Parents House Was Owned By Lightning Over The Weekend

[water]

No pics unfortunately because we couldn't find a visible point where it struck. It did however burn out one of their TVs, their cable modem (but not PC), my brother's xbox, the toaster, and a few other odds and ends. They had to have an electrician come and fix it at 3am and they supposedly had to take the master breaker APART in order to switch it back because it had been partially fused in the off position.

Sarcasmo's thread about weather control was right, the war has begun.

 

[theacoustician]

I don't see why they wouldn't wait till morning to get the electrician out.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Goddamn that sucks

My condolences

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Happened to us at our NH house, it took out the phone line, the alarm system (hardwired, so it blew every contact in the system, the panel, AND the battery), my Cisco 2500, my cable modem, my router, my wife's PC's motherboard, my pc's ethernet port, the cieling fan in the living room, and an outlet in the basement.

 

[fly]

Happened to us at our NH house, it took out the phone line, the alarm system (hardwired, so it blew every contact in the system, the panel, AND the battery), my Cisco 2500, my cable modem, my router, my wife's PC's motherboard, my pc's ethernet port, the cieling fan in the living room, and an outlet in the basement.

It's sure to happen at your new home too.






Twice.

 

[smileynev]

Thats why we have a twenty foot steel rod protruding from our roof.

 

[kiwi]

Thats why we have a twenty foot steel rod protruding from our roof.

So that your house will be a prime subject for getting struck?

 

[smileynev]

So that your house will be a prime subject for getting struck?

How else will I power my "device"

 

[fly]

How else will I power my "device"

jiggawatts

 

[smileynev]

jiggawatts

jigglewatts

 

[b_sinning]

God was trying to make sure your parents didn't spawn again.

 

[Thorn Bird]

God was trying to make sure your parents didn't spawn again.

or punish them for spawning in the first place.

 

[Sarcasmo]

Knyte AND Chikken have been affected by "lightning strikes"? Yeah, that's a coincidence...

 

[djduquet]

I don't see why they wouldn't wait till morning to get the electrician out.

Good question. I would bet that it wasn't his parents action, but the power company. Perhaps it's a small town where customer service still exists.

On another note, I'd be willing to be that your parents are going to be more than happy to invest in a lightening rod to deflect it to the ground instead of your high-priced electrical equipment.

 

[smileynev]

Good question. I would bet that it wasn't his parents action, but the power company. Perhaps it's a small town where customer service still exists.

On another note, I'd be willing to be that your parents are going to be more than happy to invest in a lightening rod to deflect it to the ground instead of your high-priced electrical equipment.

They should have gone down to the radioshack and spent 5 bucks on a damn surge protector.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

They should have gone down to the radioshack and spent 5 bucks on a damn surge protector.

Lightning took out those too

Actually they were $15 a piece

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Knyte AND Chikken have been affected by "lightning strikes"? Yeah, that's a coincidence...

My former employers are NOT pleased....

 

[fly]

Knyte AND Chikken have been affected by "lightning strikes"? Yeah, that's a coincidence...

 

[water]

They should have gone down to the radioshack and spent 5 bucks on a damn surge protector.

You put surge protectors on your toaster, TVs, and xbox?

 

[b_sinning]

You put surge protectors on your toaster, TVs, and xbox?

I would on surge protectors on tvs or an x-box. Anything worth over $50 gets a surge protector.