When lightning strikes

[riddler]

Sitting in the tub last night watching some lightning in the sky. It looks real nice , but does anybody think it is a wise idea to get out of the water when you see lightning ! My tub sits under a roof, but it is still outdoors. Do you treat it as if it were a swimmking pool and get the @#%$@  out , or is it safer than being totally outdoors in a  regular pool. Kind of a crazy question , but does anyone have an opinion about getting fried !!

[Brewman]

Depends on your risk tolerance.  

If there were storms afoot, I'd personally stay in the house.

If it was just sheet lightning in the distance, and didn't feel like a storm was brewing, I might stay in the tub.

But that's just me.  You gotta do what you gotta do.
Brewman

[Vinny]

You should get out of the water anytime you suspect lightning. Lightning has been known to strike 80 miles away from a storm.

It is also suggested to stay out of a shower, hang up corded telephones and stay away from doors, windows and don't touch anything metal thats grounded while in a storm.

Vinny

AND DON'T EVER RUN WITH A FORK IN YOUR HAND!!   LOL

[Soakin]

My opinion on "getting fried" is that it is best not to (at least not by electricity)!

I once asked the safety director of an indoor pool why we had to evacuate during a thunderstorm.  She explained that a lightning strike anywhere in the vicinity has the potential to travel through any conductor available and create a shock far away from the strike.  This includes the electrical lines, water pipes, etc that service the pool building.  So even though the pool is indoors and not subject to a direct strike, their policy is to err on the side of safety.  Although I wasn't happy about having to leave the pool, it was hard to argue with that logic.  I would say the same appies to the hot tub.

With a nod to the late Johnnie Cochran:  When in doubt, get out!

[wmccall]

Ask Lee Trevino if he has a hot tub. I think he has been hit by lightning a few times.

[Tman122]

If your really really TALL, like higher than the trees and stuff around you your chances of getting hit are about the same as getting in a car accident today if you live in Northern Minnesota!!.....Oooops gota go kid just smashed his car!!

[Chas]

give us an update on the kid, and the car (in that order) as soon as you can Roger....

[Guttboy]

Get out of the tub.  Plain and simple.  We lost a guy on the flightline a few years back from a lighting strike.  Bottom line is get out of the tub.  But if ya want to tempt fate I cant stop ya.

[Chas]

Non-union lightning is safer: it can't strike.