Lightening strike

[wideopenrod]

Had lightening just hit a tree in our yard. Tree is about 50ft tall and 3ft in diameter. Trunk is completely bare, the bark exploded off from top to bottom of trunk, as well as it is split from top to bottom. Never seen anything like it.

[Snaggletooth]

Yikes!!

 

Kind of kills the joy of wearing my tin foil hat outside today.

[GolfVenture]

Wow... I had a lighting strike last July very close to my house. The lighting swirled around the tree blowing bark off in a swirl. Found tree remains 50 ft away. Had to take tree down and the one tree in front of the falling direction.

 

Caused damaged to my hot tub, garage door opener, battery maintenance charger, Wireless phone unit, Freezer,

 

Home insurance was $1000.00 deductible.

[Marcarl]

I'd say: that ones toast!

[hubbsfd]

Hope you have a good chainsaw and wood burning fireplace.

[wideopenrod]

Hope you have a good chainsaw and wood burning fireplace.

 

yep, and yep.. Gonna get it taken down Sunday afternoon...

[MiCarl]

Not every day you can get your firewood split before you cut it up..........

 

Shouldn't have to worry about bark falling off in the living room either.

[Brake Pad]

seems to be split right, just needs to be cut to size, what? maybe two cords out of that ?

[Dooder1]

Down here in Missouri where I live the old timers say its bad luck to burn wood hit by lightning. If you believe in that kind of thing. I dont.

 

John

[deepforkriver]

I think it was just static....:whistling:

[reddevilmedic]

or Taliban.....

[wideopenrod]

or Taliban.....

 

 

YOU MAY BE ON TO SOMETHING!!! Going to post myself on the second floor in sniper position with my AR-15 now.

[deepforkriver]

YOU MAY BE ON TO SOMETHING!!! Going to post myself on the second floor in sniper position with my AR-15 now.

 

If that's the case, I will not be there Sunday.....

[wideopenrod]

If that's the case, I will not be there Sunday.....

 

 

Nope, need all the re-enforcements I can get! Now fall in!

[Oklahoma_Valk]

Not every day you can get your firewood split before you cut it up..........

 

Shouldn't have to worry about bark falling off in the living room either.

 

 

:rotf:

 

That would make a good one to do a carving sculpture on!!

[deepforkriver]

I think it was Static I tell you.... didnt you just get new septic system and garage door?????

 

You didnt happen to hit the garage door opener at about the time the explosion happened did ya???....

[wideopenrod]

I think it was Static I tell you.... didnt you just get new septic system and garage door?????

 

You didnt happen to hit the garage door opener at about the time the explosion happened did ya???....

 

You may be on to something... coming down from my sniper post to begin rubbing everything down with dryer sheets..

[deepforkriver]

You may be on to something... coming down from my sniper post to begin rubbing everything down with dryer sheets..

 

:crackup::crackup:

 

Hey, a certain someone with a Honda Davidson said he was riding his bike up there Sunday and we could just hook a chain on and pull it up roots and all....

[ragtop69gs]

Get it to split a little wider, loop a giant rubber band around it and use it as a super Punkin chucker

[Jayceesfolly]

Your supposed to put Seafoam.... IN the tank and not.... ON the trunk!!!!! Oh, wait are we talking about the same kinds of trunks????

 

Jim

[Caveman]

Looks like you may have some free tooth picks layin around there too.

[dacheedah]

OUCH, bet that sounded like a harley ridin by

[Miles]

Rod, those are cool pictures. An idea...cut down the top of the tree, removing all branches that would eventually fall on passing Harleys', and leave about 10 feet of the truck and roots in place. You would end up with a 10 foot tall naked trunk left standing.

 

Then have a chainsaw artist come out and carve a really cool looking scene into the remaining trunk, like...a lightning bolt, or something...so that you have the remains to remind you, and your neighbors, or what happened, and it would be cool to see every day.

 

 

[bongobobny]

That tree had quite the electrifying experience, didn't it?? I got a charge out of those pictures...