On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:01:07 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

I've taken one really near miss in a 50 ft sailboat as well as being
in an airplane that took a direct hit. Both times it felt like the
world was coming to an end.

My house took a hit on a lightning rod six feet from where I was
sitting. Not all that loud. Lightning bolts vary in power.

Casady