As I said there is no way you can protect yourself from a direct hit by lightning anyway. Mama Nature plays with big fire crackers. Personally I like her real big ones. The current theory seems to be that when she sets off a Quasar it we call the resulting sparkles a galaxy. Now that is what I call a fireworks display.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Mark Cassino wrote: > I dunno, Graywolf.... > > I mother nature really wants to destroy your computer she will know that > you made it lighting proof and just move on to sending a tornado your > way. That's worse - you not only have to replace your computer, but you > have to clean up all those bits of straw that wind up embedded everywhere... > > - MCC > > graywolf wrote: >> No such thing, a direct hit is going to destroy stuff. But... >> >> I can now pull two plugs and all my important electronics in the apartment >> is disconnected from the mains. I now also have a plug at the broadband >> cable entry, pull it and I am disconnected from the outside cable. If there >> is a close by T-Storm, or if I am going to be away for awhile, I can pull >> those three plugs. >> >> Plus Everything is behind two surge protectors in series, and the new laser >> printer is behind three. >> >> Why no UPS? Because I do not trust them; I once had an APC Smart UPS burst >> into flame. Luckily I was sitting at the computer at the time and was able >> to unplug it and pull it out from under the computer desk before anything >> else caught fire. It is a case of once burned, twice shy... >> >> I guess this is the best I can do with my limited resources. >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
