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It was quite an electrical show, wasn't it!

I have lightning rods and a whole house surge protector on my house. Lightning rods aren't necessary, but I feel they offer a safe route for the lightning to the ground. One never knows where there will be a strike.
The lightning protection company also installed a breaker in our garage.

When our system was installed we had it UL approved which is done after all is set up. There are a few companies who put in the systems around here, but I would suggest you use one of the companies approved by the POA. It's really easy to stick metal rods on the roof, but the grounds are really LONG metal rods that need to be put into the ground.

Remember we get LOTS and LOTS of lightning in our particular part of the state, practice lightning safety during electrical activity...get off the golf course. It's better to come in than to risk severe injury and worse.