I thought about The Storm myself last night. At 5 am there was an incredible blast of thunder, like a bomb going off next door. When my eyes opened, the light from the lightning was still visible. Although it didn’t hit our house, it was close enough that it triggered a GFI outlet, rendering our garage door inoperable until my brother suggested checking the GFI switch.
My brother also experienced a lightning near-hit earlier this year in Houston. Lightning struck the power pole that feeds his house, destroying the control boards in his 20 Kw generator, AC unit, whole-house dehumidifier, and dishwasher. All of these took extra time and money because of COVID-related supply-chain problems. He has since installed industrial-strength surge protectors to prevent future such problems.
Fortunately our power lines are underground here in Arizona, so our problem was minor by comparison. Still, it’s strange that we both had lightning issues this year.
Wasn’t The Storm for the bad guys?