Cover your computers!!!!

We had a lightning storm.. and i'll be the sister to the monkey's uncle if it didn't hit my computer and blow it to smitherines.. blew everything out threw the socket through the router, through the wiring, straight to the hard drive, blew out my video and sound card.. it was nuts.. i was just sitting here, thankfully i wasn't on my pc.. but i hear this loud BOOM.. saw some smoke, i thought i was protected having a surger but that didn't make not one bit a difference.. the only thing that it didn't get was my monitor.. wow is all i can say.. when they say turn off pc's during lightning storms my strongest advice is DO IT!! lol..

Anyone ever have strange things happen during lightning or thunder storms?

wow you guys! that's freaky.  i love a good thunderstorm but only in the house
away from the windows.  we get some good storms here and one time
a tree came right thru our roof...that was a LOUD one, and florida in
the rainy season when i was 16 i remember it cracking the sidewalk
right in front of me.  almost had a heart attack...
katt your friend must have FREAKED! you too...that's stuff you don't
forgot.
and imag...i always unplug the computer, now i know why...must have
scared the crap out of you!  i would have gone in my pants! 

This happened to a friend of mine, the exact same thing. His luck was that he was insured so he was able to replace all the damaged goods with the insurance company's money.

Dang Imagin...that's awful,I'm so glad you are ok!! I've always heard that but never paid any mind to it...I will now!!!!!    My ex got hit twice when he was younger,I wonder if that's why he was such a ass .

It scared the hell outta me now i'm all saint.. til i forget about it

this isn't the first time,  there was another time when i lived in minnesota.. lightning struck hit a power line and the bolt kind of surged into the outlets and knocked out the power and where the pc's where plugged in it burnt out the ethernet cord on the router, but it wasn't realized til the electricity was back on.. that made no sound just a sizzle lol

I was without a pc for a while, i could of replaced it part by part but i just went and bought a new one, they aren't as expensive as they used to be.. the repair shop had a new (slightly used) one, he gave me a good deal i paid 300 so it's all good, same brand.. and yes a lesson is learned..

yea, i did feel my hair on end very strongly, that was weird, i heard that when that happens it will strike in that vicinity.. i just thought i had a severe case of chills lol

when it's cold and rainy outside, thats where i like to be on my pc, with some hot coffee, relaxed and enjoying, but for now on when lightning is striking i'm grabbing my covers and hiding under the bed.. lol

so sorry about that imagin..

must have been scary.....

i always unplug mine when there is a storm just to be safe

LuckyRJ