Yes, our covered porch was held up by a large metal post on each side of the front. They were painted to match the frame house so though we knew they were metal I guess he just didn’t make the connection or thought it would never happen to him. My dog was totally freaked by storms after that and would hide under a bed, but my dad kept going out to watch. Sounds crazy I know but he was not killed by a storm so guess he was right.
Many times when we discover what a family member is/was thinking, it often is not what we thought!
My mother told a story of something that happened when she was young -
Living in New York City (Manhattan) at the time, during an electrical storm in the summer, a ball of lightening danced in one apartment window, and out the other!
I believe the windows were side by side - not across the room.
In the history of the world, this has most probably happened to many people.
It’s recently that I thought how I neglected to ask my parents to expound on stories I heard as a youngster. I’m thinking this neglect was because I was busy raising my own kids and never thought to ask.