Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson wrote:

> She replied by telling me about Japanese thunder, where you get the rumble
> first, then the lightning.

Typical... Not only is Japanese snow "unique", but so is their lightning.

> Anyway, I realised a "Yes, dear" is the correct answer, not an indepth
> analysis of the physics of lightning.

Yep... it sounds like you are catching on fast. ;-)

-- 
Dave Fossett
Saitama, Japan