We had a major lightning strike around 11 Tuesday night. We lost our cable & internet which we just got back about an hour ago. The huge, tall pine took a direct hit .... pretty amazing how far the debris was thrown. Fortunately, the house/well pump are ok except for the cable service. The golf cart that is used for chores is “toast” ... pine that was struck is right next to the shed where the cart was on the charger. It blew half the rafter apart where the charger was hanging & fried it, plus the golf card is “dead” ... will have to take it to the shop and see how bad it is ... probably needs all the expensive stuff replaced!
Redid the ‘crow’ fence - easier to get into. Jalapenos are coming in - jalapeno “poppers” are on the menu for tomorrow’s picnic. First Black Krim tomato was ripe and the first tomato sandwich of the year was terrific! I didn’t check on my little zucchini for a couple of days and it’s now a whopper zucchini ... huge! Two more small ones are on the vine and the cucumber plant that barely survived is climbing the fence support and blooming up a storm. We have plenty of bees (bumble mostly) on the clover so pollination should not be a problem. We’re almost having too much rain - more expected this evening.
Happy Independence Day to all!
Those lightening strikes can be costly. We had 3 computers and a TV fried once. Had to replace them all. The phone line is the weak link.
If storms get really bad now, we turn everything off and make sure that includes the phone line to the electronics.