I saw a few boats on the Lake on the way home from BJ's this
afternoon. A
calm Lake but the sky was threatening. I never wanted to be out on
the
water during thunderstorms.
It has been raining and thundering since I posted the radar picture in
this
thread. Things are finally starting to calm down. Good for me
because I
am
the cook on the outside grill tonight. ;-)
I got caught once. Other side of the bay. Lightning everywhere. Put the
antenna
down. Told my buddy to grab the life jackets. BIG waves. Didn't have
GPS,
but
luckily the compass got us home. Don't want to do it again.
--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD
With Lake Erie being so shallow a sudden storm can kick up the water
really
fast. I could deal with the waves but not the lightning, especially
when
you know your boat is the tallest thing out on the Lake (even with
antennas
down) for miles in each direction.
Go for it, Hertvik. The ECT might jolt your brain into the "normal" IQ
range.
He can't Harry, he doesn't HAVE a boat!
Get him one of the blowup rubber ducky swim tubes that the kids put around
their waists. JimH would think he was commander of the Nimitz.
Were not you the one who finally bought their own boat this year? Before
that, you only begged rides?