question about lightning strike and house
Yesterday we had a lightning strike very close to the house. I was gone but my son said he felt tingly for quite awhile. When I got home and opened the garage door I smelled ozone. We lost three phones ( one upstairs and 2 downstairs ) that had caller id on them. Two survived. We also lost a television and a digital cable box ( in the master bedroom ), as well as a combination VCR / DVD player in the great room. In the kitchen a wall socket is out. It also looks like our downstairs A/C unit was knocked out. I looked outside and see nothing on the house or grounds that looks like something hit. I haven't had anything happen like this since 1976 when we lost a TV. Any ideas on preventing this in the future ? We didn't lose any computers ( we have 5 ) in part because I always use multiple power strips ( good quality ) to hook up to each one. Is it possible to manually install lightning rods ? Do they work ? Any help appreciated !!
Larry
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