"I'd stayed for some cheesecake..." lucky homeowner escapes lightening bolt
– Tony DicoratoI'd gone to may parents for my Sunday evening meal and decided to stay a little longer for some cheesecake.If I'd not had that and left 15 minutes earlier I would have been back home when it happened.
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