Orlando Plumber w/ bad luck. - Plumbing Zone

ROCKSTARPLUMBER · 06-09-2009, 07:07 PM

Saw this on the local news in orlando during our vacation last week.

"Plumber Injured By Lightning That Hit Nearby Water Main Posted: 4:49 pm EDT June 4, 2009Updated: 6:31 pm EDT June 4, 2009 APOPKA, Fla. -- A man was injured by a lightning strike in Apopka Thursday afternoon. Eyewitness News learned that lightning hit a water main pipe near a home on Falconwood Court (see map). The man and his son arrived at the home to install a dishwasher. An electrical current from the lightning traveled two blocks through the water line and shocked the 47-year-old plumber who was working on the dishwasher. The homeowner said he went inside the kitchen to check on the man, who was conscious and asked the homeowner to check on his son. The son was ok, but when the homeowner returned to the kitchen, he found the plumber unconscious. Officials say he was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in stable condition. The plumber regained consciousness while he was on the stretcher en route to the hospital. Officials have issued a boil water alert for the neighborhood.

422 plumber · 06-09-2009, 08:08 PM

Wow,
that's tough.

Kyle181 · 06-09-2009, 08:20 PM

that would suck

ROCKSTARPLUMBER · 06-09-2009, 08:22 PM

No, it would shock.

uaplumber · 06-09-2009, 08:55 PM

Man, shocks from water service, shocks from sewer stacks, shocks from lightening strikes 2 blocks away. WOW.
I need more insurance and a ground rod.

leak1 · 06-09-2009, 09:22 PM

buzzzzzzzzzzzz! crack! ker-pow!!!!!! thats the nite when the lites went out in georgia!

ROCKSTARPLUMBER · 06-09-2009, 09:38 PM

UM, leak, Orlando is in FL.

422 plumber · 06-09-2009, 09:50 PM

RSP,
I am chuckling over that one.

Plumberman · 06-09-2009, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjbex

RSP,
I am chuckling over that one.

Me too

Protech · 06-10-2009, 12:37 PM

Fl is the lighting capital of the world.......

06-09-2009, 07:07 PM	#1
ROCKSTARPLUMBER I aint CPV see in it? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tallahassee Fl Posts: 4,647 My Photos	Orlando Plumber w/ bad luck. Saw this on the local news in orlando during our vacation last week. "Plumber Injured By Lightning That Hit Nearby Water Main Posted: 4:49 pm EDT June 4, 2009Updated: 6:31 pm EDT June 4, 2009 APOPKA, Fla. -- A man was injured by a lightning strike in Apopka Thursday afternoon. Eyewitness News learned that lightning hit a water main pipe near a home on Falconwood Court (see map). The man and his son arrived at the home to install a dishwasher. An electrical current from the lightning traveled two blocks through the water line and shocked the 47-year-old plumber who was working on the dishwasher. The homeowner said he went inside the kitchen to check on the man, who was conscious and asked the homeowner to check on his son. The son was ok, but when the homeowner returned to the kitchen, he found the plumber unconscious. Officials say he was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in stable condition. The plumber regained consciousness while he was on the stretcher en route to the hospital. Officials have issued a boil water alert for the neighborhood. __________________ My Name Is Rockstarplumber, and I Am Second. Tallahassee Plumber Tallahassee Water line repair Tallahassee Tankless Water Heater Plumber Killearn Lakes Service Repair

06-09-2009, 08:08 PM	#2
422 plumber soccer mom Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gardner, Il. Posts: 2,970 My Photos	Wow, that's tough. __________________ Just a sinner saved by grace

06-09-2009, 08:22 PM	#4
ROCKSTARPLUMBER I aint CPV see in it? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tallahassee Fl Posts: 4,647 My Photos	No, it would shock. __________________ My Name Is Rockstarplumber, and I Am Second. Tallahassee Plumber Tallahassee Water line repair Tallahassee Tankless Water Heater Plumber Killearn Lakes Service Repair

06-09-2009, 08:55 PM	#5
uaplumber Plumbing Contractor Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Westlock, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,436 My Photos	Man, shocks from water service, shocks from sewer stacks, shocks from lightening strikes 2 blocks away. WOW. I need more insurance and a ground rod. __________________ B&B Plumbing Inc http://www.westlockplumber.com Plumbing and Heating in Westlock, Alberta

06-09-2009, 09:38 PM	#7
ROCKSTARPLUMBER I aint CPV see in it? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tallahassee Fl Posts: 4,647 My Photos	UM, leak, Orlando is in FL. __________________ My Name Is Rockstarplumber, and I Am Second. Tallahassee Plumber Tallahassee Water line repair Tallahassee Tankless Water Heater Plumber Killearn Lakes Service Repair

06-09-2009, 08:20 PM	#3
Kyle181 Dream Team Founder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 315 My Photos	that would suck

06-09-2009, 09:22 PM	#6
leak1 master of disaster Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ohio- usa Posts: 758 My Photos	buzzzzzzzzzzzz! crack! ker-pow!!!!!! thats the nite when the lites went out in georgia!

06-09-2009, 09:50 PM	#8
422 plumber soccer mom Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gardner, Il. Posts: 2,970 My Photos	RSP, I am chuckling over that one. __________________ Just a sinner saved by grace

06-10-2009, 12:37 PM	#10
Protech ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Polk County, Florida Posts: 7,167 My Photos	Fl is the lighting capital of the world....... __________________ Plumber, Repiping, Replumbing, Leak Detection, Solar Water Heater, Drain Cleaner, Pipe Leak, Polk County Plumber, Lakeland Plumber, Winter Haven Plumber, Haines City Plumber, Bartow Plumber

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