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Subject: ooh yeah, be careful Author: delena [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:47:34 05/18/01 Fri In reply to: medeis 's message, "hi ya storm!" on 07:38:44 05/18/01 Fri hey medeis, i hope you have an energy surge protector on your computer! if a massive thunderstorm hits (or your power simply goes out) it could cause an energy surge which your computer will suck up like a dry sponge with water....and you'll lose everything. completely and utterly erased if you're unlucky enough. so yeah, completely shut down your 'puter during thunderstorms. nothing you can really do for a power outage except have an energy surge protector, because they're so unexpeced. just thought i'd warn you, it being a brand-spanking new computer and all... [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: ooh yeah, be careful medeis 11:00:58 05/18/01 Fri we never get great storms like you do over there! *sulk!* -- storm! hehe how ironic, 15:31:09 05/18/01 Fri Re: we never get great storms like you do over there! *sulk!* -- medeis, 17:26:28 05/18/01 Fri in the bathub? how is that safe? -- storm, 07:54:39 05/19/01 Sat Re: in the bathub? how is that safe? -- medeis, 10:25:36 05/19/01 Sat glad your safe! (NT) -- storm, 11:07:18 05/19/01 Sat We get it all~thunderstorms, blizzards, hurricanes, tornados,plumbers with half their crack hanging out... (NT) -- Jade, 09:46:05 05/20/01 Sun isnt that the most disgusting site? dontcha just feel like crowbarring it back into a respectable place? -- storm, 13:09:33 05/20/01 Sun