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Anyone Else Got Storms?
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Unknown | Report | 21 Oct 2006 19:46 |
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This storm has been going for just over 2 hours so far! Is it safe to have my pc on? |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 21 Oct 2006 19:47 |
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ours has gone , apparently Lynn has two drowned rats because of it |
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Researching: |
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Catherine from Manchester | Report | 21 Oct 2006 19:48 |
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we had about a second of thunder and lightening. expecting a huge storm then nothing. catherine xx Hope you well love. |
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₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# | Report | 21 Oct 2006 19:48 |
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I always swtich my PC off and unplug during a storm. Even though I have surge protectors, I still lost a PC during a storm because of a power surge caused by lightening nearby. |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Oct 2006 19:49 |
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Even the lights are flickering, i dont like this at all! |
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Ladylol Pusser Cat | Report | 21 Oct 2006 19:53 |
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hallo had one flash of lightning that was it x |
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₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# | Report | 21 Oct 2006 19:54 |
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Definitely switch off, it could turn out to be expensive. |
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susie manterfield(high wycombe) | Report | 21 Oct 2006 19:55 |
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lol its been lovely and sunny here today hun. got all me washing dry on the line not even a drop of rain(im fibbing)lol we had a bit of rain about 5 but it only lasted half an hour. susie(from sunny wycombe) |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Oct 2006 19:57 |
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Im loathed to switch off as im on shift for my support site. It was lovely this morning. Lol, the cats gone under the duvet. |
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KEITH H | Report | 21 Oct 2006 19:59 |
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weve just had a small one in liverpool |
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www.Siouxhealer | Report | 21 Oct 2006 20:05 |
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ALL electrical equipment is vulnerable to surges in power down the mains line and the phone lines during a thunderstorm. You are leaving yourself open to getting zapped if you stay connected. It's not enough to switch off. To be totally safe you should disconnect at the mains plug and also disconnect your modem / router from the phone socket too. We lost a PC in a storm that was switched off but not disconnected :~( Best of luck XXX Sioux |
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Gillian Jennifer | Report | 21 Oct 2006 20:07 |
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Just those in tea cups-do not want any real one's daughter moves tomorrow. |
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valinkent | Report | 21 Oct 2006 20:45 |
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We have had a bad storm down here, terrible fork lightning it lasted for over 2 hours.. Thank goodness its passed on now. Val |
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