are very, very cool! __________________

11th October 2006, 02:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Booty-licious Booty-licious is has a lot of status! :p GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Leafy Surrey Cars owned: An absolute BEAST! Posts: 5,810	How lucky are you Jim! Im not keen on thunder and lightening...at 9am the sky darkened and I thought end of the world..hehe My PC was on and I was on the phone too...in a blind panic trying to switch off every electrical equipment round the house. sure it wouldn't of done anything, just something my mum used to do and pull the curtains...lol The thunder was like beng next to concorde taking off and it made the house shake, if I could of fit under my bed I would of hid there...hehe! It's sunny now! __________________

11th October 2006, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cardiff R33 Cardiff R33 is unaware they can edit their status New Users Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,132	thunder and lightening is very cool, wicked to watch! But you were lucky, nature is a strong old thing __________________

11th October 2006, 04:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
ADAM M ADAM M is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: liverpool Cars owned: escort cosworth, evo 8 Posts: 728	Well now we know that a storm can travell from widnes to bolton in 1 hour. It passed my house at bang on 7am and lasted 20 mins. __________________

11th October 2006, 08:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
andy42uk andy42uk is unaware they can edit their status Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oxford Cars owned: Skyline R33 GTS-T modded! Posts: 907	the big one here above my head in Oxford was 9:49am, about 10 big hits, less than 1/2 sec. from light untill the crack. Thats fast traveling. Andy. __________________

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