Too Much Excitement, Too Early

I've been up since around 3:30 this morning. It was at that time that the most vicious fucking thunderstorm I have been in was right on top of where I live. It was movie lighting ... where you hear and see it at the same time. Because it was right fucking on top of us.

One bolt hit a tree behind the apartment 2 away from mine, causing the tree to explode, and arced into the apartment's back bed room, hitting a socket and starting a fire. The fire pretty much destroyed that room, but was contained and did not spread further, and no one was hurt. Other than the pervasive smell of damp burnt wood from that apartment everywhere in the area, my apartment is ok.

Another bolt, witnessed by someone from the apartment that was hit, struck my neighbor's car, and then arced up over the building, setting off the car alarm. These strikes were shaking the fucking building like I've never felt.

Yet another bolt apparently struck another building in the complex, starting a fire in the dryer vent there.

So yea... in work early today.