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Originally Posted by sounding
Thinking that trees help protect you from lighting is bad thinking - and dangerous thinking. There are numerous cases of homes being hit by lighting even though large tress were next to the home. People forget - homes are better pathways into the ground than trees, because homes have pipes, conduits, and wires which can travel deep into the ground via utilities connections. In other words ... lightning bolts often see homes as better targets than trees -- without or without lighting rods. Don't become a statistic.
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Exactly. Side flashes from the tree into the home have also been reported.