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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Showering and Thunderstorms
Will you take a shower if it is lightning outside?
Re: Showering and Thunderstorms
I've honestly never really thought about it.
If I had to shower right then & there, then yeah.. probably.
If it could wait, then I'd probably wait.
Yes.
My mom is super lightning-phobic. If I'm on the phone with her and mention a storm is coming (hypothetically speaking, since the southeastern american "storm" has become extinct), she will flip out and tell me to hang up immediately.
My grandmother was struck by lightning because she was sitting in a window seat eating a bowl of cereal. The lightning hit the spoon!
So really... you should stand on one foot on a stack of erasers. It's really the only way to save yourself from catastrophe.
I don't think twice about it. I'm sure I have.
We weren't allowed to growing up, but we had well water. The idea was by showering the pump would come on, making it more likely to be struck by lightning. I'm not sure how much truth there is to it, especially considering the pump did get struck a few times over the years despite our efforts.
Now that I'm on city water, I don't think twice about showering during a T-storm. Unless maybe I thought the house might lose power and kill my hot water.
I will not!!
I grew up hearing that lightning could somehow come in through the water pipes.... my DH laughs at me about it ALL the time!
I also try not to talk on the phone when it's lightning, either.... LOL
Mom..??
(sorry, couldn't resist. lol)
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i've never heard of this before...ever. so yes, i do shower during thunderstorms.
jen, i would like to know if your grandma was alright after what happened to her or not. i was sad to read that.
Yes! Sorry, I should've mentioned that! I forget the current/physics of it, but however she was sitting (I guess only one leg grounded..?), it just went through her but not through her heart. I forget the story, but the result was that it hurt and scared teh crap out of her, but she was fine.