BaronVonBoll 0 #1 June 11, 2009 There are a lot of people here from all over the country and I was wondering.... Here in Colorado it has been raining every day for weeks. I have not seen this kind of rain ever that I can remember. Is this happening all over or is it just here in the mountain states? BTW its putting a big crimp in the jumps we can make as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #2 June 11, 2009 I can't speak to the rest of the country, but I'll agree that Colorado has been out of whack this spring. Mom's house was hit by lightning a couple of weeks ago. She was in the family room and a bolt of lightning hit the chimney. She saw a massive ball of white light IN THE HOUSE and then found out that it blew bricks off the chimney, took out the garage door opener (which yanked and ruined the door itself), the sprinkler system, the phones AND the phone wiring (along with the internet). . . . She's got a lot of putting back together to do. But, if you ever wondered about the value of surge protectors, the three new tvs were plugged into new surge protectors and all came through just fine.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeRMontagne 0 #3 June 11, 2009 Hello,not wanting to be "labled" a student of modern mythology ( which I actualy was thinking of as my jump nick-name, but there's not enough room on any manefest for it ) I suggest searching the Web for "Chemtrails".If anything it's food for thought, or if your just bored,and want to delve into the latest conspiracy theory.Be Brave, embrace the fear, even if your not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #4 June 11, 2009 I just moved here so I'm not sure what the weather is normally like, but it seems like it's been raining every other day here in CT. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #5 June 11, 2009 Surge protectors, unless they are industrial strength, are not going to protect against a lightening strike. There's just way too much energy at play there. Lightening rods! Give the lightening a more desirable path to ground than through the house wiring! I live in the middle of 7 acres of flat field with very few objects higher than the house, & none of them closer than about 100 feet. Had lightening rods installed 3 years ago. Two years ago the house was hit while I was here, & on line! There was a simultaneous FLASH/CRACK/BOOM! The ONLY damage was one surge suppressor lost it's phone line (bypassed it & connected again) in one of the two computers that were online at the time. I'm certain that without the lightening rods, we would have had worse damage that described above. IMHO, they paid for themselves then & there, & they are like a gift that keeps giving because I get a break in the homeowner's insurance too!When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #6 June 11, 2009 It's been more than "June Gloom" here in CA as well this summer. It's been cloudy with rain, or cloudy with mist almost every day the past few weeks. Also had a severe lightning storm last wednesday (a week ago) where there was one fatality. Weird for California. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #7 June 11, 2009 It is Fall in Chicago area She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
