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[cleolinda]

Y'all, I think I'm going to cry. We've been having awful thunderstorms the last couple of weeks, and of course I have to sit around and twiddle my thumbs with the major appliances off when that happens, because (as you will recall), I just lost a DVD player to a power surge (and yes, it was plugged into a surge protector. That was the one where 10,000 people in town lost power, if you're local and remember the headlines), and we have previously lost a TV and another DVD player to lightning strikes as well.

So today it's wet but sunny, and I'm working on the book and all, and--the power goes out. For an hour. I lose my work (not much), and my monitor starts fritzing out. It takes me another half hour to coax it back to life. It's like I can't win, no matter what.


P.S. For some reason, the last line of this article really did make me start crying.

Comments

Surge protectors

[(Anonymous)]

The surge protectors they sell for $5 are pretty much worthless. Circuit City's do sell surge protectors that "protect" against higher levels of surges for $70 - $100. Not really worth it to protect a $75 DVD player but something to consider for $1,000+ TV's and such. Still when there's a thunderstorm and I am home I unplug the TV and computer because that still won't protect against direct lightening strikes.