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Post by Rosie on Aug 24, 2014 15:02:37 GMT
My sister Margy is in Florida with some her the family and they had a hire car. They went to the Epcot Centre...while they were all inside their car was struck by lightning. Apparently the staff had never seen this happen before and really looked after them all. They got everything they had in the car replaced plus extra to buy her grandson a new car seat. Someone was looking after them yesterday.. The car seat..  The car..or whats left of it.  |
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Post by Tel on Aug 24, 2014 15:16:29 GMT
Wow someone has you say was really looking after them. they are a very lucky family getting out of that.
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 24, 2014 16:22:29 GMT
Wow someone has you say was really looking after them. they are a very lucky family getting out of that. I was always under the impression that being in a car was one of the safest places to be during an electrical storm due to the insulating effect of the rubber tyres. |
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Post by daitheplant on Aug 24, 2014 19:00:10 GMT
Flipping heck Rosie, they were all very lucky indeed. Sweetpea, that is a fallacy. If you went out wearing wellies and got struck by lightening you would still be seriously injured, or even killed.
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Post by Cherry on Aug 24, 2014 19:31:21 GMT
You nearly lost a branch off your family tree Rosie. That was horrible. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 20:43:58 GMT
Oh my goodness ! What a mess on that car ... I'm pleased your sister and everyone else are safe. |
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Post by steve2t on Aug 24, 2014 22:03:23 GMT
Faradays cage theory. Looks like the bodywork got so hot, it set fire to the car. Glad they are OK  Could of been killed if they were stood there, minus car. I've had lightning strike 10ft in front of me, and could not find a mark anywhere. But the phones were fried  |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 24, 2014 22:10:47 GMT
Just looked at my post and I meant to have said the same as tel so don't know what happened there. Glad that they are ok though rosie. must have been real scary
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Post by Geranium on Aug 25, 2014 4:59:03 GMT
What a scary experience, Rosie. They were so lucky! |
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Post by lesley on Aug 25, 2014 9:49:17 GMT
That's horrible Rosie, so glad that everyone is ok x
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Post by Rosie on Aug 25, 2014 10:44:02 GMT
They were so lucky they weren't in the car, her wee grandson is only 17months old too. Last time they were in Florida they went through a hurricane and her son in law was rushed to hospital and found out he had kidney stones!!
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 25, 2014 10:47:05 GMT
They were so lucky they weren't in the car, her wee grandson is only 17months old too. Last time they were in Florida they went through a hurricane and her son in law was rushed to hospital and found out he had kidney stones!!Serendipity rosie |
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Post by peony on Aug 25, 2014 14:33:37 GMT
What a terrible experience for your sister and family rosie, glad they are all OK |
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Post by Andrew on Aug 25, 2014 20:44:12 GMT
Good grief.  What a relief that nobody was in the car at the time. I'm glad everyone is ok rosie. |
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Post by Bess on Aug 25, 2014 22:11:45 GMT
That's pretty scary, what a horrible mess. Glad your family are all fine, Rosie.
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What a relief that nobody was in the car at the time. I'm glad everyone is ok 
