Driving home from Hounslow this afternoon/evening, yes it took a long time, the weather changed considerably and big clouds developed over the Pennines. The Radio was covering various weather features, one of which was about lightning-the meteorological phenomenon. I have written about this before.
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/lightning-strikes-ghost.html
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-ghost-of-n17.html
The programme was about chances of being struck by a lightning bolt....imagine! It's men who tend to get hit more, mainly because they are more likely to take risks.....or be silly?
Don't stand under a tree, near a pylon, by a flagpost, near water, don't go fishing or swim. Don't be too tall and if you happen to be on a huge flat field in the Mid-West of the USA and a storm starts, well curl up in a ball and wait for the storm to pass!
It can be distessing....................
The Moroka Swallows and Jomo Cosmos in South Africa suffered!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNJRPOltifI
On February 25th 1967, Highgate United FC from the West Midlands league were playing Enfield Town from the Isthmian League in an FA Amateur Cup quarter-final. The game was interrupted by a lightning strike in the 28th minute, with Enfield leading 1-0. All players felt the strike but the major casualty was Tony Allden, who died,as a result at the young age of 23. A crowd of around 3,000 witnessed this and the game was abandoned, of course.
Tony is fourth from left back row, the big lad.
The rearranged game was held at Aston Villa with a crowd of more than 30,000 attending, the receipts going to the player's "charity". A few minutes to remember.....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-39081175
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