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Old 08-06-2021, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by fpmoravcik View Post
So I need to understand what you are saying. Don't spend the money for rods if you have insurance? Wow.!
They are saying it is not cost-effective in many (most?) situations.

If it were cost-effective every home would come with them built-in

On the other hand, you could think of Lightning rods as a form of prevention - sort of like vaccinations...

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