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Biggles · 22nd Oct 2017, 5:11 pm

When I lived in Penrith many years ago, I was watching TV one afternoon when there was an indirect strike, probably on a power line nearby and it fried a lot of our electrical stuff. The TV went up with a bang and a mushroom cloud came out of the back vents. The dog which was sitting beside me quietly licking it's paws shot off like a bullet in fright. When I went outside there was an acrid burning smell in the air and every neighbour for as far as I could see was outside looking up and down the street in a sort of daze. The insurance companies would have quite a big bill that day. We lost about £1500 of electrical gear. The local electrical shops must have had a field day, as it was before internet shopping.
Alan.

22nd Oct 2017, 5:11 pm	#15
Biggles Rest in Peace Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hexham, Northumberland, UK. Posts: 2,234	Re: Lightning protection zones When I lived in Penrith many years ago, I was watching TV one afternoon when there was an indirect strike, probably on a power line nearby and it fried a lot of our electrical stuff. The TV went up with a bang and a mushroom cloud came out of the back vents. The dog which was sitting beside me quietly licking it's paws shot off like a bullet in fright. When I went outside there was an acrid burning smell in the air and every neighbour for as far as I could see was outside looking up and down the street in a sort of daze. The insurance companies would have quite a big bill that day. We lost about £1500 of electrical gear. The local electrical shops must have had a field day, as it was before internet shopping. Alan.