Madman, being from Houston you should understand all of this already (methinks you are just trying to stir the pot a bit) but lightning doesn't just strike the tallest object and disappear. Once it strikes it finds the path of least resistance and continues to travel. A person can be standing a hundred feet from the strike and can still be electrocuted from an underground charge. My neighborhood has underground electric lines, no poles and wires above ground, yet I have lost many electronic devices when lightning strikes a nearby tree then travels underground to find the buried power line which then fries my computer, DVD player, radio, etc.
Being from Florida, the lightning capital of the country, lightning storms are almost a daily occurrence during the summer when the afternoon thunderstorms roll in. They can be quite violent with strikes every few seconds. I have been caught in them too many times while out fishing in the Gulf with nowhere to hide. It ain't fun. I've had the hair on my head stand on end from so much static electricity build up, knowing this is a precursor of a lightning strike. I've had sparks arc from the tip of my VHF radio antenna and from the stainless steering wheel to my hand. I have a friend whose father was killed by a lightning strike while playing baseball.
Am I afraid of lightning? Let's just say I am very cautious and respectful of its power.