when the lightning and thunder strikes..

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take this scenario, ur in ur pc or laptop surfing the net or simply doing ur stuff, typing, playing games, etc. when u hear the thunder..no ur not in an open field but in a residential area where u have many neighbors, and various establishments. ur inside ur living room or bedroom doing ur pc or laptop stuffs and heard the rumbling of the skies. what will u do? do u turn the pc or laptop off? or continue what ur doing? what made me ask this question is that, i have read in reader's digest about a family whose house was struck by lighting. and there's no storm at that time.. one of them whose doing pc stuff in the bedroom got struck and electrocuted since the house is in an open field. does it do the same in residential areas? im concerned of safety though since before ive read the book, i never turn off any appliance when there's lightning or thunder...i just ignore them and continue doing my stuff.