In San Francisco

[Veronis]

I'm in San Francisco for work this week. Last night I was out bar-hopping with a coworker in the lightning storm, and we got drenched. By drenched, I mean we looked like we just crawled out of a pool by the time we got back to the hotel. Who needs public transportation when you have the option to walk 5 miles or so through the pouring rain with no umbrella?

In case anyone missed it in news - sometime in the middle of this, lightning struck all four towers of the SF bay bridge, which is unheard of. Here's a 20-second exposure a photographer took from their office.

 

[Dexenthes]

Holy cow... that is truly amazing

 

[potted_plants]

I read a article about that! Crazy.
Down here we are getting similar weather-- absolutely getting dumped with rain. There are also lightning strikes nearby.... hopefully it hasn't started fires.

Edit:
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Port-Building-Struck-by-Lightning-147394675.html

 

[carnivoure12]

Wow, that moment must've been shocking for the photographers, and people watching

 

[amphirion]

You crazy... Hahaha. How many others participated in this tom-foolery? I hope today's weather made up for it. I was up in the City for a work gig myself. Awesome shot by that guy. All within 20 seconds... crazy.

 

[Veronis]

You crazy... Hahaha. How many others participated in this tom-foolery?

Well, only two of us from the office were in SF to begin with. But there were hundreds+ of sober/drunk san franciscans out and about, just as dumb and wet as we were.

Those with umbreallas were still soaked from the waist down.

 

[Peatmoss]

*peatmoss heads outside with his camera to look for lightning*

Awesome shot!

 

[bluemax]

That image is burned into my brain for life. Thank you for posting it Veronis.