July 18, 2007

My Prayers Answered!

Every week I hope for rain so that our mid-week workout is cancelled, and today that dream came true! We went to the workout, but a storm was brewing. Luckily we ran a bit late and when we got there, everyone else was doing their warm-up run ... and during that run it started to pour. Our workouts are not cancelled with rain, but they are with lightening storms - and thats what we got! So what did we decide to do instead of workout? Get Mexican food, of course!

Electrocuted in the Shower?
When I got home from eating Mexican food in my running clothes, I realized I needed to take a shower. Not because of my workout, but because I hadn't taken one yet today! I had to get up really early today to do some campus stuff, and decided to wait until after my workout to shower. When I got home, I told Jeff I was going to take a shower...and a big lightning bolt hit. So I wondered aloud - "Can I get hit by lightning in the shower?". Jeff didnt know either, and since I was sitting at the computer he told me to look it up :)

It looks like you can! The odds are not high, but during a lightning storm, it appears to be unwise to take a shower:
Protect Yourself in a Lightning Storm - Solveyourproblem.com
Showering During a Thunderstorm - Annotated Mythbusters
National Weather Service's John Jensenius Chat - USATODAY.com

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