We had a thunderstorm yesterday evening. I thought I was prepared cause it had happened before and the computers now are behind an UPS. A couple years ago they weren't (za-zoom, all went blank and alot of parts had to be replaced) and I learned a lesson. I thought.
So a lightning struck again and za-zoom, internet went blank. Evidently the adsl-router was not secured... :evil:
Now I'm using an old modem and getting very annoyed... I guess a trip to a computer store will take place today :evil:
Have you guys similar experiences? Please share and make me feel better :roll:
it happned to us at one of our construction sites 3 years ago
we lost more than $100,000 in Equipments
It's not happened to me, but I do have a UPS on my system at home just in case. Also, before we had a new cooker, our trip switch would trip, and then trip again only seconds after re-enabling it. This has cause one of my hard drives to trash (Yeah? Crazu eh?), so the UPS protects me from that.
[quote="LAuRA"]We had a thunderstorm yesterday evening.[/quote]
Oh my God! I am glad that you are ok. Of course I'm glad for the computers as well.
[quote="LAuRA"]Have you guys similar experiences? Please share and make me feel better :roll:[/quote]
I never wished to God that I'm a liar like I'm wishing at this moment so that I can come up with a story about thunderstrikes in roder to help make you feel better.
Sorry Laura, I never had a similar experience but I will consider next winter when it rains to stand on the roof and pray for thunder to strike me so that I can have a story to tell you.
Hey guys, nobody freaks out, I was kidding.
:shocked!: :shocked!: :eggface: :shocked!: :shocked!: :eggface: :shocked!: :shocked!:
I had a really weird experience once.I was snacking in my living room while the computer was doing a batch job of compiling couple of apps.The living room window was open as the front door was.While I was cheerfully destroying the home population of sweets I saw I bright white like come through the window and exit through the front door.I said I saw the light because it had some kind of a snake like shape.
My computer and all the electronic devices in my house were running fine.Later that day I found out that in the same time I saw the light show in my living room a lighting had struck a metal poll which the neighbours dog was tied on.The dog was killed. 😮
Just an update: we now have a new adsl router, but guess what - it does not work :evil: The configurations are a mess :evil: So I'm still using a stupid old modem and wondering how I could ever live without a broadband earlier 😃
Keep those stories coming, I feel a lot better already. But you don't have to get electricuted for that, ok? 😃
Laura,I had lived my whole life without a broadband,that's why I have suicidal tendencies 😊
in kuwait we pray for rain only
today it waas 47 c
if there was thunder & rain you would see every person in kuwait dancing it the rain
this is only the begining of summer.......
[quote="cooler43"]in kuwait we pray for rain only
today it waas 47 c
if there was thunder & rain you would see every person in kuwait dancing it the rain
this is only the begining of summer.......[/quote]
same here in SA
BTW what is this RAIN thing ??? 😉
Last year in a thunderstorm the ADSL router here was struck and died.
Guess the date it happened? My birthday :evil:
We had it,,,,and guess what hapend? 9 Months later a lot of baby-es!! 😉
[quote="TheSpecialBoy"]We had it,,,,and guess what hapend? 9 Months later a lot of baby-es!! 😉[/quote]
😃 😃 😃
Jippyaiee 😃 😃 We have a broadband !!!
Those miserable service providers had forgotten to provide us with correct username+password combination plus the new configuration instructions were all wrong... but now it works like a song 😃 I am soooooo happpyyyyy 😃
@Ghosdog: I certainly recommend this option as a therapy against any suicidal tendencies. I mean working broadband, not the un-working one... :scrambleup:
Broadband,here?A song pops in to mind: Dream on,dream on....
[quote="GhostDog"]Broadband,here?A song pops in to mind: Dream on,dream on....[/quote]
Dream On, Dream Away,
I think I`m gonna have to stay 😃
CONECTED :agrue: