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fla-gypsy
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| Location: | North Jax, Florida USA |
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Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 10:39 pm |
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| I am still alive and well but it was a close call. We (wife and I) were camped at Wekiwa Springs State Park with some club members and we heard some thunder rumbling in the distance. We decided to secure our campsite for bad weather when lightning struck a pine tree 10’ from my awning and arced onto the awning which I was touching at the time. It knocked me off of my feet and I landed about 6 ‘ away. Everyone standing in the area felt the charge in their legs also. I had a tremor for a few minutes but Rescue responded and checked my vital signs and said everything looked OK. Immediately after the strike my feet were very hot but did not show any signs of burns. It was a harrowing experience. Unfortunately the camper has significant electrical damage but it is insured. I can only thank my God that I survived. I am very thankful for those around me who responded quickly and got me checked out. A special thanks to GATORZ1998 for her help after the incident. It was nice meeting her and the family.
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Serenity Road
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| Joined: | Sat Aug 4th, 2007 |
| Location: | Jacksonville, FL |
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Posted: Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 11:28 pm |
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Fla-gypsy,
Yes, thank God you are okay. I can only imagine this Sunday's Praise and Worship service for you. Thanks for the testimony.
Delores
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Luvs2Camp
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| Joined: | Wed Jul 25th, 2007 |
| Location: | Jacksonville, Florida USA |
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Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 11:41 pm |
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| Like a woman mother nature can be cruel and beautiful. GOD is awesome! I'm so glad to hear that you are a.o.k. from a strike like that. When we meet I will have to tell you about Mark's close call with lightning.
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phil_tee_jl
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| Joined: | Thu Jul 26th, 2007 |
| Location: | Jacksonville Fl, Florida USA |
| Posts: | 632 |
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Posted: Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 12:41 am |
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Glad to hear you are OK,,only one man could have watched over you to prevent any thing further from happening,,,
Phil
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dually
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| Joined: | Fri Jul 13th, 2007 |
| Location: | Florida USA |
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Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 12:51 am |
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| I am glad to hear that you are ok. Campers can be repaired or replaced. It is good to have friends nearby with and emergency comes up.
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Chuckc
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| Joined: | Sat Jan 26th, 2008 |
| Location: | Jacksonville |
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Posted: Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 01:16 am |
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| Glad to hear you are OK. I bet your perspective on all sorts of things is a bit different after that scare.
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sltrawick
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| Location: | Panama City |
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Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 01:36 am |
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Oh my gosh.....I'm so glad you are OK. Mother Nature and her fury.
Sharon
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bailiff
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| Joined: | Wed Aug 15th, 2007 |
| Location: | Jacksonville, Florida USA |
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Posted: Sat Apr 5th, 2008 08:47 pm |
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Man O Man.
Glad you are ok. We had some real weather at Salt Springs also.
Richard
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fla-gypsy
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| Joined: | Fri Dec 7th, 2007 |
| Location: | North Jax, Florida USA |
| Posts: | 851 |
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Sun Apr 6th, 2008 03:43 am |
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| Check out the pics when you get a minute
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Crazy Kamper
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| Joined: | Tue Aug 7th, 2007 |
| Location: | Titusville, Florida USA |
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Posted: Tue Apr 15th, 2008 05:54 am |
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OMG........I am so paranoid about this happening and so afraid of the lightning down in Florida my husband always laughed at me (I always sit in the closest with tornado warnings and in middle of house during storms cause I had a bad experience there. Wait till I show him this.....now I'm really gonna be afraid!!
I'm so glad to hear you are ok....I think I would be put out of camping in any storms at all after that!!
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GATRZ1998
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| Location: | Orange Park |
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Mon Jun 23rd, 2008 03:48 pm |
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Well Gypsy---You faired much better than that pine tree that was hit! We were down at Wekiva this weekend & I'm sorry to report, the pine tree was DOA!! Guess you are feeling even luckier now! At the time it was scary for us, but after all is said and done--it really could have been much worse. A simple reminder to be thankful for our blessings!!
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fla-gypsy
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 04:06 pm |
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GATRZ1998 wrote: Well Gypsy---You faired much better than that pine tree that was hit! We were down at Wekiva this weekend & I'm sorry to report, the pine tree was DOA!! Guess you are feeling even luckier now! At the time it was scary for us, but after all is said and done--it really could have been much worse. A simple reminder to be thankful for our blessings!!
You are correct. I think next time I will try a different campsite though.
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