Anyone ever had lightning strike close by (or been hit by it)? Once I was driving at night from Green Bay to Clintonville during a storm, and lightning struck the highway about 20 feet in front of me. I was blinded for a few seconds - that was scary.

It was weird - I could see sparks where the lightning hit the road.

I used to go over to Topeka to the mega mall while I was going to KU before Lawrence got their mall. That was always fun.

Like the lineman?

Yep. They're still on the line.

When I was on a highway survey crew some lightning hit an oil rig about 100 feet away from us. That's when the boss decided to pack it in until the stormed passed over.

That WOULD be scary! I've been in quite a few lightning storms, but closest I've been is when a bolt hit a transformer down the street -- BIG boom!

And one time lightning hit the tree (and the car) in my parent's front yard when I was on the phone talking to her. Fried it's electrical system.

Don't like the quakes! Our new building was swaying like crazy.

I used to go over to Topeka to the mega mall

Sadly, when I was in high school, I remember that mall being a field.

It's kind of like a roller coaster ride. I get a bit of a thrill from it. Plus? There's a few major faults in other parts of the country (and the world), so don't kid yourself that you'll never feel anything like we felt today, just because you don't live here.

Screenshots of earthquake stuff, as well as photos of a store with stuff all over the floor, and "Damage At South Coast Plaza mall."

Los Angeles Earthquake Photos

I was hiking out in colorado one summer and got caught in a thunderstorm. We were in a fairly clear area at the time, so when the hail started coming down we ran for the trees. Then decided that wasn't a great idea in the lightning. Earthquakes still sound way worse.

Yeah, the New Madrid fault over by St. Louis shook a couple of months ago. Some people KC-wise said there was damage here, but I didn't feel or see anything.