Picture it: you're driving down the road in the most intense lightning storm you've seen in years. All of a sudden, a bolt comes down out of the greenish-yellow sky and makes contact somewhere in the distance. Immediately after that, two fireworks go off from the same area. After another minute, another bolt touches down somewhere close to the first. And another single firework goes off.
I was very close to my destination when I saw all of this, and since there was lightning striking everything around me, I figured when I got to Scott (I was bringing dinner and fresh-baked banana bread) I'd call him and tell him I was there but not leaving the car until the lightning let up. But when I pulled into the parking lot he was standing out there with an umbrella. Yep, that's two storms in a row where I went out into the elements because of peer pressure.
Thanks, honey! I'm not really as ungrateful as that paragraph makes me sound!
Anyway, we made it into the building without being hit by lightning. No one else was hurt either. But I bet that some of the fireworks people had to change pants after all that excitement!
I'm hoping that today's excitement won't be quite as exciting! At least I'll be indoors for 8 hours!
3 comments:
Wow! Hats off to Scott! When you're old and gray, those are the things you'll remember ... you driving through a storm to feed him, and him risking his life to bring you inside dry!
Hey! BTW, when you were saying fireworks, I thought it was just colorful speech! I can't believe it really hit the fireworks! That's SOOOO cool!
He's such a gentleman, I'm so proud!
C'mon, that's a story to tell the kids and grandkids. Consider it a big adventure!
Okay, another thought - You guys do use fiberglass shaft umbrellas and take your cell phones off before making these mad dashes, right? Trust me, after years of dodging bolts on golf courses you learn to take some precautions: no metal, no electronics when making the mad dash for safety.
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