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Old 06-08-2008, 10:48 PM
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Default Re: Lightning Strikes

Here ya go.* Study these links and then advise if it might or might not be wise to consider a lightning rod system for your home, particularly if you live along one of our "higher altitude" ridge lines in a location that is called "the lightning bolt bullseye of the western hemisphere."

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article...2/thunderstorm

http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/lightning_map.htm

http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf22.htm

Lightning strikes can't be prevented, but they can be redirected.
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