Driving back from Lancashire Friday afternoon the M6 was flooded and seriously disrupted by accidents & to add to the fun I was dazzled by a bolt of lightning a few yards in front ! the sound was deafening !





It was all over in a flash !

Oh it was really wet !



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I can confirm lightning makes a very loud bang!

You was lucky there geezer, a few seconds more  BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
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As he was in a very good faraday cage and has no earth I am sure he would have been fine

I was more worried about the freely  BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
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Fortunately I was in a Merc Sprinter , for me it was a close shave as I was struck by lightning as a pedestrian crossing a road in Otford in Kent in the 1970's
My FR2 is tucked away in my garage at home Jaguar x-type sport gone
Jaguar x-type 2.2d sport one of my best cars ever sadly gone
Freelander 2 GS auto 2008 most unreliable ever ! gladly gone
Freelander 2 GS manual 2013 only time will tell !

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I was struck by lightning as a pedestrian crossing a road in Otford in Kent in the 1970's

No earth strap

Sorry, you knew that was coming, just glad you're still here to tell the tale...

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I've been waiting for that one ! So new it was coming

I guess if an earth lead had been dangling of the back it could cause a problem !

Yeah thanks I was fine but shaken and dazzled for a few moments as it was a huge bolt ! The van really shook !

I'm glad it didn't hit the van as its only done 1300 miles ! 200 less than my Freely and the Sprinter was new on Monday so would like it to last a little longer yet as had to wait a while for it as ordered with many factory extras.
I know why they are called sprinters because they go like lightning ! give the freely a run for its money and economy is better ! And boot is much bigger Jaguar x-type sport gone
Jaguar x-type 2.2d sport one of my best cars ever sadly gone
Freelander 2 GS auto 2008 most unreliable ever ! gladly gone
Freelander 2 GS manual 2013 only time will tell !