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I was hit by lightning with my umbrella.

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    #32
    MagicMarker
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    caseyann wrote: »
    I hope you went to hospital?
    For internal blistering?


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    #33
    irishmotorist
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    KilOit wrote: »
    haha a young man using an umbrella in snow, did you leave your balls at the gate?
    I'm sorry - this was my biggest genuine laugh of the week.

    LOL. Literally.

    BTW, OP, hope you're OK.


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    #34
    caseyann
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    Rougies wrote: »
    I hope you're not serious?


    Nervous: When the central nervous system is affected, a number of side effects can occur such as dementia, amnesia, temporary paralysis, impaired reflexes, memory gaps and anxiety or depression.


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    #35
    caseyann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,941 ✭✭✭caseyann


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    For internal blistering?


    Its called been cautious.


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    #36
    WeeBushy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭WeeBushy


    You should post this in AH, they would love it there.


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    #37
    Mr Benevolent
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    90% of people struck by lightning survive.


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    #38
    WallyGUFC
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    Confab wrote: »
    90% of people struck by lightning survive.
    That has taken the gloss off it for me really. 90%? Never mind the lotto mate. Your only luckier than 10% of people!


    PS: Feckin class video!


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    #39
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
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    jesus , you are one lucky mother

    I do reccomend you dont watch any Final Destination movies though


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    #40
    irishmotorist
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    Confab wrote: »
    90% of people struck by lightning survive.
    Is that the same 90% of the 40% of people who have had 72% of the 23% of the lightning strikes that have survived the 85% of the 1024 strikes?
    Sorry - very facetious sounding. Are there actual stats about this?


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    #41
    Takeshi_Kovacs
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    Pretty lucky to catch it on film, and even luckier that the lightning strike found a quicker path to ground than through you.


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    #42
    andyterryjay
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    LOL

    It's like some dude with ADHD just walked into a conversation...

    To the OP, what an animal piece of footage but jesus christ, stay away from Umbrellas dude!


    yeah. i dont think i will ever use one again. and it was the first time i had ever used one either ! how unlucky.


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    #43
    andyterryjay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭andyterryjay


    caseyann wrote: »
    Nervous: When the central nervous system is affected, a number of side effects can occur such as dementia, amnesia, temporary paralysis, impaired reflexes, memory gaps and anxiety or depression.


    slight depression is the only one for me so far.


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    #44
    andyterryjay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭andyterryjay


    nisior wrote: »
    Holy fock man. You just made me never have an umbrella ever again hahaha, although I love my pink and see-through umbrella haha. Why did you have an umbrella anyways?? It wasn't raining? You are beyond lucky mate...go buy some lotto tickets now.


    it was snowing and i use an expensive camera that i didnt want to get wet


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    #45
    andyterryjay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭andyterryjay


    DaDumTish wrote: »
    jesus , you are one lucky mother

    I do reccomend you dont watch any Final Destination movies though

    too late, already seen them all :) and yes i have even seen "THE Final Destination", what a terrible movie :) haha


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    #46
    andyterryjay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭andyterryjay


    WallyGUFC wrote: »
    That has taken the gloss off it for me really. 90%? Never mind the lotto mate. Your only luckier than 10% of people!


    PS: Feckin class video!


    thanks for the statistics guys. still fairly lucky.

    im not complaining :) ha


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    #47
    DWCommuter
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    andyterryjay wrote: »
    it was snowing and i use an expensive camera that i didnt want to get wet

    Learn English and come back when you are telling the truth. Meaningless video. Proves nothing.


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    #48
    iii Stevo iii
    Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭iii Stevo iii


    Your lucky that lightning stuck, cos otherwise that would of been one shi*ty movie.


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    #49
    andyterryjay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭andyterryjay


    iii Stevo iii wrote: »
    Your lucky that lightning stuck, cos otherwise that would of been one shi*ty movie.


    that was only during one shot for the movie. the actual movie will be good hopefully. ill post a trailer when i have it nearly edited.


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    #50
    andyterryjay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭andyterryjay


    DWCommuter wrote: »
    Learn English and come back when you are telling the truth. Meaningless video. Proves nothing.


    I am from Ireland and speak perfect English, I would like to think anyway.

    the only thing that was wrong with that sentence was lack of punctuation.

    i wasnt trying to "prove" anything, i was just showing people that this kind of stuff CAN happen in Ireland, and to be careful during this coldsnap.


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    #51
    TeddyTedson
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    Haha. That is amazing! Class video. Congrats on living!
    I'm going to be scared sh1tless though next time I'm outside when there's lightning!


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    #52
    123balltv
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    no more umbrellas for me through this thundersnow period where having


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    #53
    steveLFC24
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    DWCommuter wrote: »
    Learn English and come back when you are telling the truth. Meaningless video. Proves nothing.

    You are what we call a dry sh*te!


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    #54
    okioffice84
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    DWCommuter wrote: »
    Learn English and come back when you are telling the truth. Meaningless video. Proves nothing.

    Learn something about physics and you'll understand what happened in that video.


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    #55
    andyterryjay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭andyterryjay


    steveLFC24 wrote: »
    You are what we call a dry sh*te!


    haha ! :)


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    #56
    steveLFC24
    Registered Users Posts: 429 ✭✭steveLFC24


    andyterryjay wrote: »
    haha ! :)

    Good video by the way. Even though could have been serious I bet you're laughing about it now...I know I am :D


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    #57
    andyterryjay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭andyterryjay


    steveLFC24 wrote: »
    Good video by the way. Even though could have been serious I bet you're laughing about it now...I know I am :D


    well i was laughing, but the reality of it only hit me a couple of hours ago when i was on my own to think about it.


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    #58
    Trogdor
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    irishmotorist wrote: »
    Is that the same 90% of the 40% of people who have had 72% of the 23% of the lightning strikes that have survived the 85% of the 1024 strikes?
    Sorry - very facetious sounding. Are there actual stats about this?

    There's some info here under the "frequency" heading.
    http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/433084-overview
    Tbh i can't remember exactly where i've read/heard the stats before but i think there were a few figures thrown around between 10% and 30%


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    #59
    murrayp4
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    andyterryjay wrote: »
    well i was laughing, but the reality of it only hit me a couple of hours ago when i was on my own to think about it.

    You should read up on what happened and how it happened ....you're extremely lucky to be alive and not suffered serious injury


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    #60
    CR 7
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    andyterryjay wrote: »
    yea im pretty freaked out. ha

    you could say it was, a shocking experience.

    horatio-csi-miami_l.jpg


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    #61
    Horse_box
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    Shockin footage, you should of bolted for the trees or somthing.

    I'd say that Hertz like a mofo.

    I cant think of any ample reasons you were out there with an umbrella

    We've just lost the spark in this thread

    That's it,no more jokes. I'm off ohm...


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