The Storm

Last night we had a major storm blow into town. I was in one of the worst places to be during a storm - on the golf course. Metal clubs and metal spikes do not go well with lightning.

About the third hole the sky began to look a little ominous to the north. No biggie. I checked the weather radar on my Blackberry and it seemed like it was moving away from us. So we kept playing.

We came to the 6th hole and there was a sudden flash of lightning on the horizon. Checked the Blackberry and their was definitely a storm moving in on us now. At this point in time we were about as far away from the club house as you could possibly be.

So we started to play our way back to the clubhouse ahead of the storm. I checked my Blackberry again at the end of the seventh hole. This time it informed me we were under a severe thunderstorm warning. It was 7:07pm and the report said the storm was due to arrive in Elburn at 7:20pm. We had 13 minutes.

So what did we do - we played the 8th hole. My wife told me that only a bunch of guys would do that. We got to the green. Dan Peska was excited because he had a putt for birdie. But that was when I saw the dark clouds breach the horizon.

I promptly informed the group that I was going in. But Dan wanted to try to make his birdie putt. I said that was fine, but I'm going in. So we hopped on a golf cart and away we went arriving just seconds before the brunt of the storm hit without a moment to spare.

I'm sure there is a sermon illustration somewhere in this story. I'm not sure what it is, but I am glad I am safe from the storm. It was by far my worst round of golf this year, but it will be by far the most memorable adventure.

I arrived home that night to find a dark house. Our electricity was out. Abby thought is was funny the lights were out. She really liked having a flashlight party.