While I think our impact from Hermine was overestimated, I saw one post mentioning taking flags down to prevent damage. A little over a week ago , my Flagpole was struck by lightning. The bolt on top and the decorative ball were damaged. The flag and pole were not damaged. At the bottom of the pole , there were lines of burnt grass leading towards the house that found the buried Comcast Cable which served as the ground blowing a small hole in the ground and splattered mud on the house. Some surge entered the house causing some slight damage despite whole hose surge protection. Neighbors also affected. Note that house has lightening rods that are actually higher than flagpole. Appears that the flagpole (Metal) was a better conductor.
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