“Years ago now — 15 years ago — I was in Washington doing ‘Meet the Press.’ It was a sunny Sunday and lightning struck at home on a little lake that is outside of our home — not on a lake, a big pond,” Biden said.
“And it hit a wire and came up underneath our home into the heating ducts, air conditioning ducts. And to make a long story short, I almost lost my wife, my ’67 Corvette and my cat.”
It's a personal rule for me that I never say "I know what you're going through" because no one has ever said that to me and been right. Sometimes I'll say "I had a similar experience, it made me feel this way, and this brought me comfort. Maybe it will comfort you. If it doesn't, let me know if there is anything else I can do."