My Sister&#39;s House Was Fried

rebelann1949

@rebelann (114740)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Sep

You're right. I'm glad he's ok.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

@rebelann He said it shook him up. It would me too. lol

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

Yeah. He's fine. What a scary thing, though. You'd never expect something like that.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (363536)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep

Wow. Bad as the news is, it could have been worse. It's good the house didn't go up the smoke.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (363536)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Sep

@porwest Very weird.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

Yeah. For sure. I don't know exactly where the strike occurred. I always thought houses had built in lightning rods, but I could be wrong about that. What a weird thing to have happen, though.

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marguicha

@marguicha (228597)

• Chile

23 Sep

I thought that if the electricity was well installed nothing happened. But this winter we had a storm here and some of my most delicate electric things stopped working. Even Alexa, the only AI devise I have, stopped anwering what time it was. Fortunatly one of Anita´s nephews knows about those gadgets and made it work again. I hope your nephew is well.

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marguicha

@marguicha (228597)

• Chile

23 Sep

@porwest The most important thing was your nephew´s health.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

I suppose it depends on exactly where it strikes and to what. My nephew is fine, but the house is definitely fried. I suspect they may have ongoing issues as well. I remember when I worked for Quad Graphics, something near our UB18 binder machine was struck, and we forever had Gremlins on that production line after that.

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luisadannointed

@luisadannointed (9217)

• Philippines

23 Sep

I am glad that they are fine, things can be bought and fixed again, but life was not. I guess they have been so shocked.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

Still curious where the strike actually occurred. They will have a busy time with electricians and insurance people and whatnot trying to get it all sorted out.

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luisadannointed

@luisadannointed (9217)

• Philippines

24 Sep

@porwest it rarely happens actually. I only saw it on comedy movies.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (38445)

• Toccoa, Georgia

23 Sep

That's awful.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (38445)

• Toccoa, Georgia

20h

@porwest Their Home Owners Insurance should pay all of it.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

They have a real mess. I hope they can get it all covered by the insurance. The money is adding up.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (47611)

• Staten Island, New York

23 Sep

Why/how was he shocked when he had his headphones on? Like how is that possible?

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (47611)

• Staten Island, New York

24 Sep

@porwest his headphones were wired?

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

24 Sep

@lovebuglena I don't know actually.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

Power carries through wires, and static electricity carries through air. Electricity can also jump.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (196536)

• United States

23 Sep

That's too bad. it could have been worse as they say.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

Yeah. Some have said the house could have burned down. I guess a few fried electrical appliances and whatnot is a good trade off, even if the situation still stinks.

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May2k8

@May2k8 (18866)

• Indonesia

23 Sep

It's nice to see everyone is fine there but it might be traumatic.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

24 Sep

More than anything, it's beginning to cost a fortune with costs already rising to around $25,000-$30,000. I really hope the insurance covers all of it or at least a good portion of it.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (145861)

• Roseburg, Oregon

23 Sep

That is really weird. I hope the insurance covers everything.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (145861)

• Roseburg, Oregon

24 Sep

@porwest That's a lot of damage.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

24 Sep

@jstory07 It's mainly from the things it took out. The refrigerator in the kitchen, the garage door opener, the pool pump and all the electronics there... It's not just the replacement of the appliances and other things, but what it did to wiring etc.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

Right now it's up in the air. I hope it does for them too. They are looking at somewhere around $25,000-$30,000 worth of damage already.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (53551)

• United States

23 Sep

I hope that the insurance company will come through for them.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

I hope so too. They are already up to around $25,000-$30,000 worth of damage.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (89190)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

23 Sep

I sure do remember the nigthmare that happend at our house the first summer I was here, There was a very bad electric storm and lightning went straight for the cable that connects our Internet, We had electric but it took about 3 weeks to get the Internet back etc etc etc and you can imagine I found it hard to get through this time, Luckily, it never happened again,

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (27535)

• Singapore

23 Sep

Lucky that your nephew got away with a shock though not severe. I hope the insurance company is empathetic without delaying a fair settlement.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

24 Sep

I hope so too. The cost is quickly adding up. I guess we'll see what the outcome is of all of this. I know they have electricians and insurance people coming through the week. I will try to update anyone here as soon as I know more.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (201515)

• United States

23 Sep

I am SO sorry this has happened. I hope your nephew is OK. I hope insurance covers the damage.

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@porwest (107888)

• United States

23 Sep

I think the insurance company likely will. I am sure something like that would have to be covered. My sister said the costs are definitely adding up.

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tyler barera

@tylerbarera (3)

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24 Sep

What a luck. We understood the importance of lightning rods again

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