I frequently hear folks whine about not doing OW because open water is gross, dirty, scary, full of germs, etc.
Well, here you go:
www.cnn.com/.../index.html
Don't try this at home, BUT, I don't worry about lightning in the pool. If they close the public pool due to lightning, I just head to my neighborhood pool.
Try Googling "pool lightning deaths" and see how many you find. I found zero.
Hmmm ... I might just try this at home. I found this quote:
"
The Redwoods Group Insurance Program for YMCAs
Risk Management Topic
Lightning Safety
According to the National Lightning Safety Institute, lightning kills more people in the U.S. each year than hurricanes and tornadoes combined, with 756 people killed between 1990 and 2003."
here ...www.redwoodsgroup.com/.../RMTLightningSafety.asp ... which seems to be the total number of people killed by lightning, not just by pool - lightning strikes.
Maybe I will try this at home ... swimming through the storm.
Don't try this at home, BUT, I don't worry about lightning in the pool. If they close the public pool due to lightning, I just head to my neighborhood pool.
Try Googling "pool lightning deaths" and see how many you find. I found zero.
Hmmm ... I might just try this at home. I found this quote:
"
The Redwoods Group Insurance Program for YMCAs
Risk Management Topic
Lightning Safety
According to the National Lightning Safety Institute, lightning kills more people in the U.S. each year than hurricanes and tornadoes combined, with 756 people killed between 1990 and 2003."
here ...www.redwoodsgroup.com/.../RMTLightningSafety.asp ... which seems to be the total number of people killed by lightning, not just by pool - lightning strikes.
Maybe I will try this at home ... swimming through the storm.
