▲ 51 ▼ How close have you ever been to a lightning strike, or related situation caused by a lightning strike? (lemmy.world) submitted 9 months ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments Whether you were personally struck, your horse was struck out in the field, your neighbor or friend got hit, electrical outage?...
[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago* (1 child) Lighting has struck my house before. It is loud but not that scary. I have lost a few hundred dollars to ruined electronics this way. It sucks. I would lose a lot more if it happened today. So much more stuff is electronic. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vanth@reddthat.com 3 points 9 months ago Ditto, lightning hit our house when I was a kid. We had a TV antenna with a lightning rod so it was more scary than anything else. Despite UPS w battery backup for main computers and surge protectors on most dumb things around the house, I still unplug things before a storm out of paranoia. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 3 points 9 months ago Ditto, lightning hit our house when I was a kid. We had a TV antenna with a lightning rod so it was more scary than anything else. Despite UPS w battery backup for main computers and surge protectors on most dumb things around the house, I still unplug things before a storm out of paranoia. permalink fedilink source parent