On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 21:01:33 -0600, "James \"Cubby\" Culbertson"
wrote:

Hiya,
My sister recently had a bolt of lightning hit very near to her house. She
lost a number of electronic appliances as a result. My initial thought is
that she may not have a good ground for her house. I'm wondering if there
is a way to test it or is it mostly just a visual thing? As well, are whole
house surge protectors good for this type of application? I suspect not but
thought I'd ask. I'm in a high lightning area (2nd highest number in this
state, FL is no. 1) and really don't have any trees nearby so I'm beginning
to think maybe a separate ground system just for lightning protection might
make sense. Obviously I'd locate the ground rod as far away from the house
ground but I'm wondering if this makes sense?
Cheers,
cc


My house was hit by lightning back in 48. Everyone that lived there
was killed. I still recall my own funeral was held 3 days later,
because my penis exploded from the overheated urine, and aunt
Gertrude's breasts exploded from pressure of the the boiling milk. It
was horrible to see. The insurance adjuster blamed the deaths on the
lightning bolt. It turned out the lightning bolt was not grounded.
God was charged with murder and found guilty. They are still trying
to get him in prison but he always escapes the second they capture
him.