And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
My most vivid memory as a Boy Scout was being in a rainstorm under a tent at night looking out with two companions as lightening struck a tree not far from us. The bolt seemed to be yards across, was bright white, sparks flew everywhere, the noise was deafening, and the destroyed tree smoldered for hours and hours. No one, thank the Lord, was injured in our troop, but some of the tents suffered damage from falling debris. The intrepid scout master was not in a tent as he was sleeping in his car. This happened seventy or so years ago but to me it was as if yesterday. Dan Kurt
"had" a cottonwood in the back yard. the second time it got hit, a large limb exploded and that became the beginning of the end for it. scared the shit out of my 10 year old kid.
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ReplyDeleteThe Bog knows a 155mm M-795 round detonating when he sees one.
DeleteThat was a Ponderosa. Now it's a roman candle. Nemo
ReplyDeleteWas near a tree that got hit, was like a stick of dynamite went off. Blew the bark off but didn't catch fire.
ReplyDeleteYeah, same experience. Probably damaged my hearing.
DeleteAnd this, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how lightning strikes start wildfires.
ReplyDeleteMy most vivid memory as a Boy Scout was being in a rainstorm under a tent at night looking out with two companions as lightening struck a tree not far from us. The bolt seemed to be yards across, was bright white, sparks flew everywhere, the noise was deafening, and the destroyed tree smoldered for hours and hours. No one, thank the Lord, was injured in our troop, but some of the tents suffered damage from falling debris. The intrepid scout master was not in a tent as he was sleeping in his car. This happened seventy or so years ago but to me it was as if yesterday.
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"had" a cottonwood in the back yard. the second time it got hit, a large limb exploded and that became the beginning of the end for it. scared the shit out of my 10 year old kid.
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