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Originally Posted by Trogg
Do we really need lightning rods? Are there any stats?
Trogg
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No you don't really need them. It's sort of a crap shoot...your home might or might not get hit. If it does, the rods will direct the strike to the ground. There's lots of lightning in this particular area of Florida and it does hit things. Saw a tree on one of the golf courses that was hit...tree was pretty damaged. Saw a palm tree that had been hit, top was all burned. My friend who lives on the golf course, has seen it hit the ground. It hit the utility box not far from her house and that was a hit heard extremely loud and clear by our neighborhood. It was so loud I felt we had been hit! Cable went out, phone went out. Telephone service was out for some for almost a week, lots of underground wiring had to be replaced. Having the system makes me feel better, but I have not idea if it will ever have to do what it's designed for.