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I was hit by lightning with my umbrella.

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  • #32
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


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


  • #33
    irishmotorist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭irishmotorist


    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.


  • #34
    caseyann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,938 ✭✭✭caseyann


    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.


  • #35
    caseyann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,938 ✭✭✭caseyann


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    For internal blistering?


    Its called been cautious.


  • #36
    WeeBushy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭WeeBushy


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


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  • #37
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    90% of people struck by lightning survive.


  • #38
    WallyGUFC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,060 ✭✭✭WallyGUFC


    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!


  • #39
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭i57dwun4yb1pt8


    jesus , you are one lucky mother

    I do reccomend you dont watch any Final Destination movies though


  • #40
    irishmotorist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭irishmotorist


    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?


  • #41
    Takeshi_Kovacs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭Takeshi_Kovacs


    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
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭andyterryjay


    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.


  • #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.


  • #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


  • #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


  • #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


  • #47
    DWCommuter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,032 ✭✭✭DWCommuter


    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.


  • #48
    iii Stevo iii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭iii Stevo iii


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


  • #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.


  • #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.


  • #51
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    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
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭123balltv


    no more umbrellas for me through this thundersnow period where having


  • #53
    steveLFC24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 429 ✭✭steveLFC24


    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!


  • #54
    okioffice84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 273 ✭✭okioffice84


    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.


  • #55
    andyterryjay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭andyterryjay


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


    haha ! :)


  • #56
    steveLFC24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 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


  • #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.


  • #58
    Trogdor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,310 ✭✭✭Trogdor


    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%


  • #59
    murrayp4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 969 ✭✭✭murrayp4


    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


  • #60
    CR 7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭CR 7


    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
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭Horse_box


    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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