[WestCoastGal]

We just heard from one of our Nascar thread members that he lost his computer during a lightening event which ran through the phone line into the computer and fried it.

Since I now live in a high lightening area I purchased a high end surge protector into which I have my computer equipment plugged.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

This had some good info: It's summer, so protect against power surges

[fivekid]

We have had so many surge protecters.......

NONE of them have worked.

The only thing We can do now is just keep an eye to

the sky, shut down, and unplug. Also We have had power

surges (usually on weekends) from drunks hitting a power

pole. When that happens there is nothing We can do.

Also, just surges in the powerline. At least with the

weather You can pretty much judge whats going on.