Moonwind
Well-known member
Just wanted to let everyone know that yesterday we were hit by lightening, which fried, fricasseed, and sauteed just about every electronic doo-dad we own. It actually hit our watermain, shattering the pipe and leaving us without running water in the house until today. (We did have plenty of rainwater though - about 10 inches in less than 12 hours - after we collected a couple of trashcans full of that, we could at least flush the toilets :laugh
Anywho, the bolt followed the pipe up to the house and surged through it leaving nothing plugged in untouched. Both of our desktop computers were sizzled, as were the printers, the scanners, and the sound system on the hubby's editing system. All of which were plugged into surge protectors - expensive ones! Luckily, both hard drives are OK, we just have to get everything that surrounds them replaced and/or fixed. We also lost one TV, all the VCRs, the DVD players, the surround sound to the entertainment center, the phones, and the transformer on the air conditioner - just to name a few of our fused items. (Fused literally in some cases!)
Its too bad no one had a camera at that exact moment, though. Our neighbor across the street actually saw it. She said the lightening streaked down and hit the ground and caused a HUGE fireball. That was followed by a loud "crack" and "boom". I was still in bed asleep, so I only caught the "crack" and "boom" which shook the house and almost knocked me out of my bed. Oh, yea, and almost scared both my cats and me half to death!
And so, to the moral of this sad tale. BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER DATA RELIGIOUSLY!!!! (We did - WHEW!!!) And if there is going to be bad weather in your area UNPLUG EVERYTHING YOU OWN!! (How I wish we had!) Save yourselves and all your electronics and PULL THOSE PLUGS!
Oh, and when you call your husband (or wife) to let them know what happened, warn them that there will be a firetruck in front of the house to avoid seeing them look like this :shocked:! Unless, of course, you enjoy seeing them look like :shocked: ... :grin:
Anywho, the bolt followed the pipe up to the house and surged through it leaving nothing plugged in untouched. Both of our desktop computers were sizzled, as were the printers, the scanners, and the sound system on the hubby's editing system. All of which were plugged into surge protectors - expensive ones! Luckily, both hard drives are OK, we just have to get everything that surrounds them replaced and/or fixed. We also lost one TV, all the VCRs, the DVD players, the surround sound to the entertainment center, the phones, and the transformer on the air conditioner - just to name a few of our fused items. (Fused literally in some cases!)Its too bad no one had a camera at that exact moment, though. Our neighbor across the street actually saw it. She said the lightening streaked down and hit the ground and caused a HUGE fireball. That was followed by a loud "crack" and "boom". I was still in bed asleep, so I only caught the "crack" and "boom" which shook the house and almost knocked me out of my bed. Oh, yea, and almost scared both my cats and me half to death!
And so, to the moral of this sad tale. BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER DATA RELIGIOUSLY!!!! (We did - WHEW!!!) And if there is going to be bad weather in your area UNPLUG EVERYTHING YOU OWN!! (How I wish we had!) Save yourselves and all your electronics and PULL THOSE PLUGS!
Oh, and when you call your husband (or wife) to let them know what happened, warn them that there will be a firetruck in front of the house to avoid seeing them look like this :shocked:! Unless, of course, you enjoy seeing them look like :shocked: ... :grin:
