Skip, what really woke me up is when one of my childhood neighbors got killed by lightning while standing in a boat fishing with his son. His son did get some of the shock but not enough to knock him out. He was able to get some help and get back to the dock. The following winter while duck hunting we got hit by a cold front with a leading edge of thunderstorms. We started back across the marsh but it hit when I was about halfway to the land. Cloud to ground lightning was hitting all around. There was a powerline running across the marsh so I parked myself right under it hoping if it struck near me it would hit the powerline or poles and ground itself. I laid in that pirogue half full of water for about 15 minutes before it moved on. I was sopping wet but alive. Thank God.
"gene"