jossey
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Lightening blew my modem n phone line! Anyone else get hit?
Lost my net at moment due to a strike on the phone line pole. Havin to use my iPhone to post :-(
It totally smoked my adsl router n phone line ain't working. So glad my car was ok though :-)
anyone else had any issues?
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tegwin
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| posted on 6/6/10 at 09:45 PM |
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You didnt have a surge protector on your phone line? School boy error... 
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Lightning
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| posted on 6/6/10 at 09:49 PM |
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Sorry for your plight, but if there wasnt any lightning i would be out of business
Steve
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Hellfire
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| posted on 6/6/10 at 11:17 PM |
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Surge Protector?
Opps!!!
Steve
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 7/6/10 at 06:50 AM |
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Surge protectors are of very limited usefulness in the event of a nearby lightning strike IME. I had my ADSL router, VCR, and HIFI Amp smoked all at
the same time due to lightning a few years ago, despite all being on surge protectors.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 7/6/10 at 08:08 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Lightning
Sorry for your plight, but if there wasnt any lightning i would be out of business
You should move to Joburg.....now thats lightning for you
Turned a 50 foot tree into matchsticks in a mates garden
Could send that lad some surge protectors....our techs pull them out and throw them away keeps me in business
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 7/6/10 at 09:33 AM |
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Years ago I was at my Bro's house in Romsey watching a storm come in from an upstairs front window. When it had passed us we went down stairs.
Ten minutes later, Lightning HIT the house opposite, you should have seen the state of the wiring in that house. Ever since then I've not been
worried by lightning, cos if you see it or hear it you are OK, if you don't see it or hear it then you probably have nothing to worry about any
more.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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splitrivet
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| posted on 7/6/10 at 11:27 AM |
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I love lightning it blows up phone systems like no ones business. We are well overdue some round here.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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iank
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| posted on 7/6/10 at 11:54 AM |
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Not hit, but close. Years ago I was driving along the M62 in a storm when it hit a sign in the middle of the roundabout at the turnoff I'd just
passed. BIG flash, impressive bang, and lots of sparks as the the metal poll took the brunt of the strike. Actually woke the missus up 
[Edited on 7/6/10 by iank]
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