> Something about my apartment...static electricity must be building to several million > volts, because when I get a zap it nearly causes my whole body to spasm.
I got a real nasty one getting out of my car on a cold, dry day one time. My leg was touching the door sill, and when my foot hit the ground, I got zapped right in the calf muscle. My whole leg twitched and I kicked the lower dash almost hard enough to crack it.