Spake Ronald KA4INM Youvan on Saturday, August 07, 2004 at 12:17AM +0000:
> >Last week lightning struck and killed my PCI modem.
>
> In lightning rich places (like Florida) no one should ever
> step away from their confusor (during rainy season) without
> physically disconnecting the cable/s to all non power wires,
> unless it is a fiber optic connection. IMMHO
It is for this reason that I sleep within 2 feet of my computer, cable modem, and
router. Ah, das blinkenlights...
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"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
-- Japanese Proverb
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