READ THIS: Unplug Your Mac!

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From: TepperL
Date: Tue, 28 May 1985 16:19

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Well, it happened.  There was a lightning strike extremely
close to my house this Sunday, May 26.  It might have even
hit the house.  Neither I nor our neighbors suffered any
physical damage to our homes, so it's hard to determine just
where it hit.  However, the smoke alarms at our place and at
two of our neighbors went off instantly.  The ground breakers
connected to the convenience outlets in the bathrooms all
blew.

Suffice it so say, the Mac is fried.  It was plugged in, but
not turned on, but nevertheless got fried.  My trusty Zenith
color TV, inherited from my late grandfather, WAS on, and still
survived.  Why is that?

I have been intending to get a surge protector REAL SOON, but you
know how that goes.  On the other hand, since lighting never strikes
twice in the same spot... :-)
-- 
Larry Tepper	    {ihnp4 | allegra}!druil!lat		+1-303-538-1759

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Subject: READ THIS: Unplug Your Mac!
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Date: Tue, 28-May-85 12:19:42 EDT
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