Lighting Hit
Oct 22, 2015 08:07:34 #
well it happened lighting hit the computer and wiped out everything, have to start all over again. load programs and plugins and everything. it sure scared me. I was out side and it hit 2 feet away from me the flash of light was so brilliant and the crack of the lighting hitting was so loud I ran so hard to get in the house and my dog was hiding between the wall and the toilet he is afraid of storms. I did have everything backed up. just going to be a while to load everything again.
Oct 22, 2015 08:11:12 #
Oct 22, 2015 14:12:58 #
Oct 22, 2015 14:57:55 #
Bad lick indeed! At least you and the pooch are still fine.
Maybe sneak indoors and pull some plugs next time you hear rumbling.
Maybe sneak indoors and pull some plugs next time you hear rumbling.
Oct 22, 2015 17:06:46 #
you are VERY LUCKY, lightening, even a close strike can cream (destroy) semiconductors (transistors), and usually does. You are lucky that the only usable part left was not your computers line cord, everything and I mean everything else could have been turned to garbage..
Oct 23, 2015 00:04:19 #
jojo Smith wrote:
well it happened lighting hit the computer and wiped out everything, have to start all over again. load programs and plugins and everything. it sure scared me. I was out side and it hit 2 feet away from me the flash of light was so brilliant and the crack of the lighting hitting was so loud I ran so hard to get in the house and my dog was hiding between the wall and the toilet he is afraid of storms. I did have everything backed up. just going to be a while to load everything again.
Hopefully your luckier than you think, mine took a hit once too and it turned out only the power supply was fried, very inexpensive to fix and all my info was still on my hard drive.
That lightning can be extremely scary, I have had a a few close calls all within 100 feet, don't care much for that!
Oct 23, 2015 00:04:41 #
jojo Smith wrote:
well it happened lighting hit the computer and wiped out everything, have to start all over again. load programs and plugins and everything. it sure scared me. I was out side and it hit 2 feet away from me the flash of light was so brilliant and the crack of the lighting hitting was so loud I ran so hard to get in the house and my dog was hiding between the wall and the toilet he is afraid of storms. I did have everything backed up. just going to be a while to load everything again.
Hopefully your luckier than you think, mine took a hit once too and it turned out only the power supply was fried, very inexpensive to fix and all my info was still on my hard drive.
That lightning can be extremely scary, I have had a a few close calls all within 100 feet, don't care much for that!
Oct 23, 2015 05:53:13 #
Sorry to read this, I hope the restoration of the software, etc. is not difficult.
Oct 23, 2015 06:30:17 #
Oct 23, 2015 06:31:21 #
StrangerHart wrote:
Bad lick indeed! At least you and the pooch are still fine.
Maybe sneak indoors and pull some plugs next time you hear rumbling.
Maybe sneak indoors and pull some plugs next time you hear rumbling.
I usually do unplug every thing in the house, especially the computer. just a slip on my part. I will never do that agian
Oct 23, 2015 06:33:17 #
Sirsnapalot wrote:
That wasn't lightning, it was Michigan State!
I think your right. I take it you watched that game
Oct 23, 2015 06:36:47 #
jojo Smith wrote:
I think your right. I take it you watched that game
Yep, what an ending!!
Oct 23, 2015 06:37:35 #
joehel2 wrote:
Sorry to read this, I hope the restoration of the software, etc. is not difficult.
thanks you still loading programs and information's on the computer it will be a while but it will get done.. when ?
Oct 23, 2015 06:43:24 #
happy sailor wrote:
Hopefully your luckier than you think, mine took a hit once too and it turned out only the power supply was fried, very inexpensive to fix and all my info was still on my hard drive.
That lightning can be extremely scary, I have had a a few close calls all within 100 feet, don't care much for that!
That lightning can be extremely scary, I have had a a few close calls all within 100 feet, don't care much for that!
yes you are lucky. I guess I am too. I will have to remember unplug computer
Oct 23, 2015 08:26:31 #
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