*sigh*
Despite buying and using that surge protector that Steve pointed me towards, our brand new modem is not working and we strongly suspect that it was lightning that once again knocked it out. Anyway, I'm using my sister's computer to check e-mail and just hoping that I get a chance before the deadline to set my line up for this week's race.
Sorry to hear that.
You must live in a high lightning area, we get a lot here as well.
You have to unplug from the phone line when a storm is coming.
Ouch. Time to file a claim on the maker of that surge protector (and say who it was so we can avoid them).