Joani and I lived in Tennessee during our teen years, so we still have some high school friends that live in the area.
Good friends Joey and Susan held their annual Independence Day Pool Party (a few days early). All went well until a pretty violent storm decided to rage over our heads. Joey checked his radar app and found it was just a small storm. Unfortunately, it parked above us and dumped between 5 and 6 inches of rain on the party - it was easy to gauge by the water level in the pool. Everyone huddled under the cabana poolside but with the wind, we were all soaked eventually.
Several times the lightning struck so close the flash of light and crack of thunder appeared simultaneously. In fact, one lightning strike was close enough to the house that it fried their big flat screen TV and satellite dish receiver.
When the torrential downpour eased up a bit we made a dash to the house and gorged ourselves on delicious ham sandwiches and a wide array of sides and desserts. Even with the rain, it was a great afternoon and a nice start to our stay in Tennessee.
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