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karostay 07-07-2015 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1083539)
You can buy a whole house surge protect @ Home Depot, It plugs into your panel, just like a circuit breaker-get one -its a no brainer.
It's like the gates around the Villages false security I have the whole house surge protector from SECO . Guess what ? We had a ground strike last year and lost our sprinkler system and phone and 1 wall switch .Our neighbor lost Tv and 2 garage door openers.You think you would be covered but that's not true
Unless you have the SECO mini surge protectors plugged into each device
they don't pay the whole house protector only covers appliances

newguyintv 07-07-2015 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by justjim (Post 1083199)
It's the lightning capital of the U.S.! Only a real "dummy" continues to play golf when he hears thunder or sees lightning.
Lots of them around. Live on a course and can't believe the number of stupid Villagers who continue to play when the thunder boomers start. Almost like having a Race Driver death wish.

Chatbrat 07-07-2015 02:08 PM
Golfers who play during storms ,only validate Darwin

EnglishJW 07-07-2015 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by CathyandSteveG;1083***
We have lightning rods on our house in Missouri....several years ago...lightning struck those rods.....and the electromagnetic field took out everything electronic in the entire house...the phones, the tv's the computers, the guitar amp....anything with a microchip. But the house itself remained in tact.

I did not realize tha central Florida is called Lightning Alley! WOW!!!!
Oh no, not the guitar amp!

Barefoot 07-08-2015 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by pooh (Post 1083208)
I agree with you, but there are some who continue to play ...have seen it all too often.
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Originally Posted by newguyintv (Post 1083553)
Lots of them around. Live on a course and can't believe the number of stupid Villagers who continue to play when the thunder boomers start. Almost like having a Race Driver death wish.
I've know people who were hit by lightening and it's not pretty. Some of them are in wheel chairs. When I hear that thunder storms are likely, I cancel my golf game, usually no points are taken.


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