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Do you have graphite shafts? I know that is a good conductor. My brother-
-in-law's brother told me a story about a time he was on a pier in the OBX with his graphite fishing rod. A storm was blowing up, and he turned to look at the kid next to him, and the kid's hair was standing straight up on his head. He figured it was time to get out of there. I still laugh.
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88,000 bolts of lightning hit Florida yesterday. Good day for golf.**
-- Coach McGuirk
Jul 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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07/27/26 10:22 AM ET
I thought you meant from 2 executions at FL Bureau of Prisons
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 27, 2026 at 04:25 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/27/26 04:25 PM ET
88 (mph), a bolt of lightning....1.21 GIGAWATTS!
-- Freddyburg Hokie
Jul 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM ET
Freddyburg Hokie
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07/27/26 12:40 PM ET
Maybe the fountain of youth is in FL. Lightning is time travels friend
-- OrlandoHokie
Jul 27, 2026 at 01:21 PM ET
OrlandoHokie
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07/27/26 01:21 PM ET
Eh - its a 3-iron. Not even God can hit a 3-iron.**
-- vt90
Jul 27, 2026 at 11:03 AM ET
vt90
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07/27/26 11:03 AM ET
I think the joke is a 1-iron
-- turkeywinghokie
Jul 27, 2026 at 05:09 PM ET
turkeywinghokie
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07/27/26 05:09 PM ET
I have to admit I've been that guy a time or two. Not a good feeling.**
-- Brown Water
Jul 27, 2026 at 10:46 AM ET
Brown Water
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07/27/26 10:46 AM ET
Do you have graphite shafts? I know that is a good conductor. My brother-
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-- Coach McGuirk
Jul 27, 2026 at 10:54 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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07/27/26 10:54 AM ET
I do remember the hair on my arms standing up once. Followed by the loudest
-- Brown Water
Jul 27, 2026 at 11:27 AM ET
Brown Water
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07/27/26 11:27 AM ET
Ref at the BCA game said he felt the hairs on the back of his neck rise...
-- Freddyburg Hokie
Jul 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM ET
Freddyburg Hokie
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07/27/26 12:43 PM ET
"I don't think the heavy stuff's gonna come down for quite a while."**
-- jdkhokie
Jul 27, 2026 at 10:46 AM ET
jdkhokie
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07/27/26 10:46 AM ET