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Old 05-26-2025, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by jrref View Post
The odds of your home getting hit by lightning are very low but if it does happen, it will be a life changing event. For the $3,000ish cost for a lightning protection system for most homes here in the Villages, it's a small price to pay for prevention and piece of mind. Just skip a cruise!

The odds of your home getting an induced surge from a nearby lightning strike are actually very high here in the Villages so spending money on whole house surge protection is well worth the cost. Most induced surge events are never reported but it happens a lot to varying degrees. I'll guarantee you that many homes around that strike in Winiford got their electrical systems impacted and some devices destroyed by the induced surge from that strike.
Skip a cruise!? How dare you!
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