--- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > having trouble accessing that page at 0800 GMT > > However, inside a car can be a pretty safe place in > an electrical storm -
Absolutely no problem accessing at 12:00 GMT. Besides causing temporary blindness, in my opinion, a person inside the car woudl definitely benefit from a "strong heart" - the thunderclap is quite loud. As a shelter, the car may be safer than outside if there is no thing else around or if one is caught driving. As a compulsively chosen shelter I don't know ... Here is the verbatim from the link I posted earlier, in case it is still inaccessible: "A safe vehicle is a hard-topped car, SUV, minivan, bus, tractor, etc. (soft-topped convertibles are not safe) . If you seek shelter in your vehicle, make sure all doors are closed and windows rolled up. Do not touch any metal surfaces. If you're driving when a thunderstorm starts, pull off the roadway. A lightning flash hitting the vehicle could startle you and cause temporary blindness, especially at night. Do not use electronic devices such as HAM radios or cell phones during a thunderstorm. Lightning striking the vehicle, especially the antennae, could cause serious injury if you are talking on the radio or holding the microphone at the time of the flash. Emergency officials such as police officers, firefighters, security officers, etc., should use extreme caution using radio equipment when lightning is in the area. Your vehicle and its electronics may be damaged if hit by lightning. Vehicles struck by lightning are known to have flat tires the next day. This occurs because the lightning punctures tiny holes in the tires. Vehicles have caught fire after being struck by lightning; however, there is no modern day documented cases of vehicles "exploding" due to a lightning flash." - Harman __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
