I do not have any statistics on lightning, but I am sure that, considering the vast number of lightning bolts that I, personally, have witnessed, there are nearly as many people infested with lightning. During this summer season, we would all be well advised to take steps to avoid being struck by lightning. Here are some examples of things one can do to avert electrical catastrophe. Golf is a stupid game. I know this because watching a golf tournament is about as exciting as watching slugs mate.
Golf is also stupid because golf has been know to be fatal during electrical storms.
Years ago, I heard that two famous professional golfers I think it was Trevino and, possibly, Eisenhower were struck by lightning while playing in a tournament. Maybe they were loitering around under a tree, dripping wet, waving their 9 irons or something, I don t know. The thing is, although neither man was killed, the lightning strike apparently made them putt funny or something, and all of the golf people made a big fuss over it. I even started watching televised golf, hoping for another lightning bolt. But, after a few weeks of nary a cloud visible above any major televised tournament, I lost interest.