thunderstorm damages!

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sun Jul 15 00:17:30 2001

On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Eric Chomko wrote:

> I've been accumulating the damages from a recent thunderstorm. Wow!
> Originally I thought
> it was just a GFI breaker and the phones. But it turns out that a
> computer got hit (just a PC),
> and the cable box as well as a TV. I'm making a list (8 entries so far).
> Thank God my bro-in-law
> here in Maryland gave me a surge supressor that I put on my SWTPC. Makes
> me think I need
> more of those things.
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> Anyone else have such an event happen? Also, take this as a warning to
> protect you most valuable
> possessions. I intend to get a few more surge suppressors to protect
> stuff. This is the one and only
> time that this has happened to me, and I'm felling lucky.

Save the surge suppressors for those items that you keep powered up.
Unplug the remainder! Save money, save hardware.

                                                 - don

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Received on Sun Jul 15 2001 - 00:17:30 BST