-=> Daryl Stout wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-

 DS>   I do have some surge protected power stripes besides the 3 UPS's.

That is still better than running directly into the wall,

 DS>   Thunderstorms in Arkansas are prolific lightning producers...and

You -do- live in Tornado Alley. :D  The US has the most active weather on
Earth because of its geographical location.  There is a myth up here amongst
the locals about the mountains protecting them from tornadoes...boy, are
they wrong...

 DS> 1) Is 5 miles long

A lightening bolt can travel along telephone wires for over ten miles from
the initial strike...I've found that out the hard way.

 DS>   In short, it's no contest. I'd rather be offline a few hours or days,
 DS> rather than permanently, from a lightning strike.

Yep, no contest there.

 DS>   I've always used UPS's from American Power Conversion, even when the

APC is my preferred brand too, although I have a cheap Cyberpower one that
works well to protect the router and such.

To keep this message somewhat on-topic, are you planning on trying out
Windows 10 when it's officially released?

--Sean 
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