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Old 07-15-2014, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by memason View Post
So what's your point? That we shouldn't ride motorcycles???

You can find statistics for anything...
It wasn't the point to tell people what they should or shouldn't do. I found it interesting and thought I would share it.

About lightning protection equipment: I had an electrician install surge protectors in my electric box last year. Step one: They frighten you by telling you that all of your appliances can be destroyed by lightning. Step two: They tell you, after they start the job, that there's no guarantee it will work in the case of a massive strike.

The sales pitch came after I called him for another job that was unrelated to the surge protectors.

I have lived full time in central Florida for about 45 years and in all that time I have never had any lightning protection. What did I lose? One old microwave oven.