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Originally Posted by tuccillo
The odds of your house sustaining damage from lightning is not great- about 1 in 55,000 each year. Lightning rods may not be a guarantee of no damage. I find it interesting that most of The Villages properties where I am (rec centers, mail boxes, buildings at pools) do not have lightning rods. I recommend encouraging your neighbors to install a tall palm tree ;-)
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Go to Lake Sumter Landing and you will notice lightning rods on the pavilion as well as most buildings. If they were not a good idea, the Developer would not have them installed.
Like Gracie said, use a reputable dealer and installer.