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Originally Posted by Lancerbye  What are the real odds of getting struck by lightning? Are they higher than that of winning the lottery? |
I'm no expert (as you already know
). My understanding (& after reading the posts in this thread), is that we're more likely to be hit in area's prone to lightning. Like the above posts mention, there's nothing we can do to prevent being struck, so its probably a bit like the "lottery" (as you state)
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Anyone think I'm wrong?
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When I was very young( when dinosaurs ruled the earth)
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You know, I knew another old salt who was in his 80's[1] & I don't think the dinosaurs were around then... were they???
[1] was an active Italian ex-fisherman, shot ducks, netted for whitebait & even had a couple of girlfriends on the go
Edit: I don't know the odds, but like most people here, have read of other boats getting hit.