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last nights storm
Posted: 2015-11-18 09:11:50
So thunderstorms were terrible last night, any damages?
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Re: last nights storm
Posted: 2015-11-18 09:36:21
Terrible? No damages here. I'm just glad the much needed rain is eventually here.
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Re: last nights storm
Posted: 2015-11-18 12:56:30
Direct strike on my house. Lost my DStv, Marantz surround sound amp, Xtreamer media streamer, 2 ADSL modems one of which was a very expensive (R12k) Cisco ADSL router, and the sound card on my PC. I am glad for the rain but I am somewhat underimpressed with the lightning!
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Re: last nights storm
Posted: 2015-11-18 13:27:36
Sounds like an insurance claim story BUT hey good luck
On 2015-11-18 12:56:30 oraljim said:
Direct strike on my house. Lost my DStv, Marantz surround sound amp, Xtreamer media streamer, 2 ADSL modems one of which was a very expensive (R12k) Cisco ADSL router, and the sound card on my PC. I am glad for the rain but I am somewhat underimpressed with the lightning!
Sounds like an insurance claim story BUT hey good luck
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Re: last nights storm
Posted: 2015-11-18 13:34:29
Nope no insurance claim :) I had forgotten to add both the Marantz and the Cisco to my list of insured devices and the others aren't worth claiming for. I wanted a new amp anyway so maybe I should be thanking the lightning :) Not thrilled about the Cisco though.
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Re: last nights storm
Posted: 2015-11-18 13:48:25
Sorry bud ... Glad you saw the funny side and took no offense Respect
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Re: last nights storm
Posted: 2015-11-18 14:00:05
I'm sorry to hear about your experience Oraljim. In thunder and lightning storms such as the one referred to it is best to plug out all electrical equipment.
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Re: last nights storm
Posted: 2015-11-18 14:05:46
Thanks Savanna. Being the geek I am it would take me longer than the storm lasts to unplug everything :) Most of the stuff is on surge protectors or UPS's but all the damage except for my PC sound card was caused by the TV aerial which wasn't protected. Both ADSL modems were on surge protectors (one was a cheapy, the other was a very good APC one) and they did no good. The lightning was truly magnificent though, it reminded me a lot of Arizona.
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Re: last nights storm
Posted: 2015-11-18 14:42:38
@oral, the 2 most expensive shit in ur house n u 4 get unplug, eish!!
Im a cisco network engineer lol
The last time i seen a marantz system was over R100k boet, eina!
Im a cisco network engineer lol
The last time i seen a marantz system was over R100k boet, eina!
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Re: last nights storm
Posted: 2015-11-18 14:56:41
I have a phobia for wind and thunderstorms :-( .. And its sooo bad by me because I live on top of a hill... It was so bad that the next door neighbours carport blew into our complex... Scary shit!!!
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