I Got Hit By Lightning.

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I got hit by lightning while filming in the Everglades in Florida. While filming some content for Garmin, I waded into the swamps of Florida, filled with alligators, to show off some great Garmin products. While I was talking about my GPS systems, a bolt of lightning struck the swamp I was thigh-deep in.
Forrest Galante is a world-renowned wildlife biologist and TV Host. His mission is to inspire and educate people about animals and adventure through the media, including hosting programs on Discovery Channel, on-camera expert interviews, and production of his own wildlife and natural history shows.
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00:00 Introduction
00:14 The Story
01:27 Struck by Lightning
01:59 The Story
05:37 The Outro

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@Wolfie89 9 ай бұрын

This was the universe way of telling you to listen to Mitch more often lol Mitch officially has “I told ya so” rights for life, glad you’re all safe dude!

@ForrestGalante 9 ай бұрын

Please don’t let him see this in writing!!

@mitchelljlong 9 ай бұрын

It’s been seen and I agree. Haha

@AJScraps 9 ай бұрын

During a canoe trip at camp lightning struck the little rocky island we had all our tents on at a similar distance. Very grateful none of us were in the water at the time. Counsellors were freaking out, I definitely inherited a healthy respect for thunder storms that day🫨

@Anythings_go23 9 ай бұрын

Similar story, I was out fishing in the Great Lakes and get ready to drop my anchor for my 24 ft aluminum boat and I looked off in the distance, and it was dark gray clouds and thunder. I look at the radar it look gonna pass me. But got a gut got feeling that you know I probably should head back and go home i’m in an aluminum and there’s thunder and it’s probably not a good idea😅 so decided to head back and make it back safe. I literally tie up my boat to my grandpa dock. Jump in my truck and it literally started down pouring really hard like cats and dogs and hailed a little bit and then it die down a little bit where I could see and decided to drive back home then I’m driving home Along the water when literally lightning struck 3 feet away 😅where I was going to anchor and fish‼️ don’t know if I had a Guardian angel watching over me😇 or maybe just a little bit of common sense maybe a little bit of both😂‼️ and was the end of June when it happened

@bonefetcherbrimley7740 9 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work, congrats on you and your associates finding the Zanzibar Leopard! @@ForrestGalante

@Panduhmoniam 9 ай бұрын

As a Florida man, we typically have a good intuition on when conditions are "a bit much." I think the thing to learn here is that if a Florida man doesn't think its safe, it probably isn't! Glad you're okay, Forrest!

@pullingguard1212 9 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly We are experts in the subject

@collinmc90 9 ай бұрын

If Florida man is worried not even god is safe.

@danielschmaderer 9 ай бұрын

@@collinmc90 I was about to post the same thing. If Florida man is a little worried, then be very worried.

@angelalmaguer311 9 ай бұрын

Just looking at the background I was like "oh man I would wait a lil bit to shoot this scene" and then bam! lol

@rileysmall4317 9 ай бұрын

As an Aussie I agree😂

@jacob7342 9 ай бұрын

you should both get an EKG. I'm an electrician and someone died recently from getting shocked, he was fine and hospital released him. hours later when his adrenaline went down his heart stopped. its pretty standard to always get an EKG if shocked on the job.

@hiheeledsneakers 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely, especially since Mitch had chest pains.

@Acaidia 5 ай бұрын

That's crazy I never knew it could be delayed like that. I figured that if you received a fatal shock it would be fairly instant.

@PK-oy4fe 9 ай бұрын

I watched this after your short came into my feed. As a cardiac nurse I strongly urge you both to be checked by a medical professional. You appear awfully cavalier after almost losing your life, and could have possible cardiac issues later. Please get seen 😇❤️PK. RNC PhD

@TurquoiseInk 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I was wondering how they could both be so cavalier about getting hit by lightning.

@woolzem 8 ай бұрын

These were my first thoughts as a former combat medic

@danielschmaderer 9 ай бұрын

As an electrician, I can definitely say that the lightning strike absolutely made your muscles tighten up, which can make you very sore. I’ve been hit with 120 and 480 volts and it made me sore. A lightning strike is several times worse than the worst I’ve ever experienced. I would say you both got lucky in terms of what could happen with your heard, though I’m sure the sound itself made you feel like your heart skipped a beat. Glad everyone is alright.

@sdqsdq6274 9 ай бұрын

yeah but not the full force of ride the lightning

@danielschmaderer 9 ай бұрын

@@sdqsdq6274 1) great album….2) you are absolutely correct. They did get hit technically as the current flowed to them, but the direct hit would have been a different story, to which I’ll say they got very lucky.

@DUNGEATEROFTHEROUNDTABLE 9 ай бұрын

made me a lot more than sore. my arm was in so much pain i could not move it

@danielschmaderer 9 ай бұрын

@@DUNGEATEROFTHEROUNDTABLE to be honest, same. It was a bit of a downplay. It really did hurt when I got hit with the higher voltage, BUT I’m sure no where near what a lightning strike would.

@InglouriousFrogs 9 ай бұрын

Especially being in the water if he was 5 feet closer it couldve been deadly

@zackmarkham4240 9 ай бұрын

As a Floridaman, you go inside when you hear lightning. Not only because Florida is the lightning strike capitol of the US, lightning can travel and strike THIRTY MILES from the source. You go inside when you hear lightning. I say again, you go inside when you hear lightning. I think Mitch earned a 'I told you so' after this.

@jayfeely7239 9 ай бұрын

Cant hear lightning though unless it's too late and too close.

@diannawilliams6494 9 ай бұрын

You SEE lightening, you HEAR thunder.

@bigt9374 9 ай бұрын

Lightening makes a cracking sound didn't you watch the video

@fukyall7889 9 ай бұрын

@@diannawilliams6494your take away from what this man said is "thunder makes noise not lightning"? I'm fairly certain he understands this. Thunder and lightning go hand in hand but u needed some special attention and had to jump in the comments to feel you have superior intellect. Congratulations Karen!

@maryleung1425 8 ай бұрын

u go inside when u hear thunder and see lightning .... when your hair starts to stand on end with static ...a sign u can get hit with lightening right away

@rjchavers9267 9 ай бұрын

In the water, dude you are so freaking lucky to be talking about it to us. Holy cow. Glad you are ok.

@bigt9374 9 ай бұрын

It's the water that saved him . The water quickly dispersed the energy otherwise he'd be dead

@ghostpiratelechuck2259 9 ай бұрын

@@bigt9374I mean, the water is the only reason he got lit up in this situation. If it hit 15 ft away from him not in a pool he woulda felt it a lot less. It’s safer to be in a body of water that gets hit than directly hit yourself, yes.

@hoon_sol 7 ай бұрын

@@ghostpiratelechuck2259: While one might intuitively suspect that, it's not actually the case. I wrote up a detailed analysis of the entire situation with some references to IEEE and IEC safety limits in a top-level comment, if you're interested. Long story short: what he's experiencing in this situation is step potential, that's why his glutes and quads specifically are so sore from cramping up; in layman's terms, it's current flowing between his legs as a result of a potential difference between them and any alternative route being resistive enough for sufficient current to flow through the legs too. Understanding this, it's easy to see that the less resistive, i.e. more conductive, the path along the medium his legs is standing on (or in this case _in_ rather than on) is, the less current will flow through his legs. If he were standing on the ground, the ground would offer up far more resistance, and far more current would go through his legs, could even be sufficient to cause fibrillation even despite not going directly through the heart. This could be why Mitch was the only one who explicitly mentioned feeling it in the heart, as he was standing on the ground on the other side, but it would've helped him too that the water would be carrying away a lot of current quickly. So the water was actually very beneficial here.

@mikki_s1100 9 ай бұрын

I’m so glad you’re okay! Lightning strikes can cause brain injury, so if you start feeling like your brain isn’t quiet up to the speed it used to be, might be worth it to get checked out and keep in mind

@burgerking2045 9 ай бұрын

I was sharper and more aware than I ever was after I got struck in 1995. Have been since.

@mikki_s1100 9 ай бұрын

@@burgerking2045 happy to hear that! It’s just a known risk of lightning strike, thankfully doesn’t happen to everyone

@bennyhaha43 9 ай бұрын

@@burgerking2045 Dang - now I feel like I need to go get a lightning strike!

@PumpkinPie_Pup 9 ай бұрын

@@burgerking2045Do you think our brains could act like en electrical capacitor and store energy to use it for its own processes? Cause that would be extremely cool.

@bloodredrobot2613 9 ай бұрын

"Shut up, Mitch, we're fine" Famous last words Somewhere, Retep is screaming about a missing amygdala

@conneroliver5731 9 ай бұрын

Was stuck by lighting while golfing back in 2020. I passed out and woke up not being able to feel or see anything. Don’t mess with storms anymore😂 The sound of it in your video gave me chills. Glad you’re better off than I was

@Killllr0y 9 ай бұрын

That is unbelievably lucky my friend , So glad you guys are ok

@ForrestGalante 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Shitockiful 9 ай бұрын

⁠@@ForrestGalanteyou just keep stretching those legs, especially tomorrow! Don’t worry, if things end up bad, look at how happy you have made all of these people that watch your content!!! Stay extra safe mon

@bobby198 9 ай бұрын

@@ForrestGalanteseen you on joe Rogan a few years ago and just started following u a few days ago and this is one of the first posts I see definitely my favorite channel now glad your okay

@BrandonWestfall 9 ай бұрын

I’d argue it’s incredibly unlucky to have been struck in the first place.

@ArrowDoesNature 9 ай бұрын

Great commercial for Garmin!! It still works!!!!

@amandabradley1776 9 ай бұрын

The lightning didnt "come out of nowhere" it came from the storm you got out in😂 In the south we dont play with storms. We stay the hell away from water, around the south, in storms 🤣

@aidsdoh8286 8 ай бұрын

Wait, in the north?

@BananaXMachina 4 ай бұрын

@@aidsdoh8286 lol

@phalenleigh 3 ай бұрын

Uh....no in the south especially in Florida and Louisiana we will play in thunderstorms if we say it's too dangerous it's probably serious I mean we have hurricane parties we absolutely rarely take a storm seriously

@DongThePsychopath 7 ай бұрын

I know it wasn't that bad but a lot of lightning strike survivors suffer from depression for some probably unknown reason. Sooo just in case! You guys are an inspiration to me a many thousands of others. We appreciate everything you do to show us the wildlife and world around us. Your conservation efforts are invaluable.

@user-jt1er1lp1l 5 ай бұрын

Proof camera man never dies

@CA-lf7jt 9 ай бұрын

We love you guys, don’t die. Please be careful! When I was kayaking in The Keys, there were storms daily w lightening and thunder while on water, and the guides were ALWAYS saying ohhhh it’s FLORIDA it’s always like this.. it’s far you’re fine.. you’re fine. Sometimes you’re NOT fine

@bigbore4498 9 ай бұрын

In a neighboring town a few weeks ago we had 2 girls hospitalized and one girl killed when they were swimming in the local swimming hole and lightning struck. It’s no joke. You were lucky.

@MFoster392 9 ай бұрын

The gators almost got some barbecue dinner lol, glad you're both ok :)

@delta-KaeBee 9 ай бұрын

I would DEF see a Dr and get some blood tests, specifically cuz of the 'metallic' taste you're both still experiencing. Wouldn't hurt to have a good one over and the "All's clear" from Doc. Much love yall 🙏 stay safe out there! 😊 👍

@bigt9374 9 ай бұрын

That's just ozone in the air from the strike

@hoon_sol 7 ай бұрын

@@bigt9374: That might be part of it, but it could very well be radiation exposure too; standing that close to a lightning bolt will expose you to a lot of ionizing radiation.

@AngusMurray 9 ай бұрын

You've put Mitch through the wringer, recalling in my head all the stories you've told about y'alls experiences 😂 glad you're okay. I had a close call with lightning nearly a year ago standing under a big tree to cover from rain (dumb) but i did feel an intense jolt but am unsure whether it was an instant spike of adrenaline or feeling any electricity, regardless took quite a while to stop shivering

@rollingchairs4742 9 ай бұрын

Crazy how it happened right when you were bringing your wrist up to show the watch

@brad4231 9 ай бұрын

Glad you and Mitch are ok. Awesome story to tell!

@CardSama 9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you didn't take a direct hit hope there's no lasting effects stay safe out there we need more people like you

@sniperfity2327 9 ай бұрын

We all need a mitch in our lives

@WongCharoen 9 ай бұрын

You guys are the real animals in these productions 😊 Above all, I'm glad y'all are all good. Wild times, indeed!

@bethannyallain5395 9 ай бұрын

That was freaky!!! Glad you both survived to tell the story.

@BenoHasse 9 ай бұрын

Thats crazy Forrest, youre a legend, so happy you are okej.

@NoChannelNews 9 ай бұрын

You earned those beers. Mitch gets a forvever "i told you so" as well.

@ewhiteford1 9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear y'all are okay. That's something most people cannot walk away from without any major side effects. As an electrician, I too have experienced the metallic taste from getting shocked. I can only imagine how bad it was with the power of lightning.

@cujet 9 ай бұрын

I live in South Florida directly backing up to the Everglades. The lightning here is unreal. You are very fortunate.

@flameguy3416 9 ай бұрын

When an ad read almost kills you

@kfizzle18 9 ай бұрын

Man you can tell Mitch is shaken up by that. Glad y’all are okay. Might be safe to get checked out anyways.

@izzyherod6303 9 ай бұрын

I think he's Also kinda annoyed that Forrest didn't listen to him and how bad it could've ended had that lightning been just 15 feet closer.

@robert48719 4 ай бұрын

The truth is, water isn't very conductive at all. This changed If you add salt to it. And that's the reason electronic devices don't work, when they get wet

@jmsanderson 9 ай бұрын

As a global treasure its good you survived! One hell of an advert for Garmin too 👍

@sethstrike568 9 ай бұрын

Man, stay safe out there! We need more EOA and pods! Glad your okay!

@traggerhippie 9 ай бұрын

Glad you guys are OK, another one of those stories that will stick with you for the rest of your life,. Grab that beer, and some extra, you deserved it.

@danyboy130 9 ай бұрын

Go get an EKG right away my guy. We have to get them even for little shocks. I'm an electrician in Canada.

@jamends1220 9 ай бұрын

Damn that's so unlucky but also lucky that you survived it at the same time. Not many people can say they survived a lightning strike and not many people can even speak any more that do survive let alone move or function as normal humans any more.

@rollingchairs4742 9 ай бұрын

Wow. Glad to hear you’re okay

@MaliciousMollusc 9 ай бұрын

Best product review ever 👌

@kiwiinbrazil 9 ай бұрын

Those devices now have an added feature. "Lightning Strike Resistant"

@burgerking2045 9 ай бұрын

I got struck by a feeder band in 1995 crossing bird road on 117 th avenue in Miami on a motorcycle the metallic taste and burn hair.. color under my jewelry like I was burnt.but that metalic taste and tingle on my tongue was something I'll never forget.

@vexvoltage6456 4 ай бұрын

The ultimate ad for Garmin is the products surviving a lightning strike

@lw3894 9 ай бұрын

When I was 12 I was next to a wood stove and it got hit by lightning and passed into me. Couldn’t hear or see for a few hours and felt completely scrambled. My family plays things down so we all had a laugh but it haunts me to this day lol

@martinezmccurry6751 4 ай бұрын

Wow. Man I will never forget I was a Jr in high school and I remember it like it was yesterday I live in birmingham al and at the time I was staying with my aunt in a 2 storage home and my room was on the top floor at the right corner of the house and it was two windows in my bed room and my head border of my bed was in between those windows and it was storming in the early morning hours and I was sound asleep and out of no where I heard a loud boom and I woke up on the floor and the head board of my bed was smoking and the exact smell, taste and feeling you explained is exactly what I experienced. Man your story just gave me chills. I told my aunt and uncle I believe that I was struck by lightning and they said impossible because you would be dead. Now I know that I did. Think God I'm still alive 🙏🏿

@BadThrusher 9 ай бұрын

That was just crazy lucky moment. Glad everyone is ok

@davideppley2895 9 ай бұрын

Wowza bro !! That was too close . So glad ur ok !!!

@rhys3147 9 ай бұрын

Best garmin ad ever

@karmenkarita566 9 ай бұрын

Glad ur okay but hey, best Garmin review ever! 😁

@rondslott2012 9 ай бұрын

Soo glad you guys are okay, I would still recommend you guys to get a check up at a doctor

@brettstasiuk2051 9 ай бұрын

Yep I agree Mitch with the big I told you so lol glad your both ok don't stop doing what u do your a worrier bro full respect

@dev-debug 4 ай бұрын

Was bringing in a wagon load of hay from the fields when I was a teen. Crazy afternoon storm rolled in fast and it was like the lightening was chasing me. Bailed off the tractor and started running for the barn, no low area to take cover in. I still remember my mom screaming out the house door to run faster, it was just explosion after explosion with my hair standing on end. One of those days you feel like you should probably have died. I knew the barns had lightning arrestors, was hoping they would draw it away not sure if they did or not.

@Drby_ 9 ай бұрын

Holy $hit dude that’s wild. I remember many episodes ago on the pod you guys were talking about how after you get struck once you are more likely to in the future. No clue if it thats fact but Be careful out there!!

@yerkkoo 3 ай бұрын

Best possible ad for Garmin tbh

@MixedMartialHelp 9 ай бұрын

Wow!!! Crazy close call

@JPLamoureuxsTravels 9 ай бұрын

Ferkin ell!!! New pants time!!! Glad you’re ok bro..... Very lucky there... 😵 lesson learnt x

@gimme3steps933 9 ай бұрын

Glad you guys are ok!

@MrBeatboxmasta Ай бұрын

This should serve as a reminder that even if your boss doesn't heed your safety warnings, it is your right to put your foot down and refuse to have them put you in an unnecessarily dangerous position.

@LeathermanToolGroup 9 ай бұрын

Glad you're ok! 😵🌩

@amsf1 7 ай бұрын

Glad youre good. I dont play about lightning in fl. The worst electrical storms in my life were in Tampa and Orlando.... The only two times ive gone into an area with no windows. I love thunder storms but those were genuinely intense.

@Ibethepappy 8 ай бұрын

The soreness afterwards is something alot of people don’t know about. I’ve been in a pool when lightening struck it and man it was worse than any full body workout you could ever experience.

@jackherer519 9 ай бұрын

So happy you guys are ok

@HaileeAlexisFerguson 9 ай бұрын

My dad works in the oil field and they were on lunch. He was leaned against the rig, had his hand on a pole of the rig, eating a sandwich and out of nowhere lighting struck the rig and he said all he remembered was talking and then a bright blinbing light , feeling his feet hit the ground and he took off running, then he lost controlofhis body and seized up again. 2 of the 3 people with him flipped backwards in their chairs because they were so close and the other guy was in the truck and saw all of it happen. He said that my dad's body seized up, he lifted himself off the ground with the arm that was touching the rig and then he dropped to the ground and started running. About ten feet from the rig he fell to his knees and all of his body cramped up. His arms bent in towards his chest and his hands were clinched in fists and he could move for a good minute or two. When he had finally gotten up and got to the truck he took a drink of his sprite and said that he didnt realize until then that his teeth were hot and his hard hat was gone ( they never found it) and at some point he peed his pants😂 We are still waiting for him to get super powers or something 😂

@ameerulaqmalmalek9470 9 ай бұрын

Thank God you guys survive. I've seen a video long time ago two guy were directly struck by lightning, they were literally cooked. No joke.

@Dolo989 5 ай бұрын

I am so glad y’all OK 😢❤

@DavidLawlor-ci8wz 9 ай бұрын

Happy to see you’re alive to tell the story. Lesson here is to listen to of locals about the weather systems. Sometimes we can think about work ethic over safety, there is always tomorrow.

@bottomlessinkwell 9 ай бұрын

Glad you guys are all right!

@jaybeezzy1387 8 ай бұрын

Glad you're OK brother

@FinnA07 9 ай бұрын

The metallic taste sounded interesting so i checked why. My Best friend whos kinda like an allknowing AI, his name is Google said: The air around a lightning strike gets a lot more ions and the ozone levels go way up. This can make the air react slightly with your spit and change the acidity of your mouth just a little bit, which can leave a metallic taste in your mouth

@afungiwholikesturtles4676 9 ай бұрын

I'm happy you're still here after something that bonkers.

@johnswick7108 9 ай бұрын

Woah dude. Glad you’re alive.

@staceyroberts3468 4 ай бұрын

That was wild!!! I knew it was coming but still jumped 😂 very weird hearing about the metallic taste in y’all’s mouth. Let’s say both of u were lucky today 😬😬

@hungrypigsfarm2959 9 ай бұрын

glad your ok, my Pepere got hit long time ago at his camp lightning hit a windshield bounced sent him a few feet back he got a weird infection and lost his left arm was wild.

@thewoogs 9 ай бұрын

That was shocking! Almost as shocking as the quality of Garmin Watches.

@kegale5538 9 ай бұрын

Glad you’re ok!!!

@peppermintnightmare4741 9 ай бұрын

What the F man I'm glad you're alive. You're a national treasure bro

@scottrok13 9 ай бұрын

Farmer buddy of mine once was placing metal post stakes for barbed wire in a field when about 2 miles away he saw a lightning strike = a few seconds later he felt a jolt of electricity come up through the metal pole in the ground into his hands. Bit of a shock that. Telsa was right. Note to self: You can get struck by lightning even if it’s miles away (visually or audibly). Get out of the water, get off the lake and take shelter as appropriate.🥰

@MadMaddn 9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad that you are safe. Please go check yourself! I don't want to lose such an amazing guy who is able to give me this "WOW" feeling you always had as a kid and who makes me feel like the world is still a big mystery with so many hidden things, waiting to be discovered. Much love, stay safe. Now that the emotional stuff was said.... also check if you have any superpowers now. You might be able to sense something, who knows xD

@JeM9100 9 ай бұрын

I’ve been that close to being directly hit as well. Happened to me on a baseball field. Playing a pick-up game of tennis baseball, big storm rolls in. Lightning then hit the backstop, like 40 feet away. It traveled in the ground, where the STEEL METAL pole was grounded and the bench I was sitting on also was metal and had steel poles in the ground. It had me jump off the bench after what felt like my hold body got it not just my ass n legs. AND THE WEIRD THING IS I got that same metallic taste in my mouth (I had braces on at the time too) so it just tasted like I had a bunch of change coins in my mouth.

@dronesinconstruction 9 ай бұрын

That Garmin Sponorship ❤

@CardGuy 9 ай бұрын

You’ve had some close calls recently with that ocean snake and now this. Plus all your other close calls. God has been looking over you. 🙏🏼

@KawiAddict46 9 ай бұрын

Holy shit what an intro! 😮 Glad you're alright man!

@lindabollea9175 9 ай бұрын

it was close to you .. yes .. the reverberation is incredible

@Sflhunter 9 ай бұрын

I grew up in south Florida and lots of time on lake okeechobee, I had a similar situation duck hunting setting up the decoys. Storm rolled in and lightning struck a tree 10 feet away and it blew up and covered us in chunks on the small floating island we setup in for concealment, I believe the neoprene chest waders might’ve helps us not feel it like you did but we couldn’t here for a good 2/3 hrs of bad ringing. Definitely lost some hearing from that one.

@stewboyq5216 9 ай бұрын

Lol I love how he’s like yeah we were about 15 feet from certain death. Buy the new garmin watch so your family can find your corpse!

@dustinmcdonald1784 5 ай бұрын

Mitch was pissed…. Lol he’s like this is why you listen

@justinrobinson17 9 ай бұрын

Me and my cousin had almost the exact same thing happen to us a few years back while fishing. His girlfriend called and told him we better head back we have a big storm coming and we didn't listen not even 10 minutes later lightning hit about 10 to 20ft away from us. Probably the scariest thing I've ever had happen.

@EddiXP Ай бұрын

Forrest has all the crazy clips lol

@mimmkey Ай бұрын

That was a seriously close call. Would've been the worst loss since Steve Irwin. I'm so glad you guys are okay.

@cal3566 9 ай бұрын

Good ad for Garmin though. Glad you're alright Forrest 👍

@ZeFroz3n0ne907 9 ай бұрын

Jeeeeeeeeeeeez! Glad you guys are ok! Please be careful on your journeys! From Eastern Washington state, got some gnarly lightning storms there, glad I'm up north now, just gotta deal with bears and moose. 😆

@ZeFroz3n0ne907 9 ай бұрын

My parents would take my siblings and I out in the old Dodge 1-ton van during thunder/lightning storms and would play classical music. Some of the best memories I have from living there.

@ibyoung8501 9 ай бұрын

thank god you are ok man stay safe

@craigarnold323 9 ай бұрын

I fish the back country, at the first sign of lightning pack it up and run towards the ramp, if you can see the storm and dodge it you're good. If you can't see the storm run to the ramp and live to fish another day.

@lindysmallwood2039 9 ай бұрын

Every time I see this video I jump and gasp. You are so lucky. You and anyone who was hit should have had medical attention. You can have a heart attack after being struck by lightning. The heart attack can happen hours later. Be safe out there. Blessings ❤️🌺

@patrickvanhoesen9425 9 ай бұрын

Ok, so I live basically on the New Mexico Colorado state line about an hour north of Taos. About 2 months ago I was laying on the ground under the 65 Volkswagen Bus that I'm restoring. I was on my back had a wrench and I was reaching up to tighten the master cylinder bolts and I heard the lightening crack, I seen the arc from my wrench to the bolt and then I felt the shock. All happened in a split second. My friend was standing 4 feet away. He said he seen the lightening bolt strike a mile, ish, away. That electricity ran underground almost a mile away and I felt it enough to not only scare the ever loving shit out of me but also make me pretty damned concerned. I could feel pain in my left shoulder, armpit, chest and the top few ribs. Luckily the shock didn't travel through my heart directly. Holy shit!! I'm 44, been all over the damn place, never even came close to being struck. Smh. Definitely made me start thinking twice about doing certain things as recklessly as I have done in the past.

@MrThenry1988 8 ай бұрын

Been there for sure. One time at my house and one time in th 90s on a creek.

@Jimmyandtony 9 ай бұрын

I got struck by lightning too, unbelievable experience!

@riffdagg6701 4 ай бұрын

Great video, love your content. One question, you get into a body of water, with alligators, in a thunder and lightning storm, and you call it a controlled environment? 🤨