The power of #nature and why I don’t fuck around with lightning My dad was struck by lightning 10 feet in front of me when I was 13 years old. We were at soccer practice, which my dad never missed. A storm blew in quickly. Thunder rolled over us as #Lightning suddenly stretched through the #sky - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

docdezoo.bsky.social • 92 days ago

The power of #nature and why I don’t fuck around with lightning

My dad was struck by lightning 10 feet in front of me when I was 13 years old.

We were at soccer practice, which my dad never missed. A storm blew in quickly.

Thunder rolled over us as #Lightning suddenly stretched through the #sky

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docdezoo.bsky.social•92 days ago

My dad was the first to tell the coaches to get kids off the field. He had run over from my younger brother’s practice a few fields down. I could tell from his tone he was in disbelief the coaches hadn’t gotten us to cars yet. He gave me a look, without saying anything I knew it was time to go.

docdezoo.bsky.social•92 days ago

I didn’t look to the coaches. I grabbed my stuff and ran with him to our cars. The other kids sensed his urgency and followed.

I got into my mom’s car and rolled down my window to ask my dad something inconsequential as he got into his car parked next to us.

docdezoo.bsky.social•92 days ago

He was looking over the top of his car at me, hand on the door handle as I finished my question.

FLASH - everything went completely white as my ears rang.

My dad was no longer standing on the other side of his car. He had instantly dropped to the ground, faster than I could see in the flash.

docdezoo.bsky.social•92 days ago

My brain instantly put together what had happened.

My moms car had also been hit, electrical system going haywire. The windows were going up and down on their own as the alarm wailed.

A moment of intense disorder, chaos and uncertainty.

I couldn’t see my dad laid out on the other side of his car

docdezoo.bsky.social•92 days ago

I tried to unbuckle and get out of our car as my mom grabbed me. Though our car was hit, we were safely protected inside. She didn’t want me leaving that safety.

I yelled at her to let me go as I tried to free my buckle.

Then I heard my dad yell out, “stay in the car!”

docdezoo.bsky.social•92 days ago

He used his car to stand and steady himself. His body was intact and not visibly injured. Yet at the same time he looked like he had been run over by a garbage truck.

His feet were smoking and his eyes were trying to process what had happened.

Other people farther away were also dropped.