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·Hey everyone. No, not another Tiki Bar question, rather a short story for you. Its totally true and just happened.
I live in Daytona Beach, FL, for college. As you may already know, Death is Omnipresent in Florida. We have these hellacious thunderstorms every day. Well, tonight while i was at "work" (UPS), my apartment building was struck by lightning. My roommate's computer, the guy upstairs' computer, and the guy across the hall's computer--all fried. They had surge protection. But the lightning hit the PHONE box on the side of the building. My computer was the only one to have the phone line protected. Thats why i'm still online, and they're upset. SO, make sure your computers are protected...and don't go to wal-mart and be a cheapa$$ just to save a few bucks...How much is your computer and the data on it worth to you, not to mention all the headaches of reloading software, etc. None of the computers were even on, by the way, except mine...and the only thing i had happen was a loss of power and my surge suppressor's circuit breaker popped. my roommate's TV also got fried, but mine is protected, cable and electrically. So, my friends, in conclusion, i ask you, "When was the last time you checked your surge protector?"
By the way, as a rule, everything i own worth more than $20 is protected.
mike
Give me Jeep or Give me Death!!!
(Will trade functioning organs for CJ-7 or flatfender)
I live in Daytona Beach, FL, for college. As you may already know, Death is Omnipresent in Florida. We have these hellacious thunderstorms every day. Well, tonight while i was at "work" (UPS), my apartment building was struck by lightning. My roommate's computer, the guy upstairs' computer, and the guy across the hall's computer--all fried. They had surge protection. But the lightning hit the PHONE box on the side of the building. My computer was the only one to have the phone line protected. Thats why i'm still online, and they're upset. SO, make sure your computers are protected...and don't go to wal-mart and be a cheapa$$ just to save a few bucks...How much is your computer and the data on it worth to you, not to mention all the headaches of reloading software, etc. None of the computers were even on, by the way, except mine...and the only thing i had happen was a loss of power and my surge suppressor's circuit breaker popped. my roommate's TV also got fried, but mine is protected, cable and electrically. So, my friends, in conclusion, i ask you, "When was the last time you checked your surge protector?"
By the way, as a rule, everything i own worth more than $20 is protected.
mike
Give me Jeep or Give me Death!!!
(Will trade functioning organs for CJ-7 or flatfender)