"D Peter Maus" wrote in message
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Brian Hill wrote:
"bpnjensen" wrote in message
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I do unplug the euipment when I am not using it. It is so simple, and
so worthwhile - and we don't even have many electrical storms around
these parts (which is a shame, because I love them)...

BJ


We have elec storms here that sound like WWIII. You have to hear and see
it to beleive it.


I get some pretty tasty storms here in Chicagoland, too. And some
wrath-of-God electricals. Last year, I had my ICE active splitter taken
out by a lightning strike about 3 miles from here--the second time in as
many years.

Now, I've got surge surpressors and arrestors on everything in the
building, but during some storms, they even recommend we take the building
offline until the storm has passed.

Generators sell briskly here.


Your not that far from me Pete. My buddy lives in Blue mound IL and I've
seen some good storms traveling through old IL.

BH