Maybe tall buildings attract cloudfalls, like lightning rods attract lightning strikes?
Which reminds me -- one night some years ago, when I was still living in downtown L.A., a heavy rainstorm happened to rage over the city, with lots of thunder and lightning, and naturally I wanted to go out in the cool, wet night air and experience the rare thrill of a rainstorm in SoCal. Only, instead of going down to the street below, I chose to go up on the roof and walk around taking in the view of the city. I had my umbrella of course, and after a couple minutes of enjoying the wonderful sight of nighttime L.A. with all the bright lights in the rain, it suddenly occurred to me; here I was, slowly walking around on the roof of a 12-story building in the midst of an electrical storm, carrying an umbrella with metal ribs over my head!
I ducked inside, and fast.
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