So I have to tell you guys about an experience we had recently. It's most definitely up there in the "could have been a Nebo" experience.
Let me set the stage for you my friends. Down here in the south, SC to be precise, we have been drowning in rain....over 21 inches since June 1st. Now to give you a true frame of reference, there have been multiple years where the entire annual rainfall has been less than 21 inches here. I kid you not, a co-worker showed me a picture yesterday of his front lawn, now resembling a lake, with a number of ducks swimming in it. He had a audio of what his yard sounds like at night and there were so many frog sounds, I thought for a minute we were in the swamp.
Anyway, what often comes with rain in the summer? Why thunder and lightning. Up until last Monday, I had never had a close encounter with lightning, but notice that phrase "up until"? The kids and I had just gotten home for the evening. The kids were in a play tent watching a video, I was walking to change Tinkerbuzz when I heard a tremendously loud POP, followed by a boom and white flash and the doorbell chime cover literally fell at my feet, smoking scorch marks and all. The kids came flying out of the tent, scared as could be, the baby surprisingly never cried or whimpered.
What happened? Well, lightning hit a tree about fifty feet from the house, traveled along the roots, throwing up dirt and grass and creating a pretty impressive trench. It reached the back steps and traveled up my wrought iron railings to hit the doorbell outside which was blown to smithereens, traveled along the doorbell wiring up in the attic, completely fraying it, and blasting out the doorbell chime cover. The other railing led to an outlet which(the cover) was obliterated into tiny shards. The force cracked the sheet rock and pushed out the vinyl siding on the outside of my sun room. We lost phone, internet, TV, and a good bit of technical equipment IT geared DH had in use. We were lucky no one was hurt.
So what has the Buzz family been up to? Inventorying for insurance and let me tell you, that has been fun with a capital F!!!
Let me set the stage for you my friends. Down here in the south, SC to be precise, we have been drowning in rain....over 21 inches since June 1st. Now to give you a true frame of reference, there have been multiple years where the entire annual rainfall has been less than 21 inches here. I kid you not, a co-worker showed me a picture yesterday of his front lawn, now resembling a lake, with a number of ducks swimming in it. He had a audio of what his yard sounds like at night and there were so many frog sounds, I thought for a minute we were in the swamp.
Anyway, what often comes with rain in the summer? Why thunder and lightning. Up until last Monday, I had never had a close encounter with lightning, but notice that phrase "up until"? The kids and I had just gotten home for the evening. The kids were in a play tent watching a video, I was walking to change Tinkerbuzz when I heard a tremendously loud POP, followed by a boom and white flash and the doorbell chime cover literally fell at my feet, smoking scorch marks and all. The kids came flying out of the tent, scared as could be, the baby surprisingly never cried or whimpered.
What happened? Well, lightning hit a tree about fifty feet from the house, traveled along the roots, throwing up dirt and grass and creating a pretty impressive trench. It reached the back steps and traveled up my wrought iron railings to hit the doorbell outside which was blown to smithereens, traveled along the doorbell wiring up in the attic, completely fraying it, and blasting out the doorbell chime cover. The other railing led to an outlet which(the cover) was obliterated into tiny shards. The force cracked the sheet rock and pushed out the vinyl siding on the outside of my sun room. We lost phone, internet, TV, and a good bit of technical equipment IT geared DH had in use. We were lucky no one was hurt.
So what has the Buzz family been up to? Inventorying for insurance and let me tell you, that has been fun with a capital F!!!
Holy smokes! Glad to hear no one was hurt though!
Some people see their life flash before their eyes, you see Nebo.
, all at the same time. Huh.
