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Old 06-25-2024, 07:13 AM
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About a year ago my neighbor’s ac was struck by lightning, knocking out the electric items in the garage. Surprisingly the house next door was unaffected by a surge. Another person in our neighborhood had her fountain struck and it damaged the front of her house. Surprisingly it did not hit the highest point of either home. That is baffling to me as I always thought that lightning hit the tallest things. As far as I can see, only one neighbor has a lightning rod installed but there are many flag poles which I would imagine attract lightning. Hmmm