MickiMinner wrote:
Mike the Strike wrote:
From the latest SSA news:

"While I know this is going to sound like an excuse right up there with
"The dog ate my homework assignment..." last week the Carswell house in
Midlothian TX was struck by lightning (really).


Well, here in Tucson, we are sometimes known as the "lightning capital"
of America...and I have to tell you, we have a tree in the front yard
that was struck last year, while we were sitting in the house...sounded
like a terrorist bomb attack. The house shook, the power wavered off
and on, and the dogs went to hide. I firmly believe the story!

I have yet (lo, these many years) ever been able to recover a hard
drive from any power surge that great....sorry, I don't hold much hope!
Good luck.

micki minner
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/images/map.pdf shows the propensity
for lightning.

Florida has the most casualties, mostly on golf courses, but trails
behind many states in intensity.

The most intense storms I've personally experienced were in Nebraska
and Turkey.

Colorado has a lot of tornadoes, but tipping a shed or cow makes little
news.

Frank Whiteley