Yes, I do. I unplug everything, from my Powerbook to my external drives, Airport Base Station and DSL modem. I started doing it after I saw my Supra modem go up in a puff of smoke during a storm about 10 years ago (the modem was on, but not connected). Ever since then, when I hear thunder, I start unplugging....
On Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 03:01 PM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > Does anyone in the group besides me unplug their computer during an > electrical storm? > > Anne > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be September 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > > ************************************************************************ ** Tony Shelburne IgLou Internet Services Senior Technical Support/Macintosh Support Louisville, Kentucky USA Voice: (502) 966-3848/(800) 436-4456 Email: tonys at iglou.com ICQ# 11640744 ************************************************************************ ** Lawyer's Rule: When the law is against you, argue the facts. When the facts are against you, argue the law. When both are against you, call the other lawyer names. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be September 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
