On 9/7/2014 7:31 AM, Norminn wrote:
Wowser! Lightning strike two nights ago shook our house and sent our
puppy (briefly) into hiding. Our son lives about 1/2 mi. away as the
crow flies; the hit turned off some of his breakers. His
across-the-street neighbor got interior damage (pin-hole leaks) in his
baseboard heating system.

If lightning trips some breakers, seems to me that it also damages
wiring. No appliances damaged at son's place. After his heart
restarted, he turned off main breaker, looked around, turned back on and
all seems to be okay. Suggestions? Have electrician in to check it out?

The tripping breakers probably protected the wires.
I has a similar experience a couple of years ago. Not sure where the
hit was, but the outside light on my detached garage got the main surge.
Blew out a receptacle it was plugged into, damaged the breaker in the
house, blew out the TV and receiver on that circuit.

What really ****ed me off was that I had to go out and buy a new 47"
flat screen TV to replace the 32" CRT. Would not have been able to
justify that otherwise.