A short item buried in the Metro section of today's Washington Post offers a reminder, if we needed one, not to use corded electronic equipment when the weather is threatening.
On Wednesday, July 4, a D.C.-area fellow got a jolt when, during a thunderstorm, power surged into his house and into the computer perched on his legs. He's okay, thank Physics, but he -- and I -- relearned an important lesson: You don't have to be struck directly to be harmed by lightning.
Ironically, I, another D.C.-area resident, didn't even notice the July 4 storm. I was at my friend Stan's apartment, and we were too absorbed in setting up his blog, The Food Sleuth, to notice the storm outside.
We were using a corded desktop. Good thing we didn't experience a power surge.
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