Hehe, I remember being outside doing yardwork as a storm approaches and having a moment almost exactly like this, having a very close lightning strike and hauling ass to the house.

As my grandpa would say when there is thunder, any thunder

"Clouds overhead, get inside fred"

Which isn't really true, as clouds can be -MILES- away from you and lightning can still hit where you are standing, and can even happen on cloud free days

I forget what you call it though when there is lightning and no clouds out though

Basically, you can hear it, don't risk it

"If there's thunder outside, Get inside Clyde." Oh yeah! I understand that!

And close the door! My grandmothers sister was once cooking during a thunderstorm. The lightling melted a hole in the kitchen screen door and struck the stove. Somehow it missed her.

Storms always been dangerous, but i find them... relaxing if you're "inside" :)

Yeah, close strikes are fun aren't they? During a storm a few months ago I could swear the bang came before the flash. :)

It was evil lightening too. Knocked out the internet for a few hours.

It reminds me of when there was a lightning strike in the factory yard next door. Sounded like a cannon going off!

I'll have to show you how to rotate your images too!

That is pretty cute ^^)

Good thing you got in.

My Dad told a story about some fellow draftees when he was entering the Army.

Their induction camp (not where they went through boot) was in Michigan, and some of the draftees had come from neighboring states where things were very flat and almost treeless. You could see a storm coming from a long way off and had lots of time to get indoors. Well, in Michigan there are lots of (glacial) hills and trees that bring the horizon a lot closer. So of course when storm clouds were spotted all but those few headed for cover. The got soaked.

I remember when i was at primary school there was a lightning strike hit literally just outside the classroom i was in.

still only ever been scared by a storm once... kind of... the computer was in the conservatory which amplifies rain anyways, and i was sure if i stayed and/or it got any harder my ears would start bleeding... plus the thinder was literally shaking the whole conservatory. After a bit i just turned the pc off and went in the house propper... only time i've ever been remtely bothered by thunder/lightning.

mind, if you're scaredof being hit by lightning, i dont recomend you fly on a airplane, since you got more chance of being killed in a plane crash than even being hit by lightning. you're morelikely to drtown in the bath or get a royal flush with the first 5 cards dealt in poker than being killed by lightning. MUCH better chance. (well, unless you play golf or something, then you're just asking for it. its just proof that god hates golf too)

A lightning and thunder storm? I wonder if Mr. Fox seen a Delorean cruising towards a clock tower.

You did right.

I, myself, have never been out in the desert, but I can imagine how dangerously deadly a thunderstorm can be, especially if one is out in the open.

Part of my current janitorial duties (at the Palm-Aire condominium complex in Pompano Beach, FL) is to sweep the exterior walls, eaves, doors and window frames of patio condos (usually for spider webs, hornet nests, and lizard dung... swell job, eh?). And, because I'm out in the open, I am subject to exposure of the elements, be it sunny or rainy outside.

Once, I was confined to the open-air covered car port of one such condo, during an extremely violent thunderstorm. when some of the lightning strikes took place less than 1,000 feet from my proximity. I didn't get hurt (luckily), but it was still a frightening experience for me... especially when you consider the fact that (statistically) a Floridian is more likely to get struck by lightning than win the state's lottery!

Anyway, thank you for posting that honest (and graphically accurate) two-part comic presentation, Steamfox.

Personally, I move that quickly during a storm too...I hate lightning, but I hate loud thunder just as much.

Expressions MAKE this hilarious and cute at the same time ^^

I've been through some quite active, rather scary electrical storms living in Tucson and all but one has been scary even indoors. During the closest call I was actually outside under the porch and palm tree about 50 yards from me was struck and went up like a torch. These days, I stay completely indoors when I hear thunder in the area.