In Florida lightning is a regular thing. I have had it popping around me lots of times. The most exciting is when it blows the top out of a nearby tree and you are showered with little sticks, on fire at both ends.
It hit the 125kv tower behind my boat dock this spring and lit the place up with an eerie blue for what seemed to be minutes but I have to believe it was only a few milliseconds. The image was still burned in your eyes for a while.
There are plenty of opportunities to sell lightning protection tho.
