Rain!

I did a pile of washing yesterday and was just hanging the last load out on the line when the raindrops began to fall. Needless to say, cursing Murphy heartily, I brought everything back in again – which was a good idea because it did rain steadily for about 10 minutes..

I thought perhaps I’d try washing my car today….

54-11 said :

What is it, PB? Now you need to make sure you have all the wet weather gear.

SV 650 sports, my late mid life crisis present to myself. 🙂

So the BOM predicts sunshine for Monday and rain for Tuesday, and we get rain for Monday and fine for Tuesday, par for the course for them.

chewy14 said :

Wouldn’t the car form a Faraday Cage and direct the lightning into the ground?

One for the Physics students.

Or Top Gear viewers…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYIvfcUGYwY

We appeared to only get nuisance rain at Fyshwick while I was at work, so I was surprised to see 5mm in our rain gauge when I got home (inner north).

What is it, PB? Now you need to make sure you have all the wet weather gear.

SheepGroper said :

wishuwell said :

Report on 666 of a lightning strike on a car. Driver taken to hospital suffering from um err shock.

How would that be possible – unless the driver was getting in or out of the car at the time?

I think it was probably the shock of it raining rather than the lightning.

2.5mm fell according to my rain gauge

The first thunder scared me 🙁

I rode my new motorbike into work today.

Stupid lightning. I just got back from a reported lightning strike and smoke sighting. Now I am wet, and wasted my time chasing something that will probably burst into flame tomorrow afternoon.

Coupla drops in Struggletown.

Had a nice little drop of rain and I mean little drop, didn’t have time to grab the camera for a snapshot though.

Yep, but the lighting strike would frighten the bejesus out of you, and that fright May send you into shock.

Wouldn’t the car form a Faraday Cage and direct the lightning into the ground?

One for the Physics students.

If the car has one of those earthing straps then it would become a potential strike.

How would that be possible – unless the driver was getting in or out of the car at the time?

driving a mini moke? arm out the window, resting down the door? surfing on the roof? (was it a pizza delivery vehicle?)

When will proper rain come back to Canberra. I;m getting tire of 10 flooding downpours, and thats it. A couple of days every month of steady rain is what we need FFS!

As for the lightning, the thought of a dude getting struck by lightning in his car (not possible as far as I am aware – sounds more like a poor joke), reminds me of the bloke who got struck by lightning 9 times in the “Benjamin Button”. Haha, bloody hilarious!

wishuwell said :

Report on 666 of a lightning strike on a car. Driver taken to hospital suffering from um err shock.

How would that be possible – unless the driver was getting in or out of the car at the time?

Yeah but that 5 minute deluge in Tuggers has most likely refilled my tank, and I can water my eriostimens again!

Report on 666 of a lightning strike on a car. Driver taken to hospital suffering from um err shock.