'Hell-banger!'

Today, was a planned departure.  Then, a sudden realization, that I now find myself remaining one more day. More proof towards one of my underlying philosophies... planning, results in heavenly laughter!

Went for a short ride today, which resulted in me racing a storm!  Arrived at my final destination, and then watched and experienced what I call a "hell-banger" of a storm!

Over an hour of heavy rain (door, window, and carpet by the door, on the inside - wet), lightning about every 30 seconds, for a good 5 minutes (closest strike, according to weather resources, ~370 feet away - given GPS error), a few "brown-outs", and 50+ mph gusts for a few minutes (I locked down my bike, yet still saw it rock a little bit...)

The term, "hell-banger" is a result of the thunder, which resulted from the lightning... every 30 to 60 seconds... for a good solid 5 minutes!  Quite an experience actually.  Ranks right up there with having a near lightning strike, which is another story all together, and another post.  The strobe of a flash, followed by another... then the resulting crash, which is still occurring when the 'crack' begins!

I have been asked many questions throughout my life.  Obviously, I have given almost as many answers.  Lately, my favorite type of question starts with, "Did you..."  When asked this type of question, I typically rephrase it into another question, in an attempt to gain clarity as to what is truly being asked.  "Do I..."

I have found that lately, the majority of time, my answer to both forms... are yes.  And that tends to catch a few people off-guard... so to speak.

There is a subtle difference between "hell-raising" and "hell-banging."

So, I change the question!

"Are you..." 

"Am I..."