is there a scientific reason not to shower during a thunderstorm?
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I have been shocked while washing a butter knife, while standing barefoot on a terrazzo floor during a heavy thunderstorm inside with closed windows and doors. It hurt like hell, but didn’t do any damage. Shocked through the running water. I would hate to imagine how that would feel in the shower.
Most comments are focused on the personal injury risk, but there is an environmental reason to limit your showers during a storm.
Many older cities (including much of NYC) use a [Combined Sewer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_sewer) system which treats storm water and waste water together. During major storms it exceeds capacity and overflows, polluting the water nearby.
For this reason the [NYC Dept of Environmental Protection recommends you limit showers during a heavy storm](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dep/downloads/pdf/water/stormwater/stormwater-management-protecting-our-waterways-ms4.pdf) (page 20 of the pdf).
I have been shocked while washing a butter knife, while standing barefoot on a terrazzo floor during a heavy thunderstorm inside with closed windows and doors. It hurt like hell, but didn’t do any damage. Shocked through the running water. I would hate to imagine how that would feel in the shower.
Most comments are focused on the personal injury risk, but there is an environmental reason to limit your showers during a storm.
Many older cities (including much of NYC) use a [Combined Sewer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_sewer) system which treats storm water and waste water together. During major storms it exceeds capacity and overflows, polluting the water nearby.
For this reason the [NYC Dept of Environmental Protection recommends you limit showers during a heavy storm](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dep/downloads/pdf/water/stormwater/stormwater-management-protecting-our-waterways-ms4.pdf) (page 20 of the pdf).
I have been shocked while washing a butter knife, while standing barefoot on a terrazzo floor during a heavy thunderstorm inside with closed windows and doors. It hurt like hell, but didn’t do any damage. Shocked through the running water. I would hate to imagine how that would feel in the shower.
Most comments are focused on the personal injury risk, but there is an environmental reason to limit your showers during a storm.
Many older cities (including much of NYC) use a [Combined Sewer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_sewer) system which treats storm water and waste water together. During major storms it exceeds capacity and overflows, polluting the water nearby.
For this reason the [NYC Dept of Environmental Protection recommends you limit showers during a heavy storm](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dep/downloads/pdf/water/stormwater/stormwater-management-protecting-our-waterways-ms4.pdf) (page 20 of the pdf).
Back in early 2000’s ….my wife was on the landline phone and I do believe lightning struck near the house. It jolted the phone out of my wife’s hand and flung it across the room….Like a scene out of poltergeist.
Back in early 2000’s ….my wife was on the landline phone and I do believe lightning struck near the house. It jolted the phone out of my wife’s hand and flung it across the room….Like a scene out of poltergeist.
Back in early 2000’s ….my wife was on the landline phone and I do believe lightning struck near the house. It jolted the phone out of my wife’s hand and flung it across the room….Like a scene out of poltergeist.
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