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Electrical storm explosions ... but we are okay

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Hello everyone !

I’ve been without phone and internet connections, along with many folks in the neighbourhood after amazing, scary lightning did damage to everyone’s internet equipment, TV’s etc. in houses over a wide area.

The thunder was ear-splitting and our homes shook with the impact !

Am using kind friend’s computer facilities this evening …

Thanks for all the lovely comments and ‘likes’ on my robin photo … really cheered me to see them .. I can be on here only a short time today, so I will comment again when things are more settled.

It seems I need to order some new equipment …hub etc.

I have felt lost without phone and internet.
Am feeling very weary but we are surviving !

xxx

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Dear TT sorry to here your news but glad you are all ok.

Quite scary for you all.

13 Aug, 2014

 

Good to hear that you're all ok, you will soon be back in full swing take care ....

13 Aug, 2014

 

That must have been frightening - glad no one was hurt anyway. Were the dogs OK or terrified?

13 Aug, 2014

 

Hi Tt, sorry to hear this, but glad everyone is ok, Derek.

13 Aug, 2014

 

I'm sorry to hear of your difficulties, but glad to know you are all right. I hope it can be sorted out soon xxx

13 Aug, 2014

 

Sorry to hear of all your problems TT, hope all will soon be back to normal.

13 Aug, 2014

 

Sorry to hear this, take care TT

13 Aug, 2014

 

Wow, that sounds scary! Hope you are soon sorted out Terra. Hope the dogs weren't too frightened. :)

13 Aug, 2014

 

How horrible for you. We have had some storms and had three power cuts in the past two weeks but nothing doing permanent damage. I do hope the dogs were not too frightened by all the noise. I'm glad you have a friend who will let you use her computer even if for only a short time. Hopefully you will be back to normal soon. If this is the sort of weather we can expect in the future we may all need to be getting advice on protecting our computer equipment. Take care and hope we'll see you back soon.

13 Aug, 2014

 

Sounds really awful TT. It is really difficult when we have to manage without technology. We have had trouble with our car and life has been very difficult without it. We have been very nice to it now it is back. :0))

13 Aug, 2014

 

That must have been scary, hope the dogs weren't too scared by it all. Glad your all ok and hope your back up and running soon. Its amazing how much we miss the computer/internet when it stops running (for whatever reason).

13 Aug, 2014

 

Hope you get reconnected soon TT... hope your doggies didnt get to scared... kayleigh is frightened of thunder... we didnt get to much here... take care..

14 Aug, 2014

 

Likewise from me Terra. Hope you are 'up and running' soon.

14 Aug, 2014

 

poor u Terra...so scary for you. hope the dogs are fine..we had a lightning strike a tree outside our house a few years back blew up everything that was plugged in. hope you are back up and running soon..xx

14 Aug, 2014

 

I'm sorry too,you were left without contact ,Terra.We don't realise how much we rely on these services,do we? I hope you are back with us soon,we have missed you,so thanks for letting us know :o) xx

14 Aug, 2014

 

Sorry to hear this TT, I did wonder where you were, hope everything will be back to normal very soon...x

14 Aug, 2014

 

What a scary time you've had, TT, hope things quickly get back to normal for you. What a kind friend to let you have use of the computer. Take care :)

14 Aug, 2014

 

I hope the new equipment arrives soon for you Terra ... look forward to having you back on GoY before too long. :o)

15 Aug, 2014

 

Oh my goodness TT that must have been very frightening for you and your little gardening apprentices. I hope you're all ok and that you get things fixed soon :)

15 Aug, 2014

 

Oh so sorry to hear about your explosive experience, most distressing for you, I bet it frightened your boys too, so big hugs all round ((xxxx)) hopefully you get your equipment up and running soon, take care in the meantime x :o)

15 Aug, 2014

 

Thanks everyone for very kind, supportive comments ..

I'm going to add another blog with some pics .. xxx

16 Aug, 2014

 

Oh gosh Terra......will go and read the second installment!

16 Aug, 2014

 

Lot of hugs to you, I am lost without internet, too. P.S. Terra, I have learned very nice English expression: "ear-splitting thunder". That´s very expressive! I like it!

16 Aug, 2014

 

Hi Pam ..
Pleased you found the next blog !

Hello Kat ...
Thanks for hugs ... internet working well now ... I still need to sort out house phones ..
Photos of the storm on following blog ..
glad you like the expression 'ear-splitting' !

18 Aug, 2014

 

Oh My !! Terra, we were away for a while so only just spotted this blog that must have been horrible for you...

18 Aug, 2014

 

Hi Sue ..
thanks ... bouncing back now ..
I still need more phones, but my next blog shows the storm photos, and I've today put on a blog about my garden work this summer ! I hope you enjoyed your time away.

18 Aug, 2014

 

Terra it was grand, we were near Scarborough house and dog/cat sitting for one of my nieces until her parents returned from their hols to take over, its a beautiful area as you probably know and both our new friends were very well behaved considering they hadn't met us before, a young male tabby just over 1yr old name of Milo and a 10mth old black/lab named Max already showing signs of being a large lab, you can imagine what its like at playtime in that house and garden .....

19 Aug, 2014

 

Great fun being pet sitters ... and I'm guessing you did such a good job, you're likely to be asked again !

19 Aug, 2014

 

That must have been a frightening experience for you, TT! About the same time I also had an outage on my computer! Strange as it was only my computer that was affected! It is plugged into a 4way extension lead that's supposed to be surge protected, it should have stopped the surge that shut down my computer & our internet hub as they are plugged into the same extension. Even stranger was that the standard lamp by my side DIDN'T go out yet it's plugged into the same lead! I didn't even notice it blink! But that may have been because my attention was fixed on the computer screen & the sudden black screen startled me & I didn't see it go off & come on almost immediately.

I think it's time I got myself a new surge protected extension as this one obviously no longer works as designed.

Glad you got back on line quickly & no-one was hurt. :-))

23 Aug, 2014

 

Hi Balcony..
During a storm it's remarkable how specific items of electrical equipment suffer while others don't.

Some neighbours had lots of damage ..
TV, phones, computers ... in other houses the storms had no detrimental effects at all !

23 Aug, 2014

 

missed this, Terra , sorry :-o

26 Aug, 2014

 

Hello Junna ..
Things getting back to normal now...
at least, I think they are !

26 Aug, 2014

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