Thank Goodness for Surge Protectors

@CarolDM (203396)

Nashville, Tennessee

January 11, 2020 12:53pm CST

Just heard a huge clap of thunder and a boom sound with lightning. I heard something pop inside. I thought, oh no, my computer. Checked the circuit breaker box and there was one tripped. I flipped the switch and now all is good. I also have several of these surge protectors just for weather like this. Everything is safe now. Still sheets of rain and gusty wind coming through. Now more thunder, but hopefully it will pass soon. Thank goodness the power is still on as well. Many trees down in the area but safe here for now.

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@moffittjc (128835)

• Gainesville, Florida

11 Jan 20

Any reports of tornados touching down in your immediate area?

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@moffittjc (128835)

• Gainesville, Florida

12 Jan 20

@CarolDM Why are people even out trying to drive in that weather?

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

@moffittjc They have lost their minds!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Jan 20

Nothing yet, power outages, ambulance rollover, and many cars in ditches. But no deaths that I know of. Still early.

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@Aquitaine24 (12000)

• San Jose, California

11 Jan 20

I wonder how that make the switch trip.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Jan 20

From the lightning. The role of a circuit breaker is to trip and disconnect the circuit when there’s a sudden large surge of current coming in, in order to protect the electrical appliances.

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@Aquitaine24 (12000)

• San Jose, California

11 Jan 20

@CarolDM It's just amazing someone thought a way to do that in the first place.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Jan 20

@Aquitaine24 Agreed!

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

11 Jan 20

Oh that was a blessing you had those surge thingies then Carol.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Jan 20

I know, they have saved me many times.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

11 Jan 20

You must have been scarred a lot.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Jan 20

Not really, I was safe inside.

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@GreatMartin (23670)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

12 Jan 20

I have 3 of them around and all work great and they are not new!!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

I have many all around as well.

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

11 Jan 20

I have surge protectors for everything.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Jan 20

Same here.

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@Lushlala (4028)

• Gaborone, Botswana

12 Jan 20

I love surge protectors and only found out about them last October. We have a few scattered around the house because we often get thunder and lightning as well as random power outages.

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@Lushlala (4028)

• Gaborone, Botswana

12 Jan 20

@CarolDM Wow, really!? I honestly thought they were unique to Southern Africa, where I live because we have power outages all the time. I have to say they are a neat little invention.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

@Lushlala Yes, we have a lot of outages in the US as well.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

I have used them for many years.

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@jstory07 (148734)

• Roseburg, Oregon

12 Jan 20

I hope it will pass over and you will be safe.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

It finally did, tasks. Lots of rain posing around but safe.

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@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Jan 20

Glad that is all it was.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Jan 20

Me too.

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@Alexandoy (65302)

• Cainta, Philippines

11 Jan 20

We also use surge protector on all our appliances. It's better to be safe than sorry.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Jan 20

Yes I always use them.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 20

I think surge protectors are invaluable. We have them here too.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

I agree and they are inexpensive.

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@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

11 Jan 20

Stay safe! It's just rainy, windy and warm here.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Jan 20

Thanks, it is getting better now.

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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)

• Rupert, Idaho

12 Jan 20

Wow, that sounds so scary! But glad everything is okay

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

It was scary, eleven were killed in several states.

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Courtney Dutton

@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)

• Rupert, Idaho

13 Jan 20

@CarolDM Oh wow, that is definitely not good!

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (66063)

• Serbia

11 Jan 20

Is it normal to have lightning at that time of year?

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Jan 20

Not really but the weather is unpredictable.

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@snowy22315 (208906)

• United States

12 Jan 20

I have a couple of surge protectors too. I could use one for the whole house though. I got a bit worried with all the wind last night, I thought it might bring down some trees.

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@snowy22315 (208906)

• United States

12 Jan 20

@CarolDM I am going to take a wallk in a few I will look to see if branches came down.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

I was worried with the straight line wind, sounded like tornadoes. All gone now. There are trees down but not here.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

@snowy22315 Have a good walk.

@Tampa_girl7 (54715)

• United States

12 Jan 20

Our power popped on and off all day yesterday. It never totally went out.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

Same here, thankfully.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

12 Jan 20

so glad y'ave those, hon. i'm thankful they're cheap'n price, lol. well, compared to the 'olden days' anyhow. when we've storms, i jest unplug. saturday here 'twas a day 'f intermittent power blips due to the winds i reckon. thankfully there'd be no mass 'f native trees 'round these parts to fear, jest those we've planted. 'nly one 'tis near a power line. hopefully y'ave clear skies today.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

12 Jan 20

@CarolDM did the winds pass there, too? we've lots 'f sunshine, but 'lso those danged winds. such's been the 'theme' since autumn, lol. yes ma'am, they come'n mighty handy.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

@crazyhorseladycx Yes they did and thankfully no trees down. Glad you are safe too.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

Everybody should have them, inexpensive and can save you lots of money. So far no sun but no clouds either.

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@porwest (112876)

• United States

12 Jan 20

Those things do protect our sensitive electronics. I've got them all over the place, but also to able to plug 100 things into the same outlet.

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@porwest (112876)

• United States

12 Jan 20

@CarolDM Me either.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

Indeed, I have been using them for years and will not be caught without them.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

12 Jan 20

i remember when we first started using them (surge protectors) I had a neighbor with a brand new Macintosh that blew everything because no surge protector. insurance only pays part of computer costs!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

@DocAndersen I know that from a friend whose house burned down for that very reason.

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

It only takes one incident to make you realize you need them!

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

12 Jan 20

@CarolDM in fact it does. Plugging them into each other increases fire risk as well I just learned that from a fire here in Maryland/

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@ScotMac (1335)

• Edinburgh, Scotland

12 Jan 20

Our local electrical company fits surge protectors as standard in all new homes. They have saved us from unexpected surges several times

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jan 20

That is great. And they do work for sure.