Safety During Lightning Storms

Brief facts and tips on ways to improve safety during a lightning storm.

Many of us hate lightning storms, excluding internal acts of protest, I'll quiver and quake at every rumble of nature. Here I've decided to send a reminder to fellows that lightning storms are not to be taken lightly, they're not a show of fire works.

Have you ever been hit by the compressed garbage of fire works? Trust me, it's much more pleasant than the sting of lightning. Maybe you're aware that air near a lightning strike is 50,000 degrees, hotter than the surface of our sun!

I suggest you take to heart these life saving recommendations:
-ｓｔａｙ　ｉｎｄｏｏｒｓ
-ａｗａｙ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ
- ａｗａｙ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｅｌｅｃｔｒｉｃａｌ　ａｐｐｌｉａｎｃｅｓ
-ｒｅｆｒｉａｎ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｕｓｉｎｇ　ｈｏｍｅ　ｐｈｏｎｅｓ
（yes this includes cordless telephones）

-Ａｕｔｏｍｏｂｉｌｅｓ can be the safest place during a lightning storm.

-Ｉｆ　ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ when a storm approaches and you have nowhere to run for safety, find a low spot, crouch down onto the balls of your feet and keep your feet placed together.
(The balls of your feet are the sides you tip toe on)
ＡＶＯＩＤ being the tallest object, ａｖｏｉｄ being near tall objects. ＭＡＫＥ　ＳＵＲＥ you follow these directions when outdoors, limiting your contact with the ground reduces your risk of getting kissed by lightning, thus saving your bum.

If by chance that lightning storm produces a tornado, get out of that car! Unless of course you enjoy being a human football. If in a vehicle, never try to out-drive it. And flying objects are very likely going knock you out if outdoors. Find a nearby ditch or depression and lie flat inside it.
Tornado's are a different story and a different column.