[ale] there's Risk and there's Stupid

[jim.kinney at gmail.com (Jim Kinney)]

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Sean <drifter at oppositelock.org> wrote:
> Question:
>
> We now live in a condo development and all the utilities are buried,
> specifically, phone, power, and cable. The nearest overhead, exposed
> utility line is more than 100 meters away. Does this fact in any
> meaningful way lessen my risk of having a large surge take out
> unprotected electronics (tvs, tuners, etc.) and protected ones for that
> matter? I know that really LARGE surges can blow right past a good UPC/
> surge protector.

Lightning can still hit the "green box" above ground and cook power
stuff. But underground is less susceptible to surges.

fiber-seeking back-hoe is a different problem...
>
> Just curious. The thought occurred last night while watching a piece of the
> Hawks playoff game and having the signal interrupted by "severe weather"
> warnings several times. (It was a blowout so I went to bed.) :)
>
> Sean
>
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