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General Tech A Sign from m God
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M_Pied_Lourd
Darth Vader
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Agreed!
Cheers
Tush
Cheers
Tush
I forgot all about this post; it is so unbelievable and bizarre that I was stunned and almost afraid to comment. The restoration of the tr2 and all the good lessons you shared are the outcome that really is more than money, I hope, maybe, kinda sorta, well as long as you and yours are fine.
Steve
Steve
Ummmm...pictures of said Land Cruiser please!!!!
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Wow, that's quite a story. Sorry to hear about all the damage. Just be happy you didn't lose the house, which was a real possibility.
I found this site on lightning protection, and the info looks pretty good to me: https://stormhighway.com/protection.php. One point it makes, on the page telling how lightning protection systems work, is that probably nothing can protect electronics if the house gets a direct hit. It doesn't mention this, but you can get a tremendous power-line surge even if a lightning bolt doesn't hit a power line directly. In that case, a surge protector or UPS (uninterruptible power supply) might provide protection. I think it's one of those "do what you can and hope for the best" situations.
I found this site on lightning protection, and the info looks pretty good to me: https://stormhighway.com/protection.php. One point it makes, on the page telling how lightning protection systems work, is that probably nothing can protect electronics if the house gets a direct hit. It doesn't mention this, but you can get a tremendous power-line surge even if a lightning bolt doesn't hit a power line directly. In that case, a surge protector or UPS (uninterruptible power supply) might provide protection. I think it's one of those "do what you can and hope for the best" situations.
Silverghost
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It does seem God is particularly fond of Triumph's.....he even assigned an entire division of vocally talented Angles to watch over Heralds.....
TR3driver
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So, have you invested in lightning rids yet? Around here (MO at the moment), older houses fairly bristle with them; I suspect because a new house without the rods never gets a chance to get old.
Dad's house (which dates to a few years after the civil war) took a hit just the other day. Woke me up, but the only "damage" was that the lead to one of the rods turned bright green.
Dad's house (which dates to a few years after the civil war) took a hit just the other day. Woke me up, but the only "damage" was that the lead to one of the rods turned bright green.