Good point. Our house has been hit by lightning once and the strike blew a telephone jack right across the dining room and left burn marks on the floor. My computer and modem are unplugged during storms. Brenna --- Joe Parker <joe.parker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: <snip> > Another fear factor in summer is thunderstorms. Even > with a UPS it's still > a heck of a risk. Not that I won't keep working > while lightning crashes > around me, but if we're e.g. out to eat and a storm > moves through it's a > constant worry if the computer's on.<snip> > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com - Users can unsubscribe from this list by sending email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1/24hrsupport.htm.