[LAU] thunderstorm

[TheOther]

david wrote:
> TheOther wrote:
>> david wrote:
>>> I have a friend who owns a small farm in Illinois (6000 acres). A couple
>>> of times now, he's been out in the field working on or near large
>>> farming equipment when lightning struck. One time, he came to on the
>>> other side of the equipment from where'd he been working!
>>>
>>> Hawaii's pretty tame on lightning ...
>> Small farm....6000 acres of Illinois farmland... Boy *that* brought a 
>> smile to my face.
> 
> He described it as small. I understand by comparison to many other farms 
> in the area at the time, it was small.
> 
> That was many years ago - haven't had any contact with him since.

Hello David,

I believe you when he said it was a "small" farm.

There's that wonderful British talent for understatement, that's very 
much alive and well in the Midwest of the USA.  Understatement is a 
highly valued form of humour in the Midwest.

Best,
Stephen.