An overhead cloud that wasn't even raining just flashed over and blew a
neighbor's tree to bits about 80 yards from my keyboard!

We're all awake, now. Adrenaline City!!

That's an impressive hole it made about 4' from the base of the tree where
it melted the hole in the lawn. I drew out 4 great glass fingers about 4'
long melted by the electrons....(c;

Sure glad I was in my protective old mobile home with the 18 hurricane
screw anchor grounds with the big disks to shunt the EMP away from the
equipment, here. It got the neighbor's TV, 2 radios including his stereo
and two wireless telephones, that we know about so far. One breaker
tripped to the bedrooms. No reason why. It was on the other side of the
house from the strike.

Makes one think of all those UNGROUNDED metal masts at the marina.....

--
Larry