[billethkid]

Last year there was a class action suit, I believe, against the manufacturer of the piping used in many homes. If you have gas, are in FL, it is almost a certainty the lines are in the attic.
The suit was that "some" lines did not sustain lightning hits as intended. They did offer to pay for the appropriate lightning arrester system as long as one provided the build/close date and proof(picture) of the piping in question.

I think offer expired last September. Either the defect(?) was corrected in subsequent construction....or there may be a liability remaining. If I was in FL I have the announcement on my desk top....only have my laptop with me while away.

I am sure either the TECO or the plumbing contractor for your home can provide additional insight.

WHile the area we live in may be the so called lightning capital of the US, the more important number is how many of the meteorological strikes ever hit a home?

There have been gas lines in attics in FL ever since.......well a long time. But the subject should be investigated to ones own comfort. Statistically the odds are substantially in your favor. Yes, I know, not comforting to the one that gets hit.

BTK