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Old 07-27-2014, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Jaggy View Post
So far the lightning bolt that hit our palm tree on Friday knocked out garage door opener. Irrigation . One tv 2 cordless phones and all Comcast boxes.. We have seco surge on Meter. So damage not as bad as could have been . Stones from below tree flew five houses down street ! Can't believe force of blast . Oh. . Burned light post outside also !!
Glad it wasn't any worse. You might still get some further damage from lightning in ground. Happened to a friend of mine -- house two away from hers got a direct hit. Two months later, it fried her cable and GFIs. Hope the surge protector can stop this.

Oh, and welcome back. Haven't seen a post from you in awhile.
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