I'd like to start a new thread but around the lightning damage inputs many of you have made. I moved a few years ago from Portland OR (close to 0 lightning issues at the location I was in) to the cen
I (we) lost our house in a lightning related fire 1998. It was a total loss. All that remained was ashes and charcoal. I had problems with the insurance company regarding the estimated value of my st
This response is partly about the details of a significant lightning event and partly about the insurance company's response. I'm giving you a little more than you asked for because I think the detai
My story: In 2000, I went to live in another state to go to school and took my entire ham radio station. When I returned home in 6 months I unloaded my ham station in my garage (due to cold snowy wea
loss. All that remained was ashes and charcoal. I had problems with the insurance company regarding the estimated value of my station. Their depreciation was way more than what I could accept. One re
There are a lot of "it all depends' when it comes to lightning protection. There is absolutely *nothing* a person can do that will guarantee 100% protection for everyting in the house or on the prope