Growing up in Pennsylvania, I had a childhood home that was hit by lightning four times! First, a lightning bolt struck the TV antenna, blowing up our television. A few years later, lightning ripped off a large branch from a tree in our front yard. A couple of years later, lightning shot out of our bathroom showerhead! Later that year, another bolt of lightning struck a second tree in our yard, splitting it right down the middle. Living through those scary storms made me real