Nature's Fury

About twenty-four hours ago we were having one of those "scattered" thunderstorms that are so common in our area this time of year. Lots of thunder, lightning, and rain. Nurse J called us to see if we were okay because she was on her way home and saw smoke and firetrucks coming this way. Then we heard sirens. Down around the corner from us, a neighbor's house was hit by lightning. In a very short time the house was destroyed, in spite of the many firetrucks that came to help. The houses on either side of the struck house were damaged also. One has been condemned, but they say might be salvageable. There have been work crews on all three properties all day. I've seen them as I've gone to and from work and errands. The good news is that everyone had good insurance and no one was hurt. In fact, no one was home when the lightning hit. A retired fireman who lives next door broke in and rescued the family dog before the firetrucks got there.

Golfer took this picture only about half an hour after the lightning strike and you can see the roof is gone. There were still flames shooting up.

Golfer and I are fine. There was smoke, of course, and some ash on the car, but that's nothing. As I type this, it is getting cloudy and windy again and may rain some more.

Stay safe out there!