Cups house maek boom

[iamacup]

my house got struck by lightening and it sounded like lordmatt had just steamrolled my house with his army of gators. BOOOOOOM

this is the plug my computer was plugged into



and this is the thingimajig it was plugged into



i had surge protectors on my phone and elexxxxtrixxx but the voltage was so high that it just broke down the air arround whatevers inside these things and still blew up my pooter. also my hard drives are fucked and things like my bank cards are all broken

NICE NICE!!!

this does slightly set back new uf, but not forever!!! (ps thanks to neighbours badly protected wi-fi for this post )

if anyone wants to send me a router or some ethernet cables I WOULD LIKE SOME![/img]

[Acidd_UK]

Jesus dude, glad you're obviously ok tho!

[iamacup]

lol yeh everyones ok, i was playing guildwars with quantum at the time

ROFL

only problem is because of the floods in the UK, we are not a priority so i dont know how long its gona be for insurance!

[Comp1337]

Holy shit
Gods anni hit cupeh!

I'd gladly help you with ethernet cable (have some lying around) but iono about the freight costs and stuff

[Cabbage]

remind me where you live cup, i could drive down and give you some spare cables, but i fear you wouldnt be able to control your sexual desires once your gaze settles upon my splendidly proportioned features..

was it norfolk btw?

[Relative]

I could send some spare ethernet cable.

edit: everyone show your support by offering ethernet cables!

[Muzic]

I'll give you a few con bots to help reclaim.

Edit: There should be a warenteeee with your surge protecter and if they dont do their job you should mail them what happened and what not o_O/.

[LordMatt]

Poor cuppy can't get the insurance company to hurry up and buy him a new computer. At least he now knows who's side the lightning god is on.

[Dragon45]

thats a shitty ass surge protector. all mine have a hardwire failesafe so that if the current is OVER NINE THOUSAAAAND it simply burns the circuit out, cuts the power, and doesnt let mah hardware die B)

[yuritch]

A surge protector won't help against a direct lightning hit in the house (this is probably even stated in its manual). It will only protect against high voltage spikes caused by distant hits. That's why its always better to physically disconnect the computer from power and network when a thunderstorm is coming, this way you may lose the router, but your comp will be safe.

[KDR_11k]

You have funny looking sockets.

[aGorm]

UK sockets own all other sockets... all other sockets are fail.

aGorm

[Sleksa]

My sockets are better than your sockets

[HeavyLancer]

All your sockets are belong to lightning

And lol at using your neighbours Wi-Fi.

[imbaczek]

Surge protectors... do you seriously expect a stream of electricity that went several miles/kilometers/furlongs through pure air to be stopped by some tiny electrical device? I don't

Anyway, glad you're fine mate.

[smoth]

imba, surge protectors are not ZOMYGOSH voltage and amperage protectors. My compy was hit in a lightening storm but luckily the rest of the house took the hit first... the surge did fry our oven.

that sucks cuppeh.

[Neddie]

So, no health issues? Good - sorry about all that though, Cup.

[bwansy]

You have funny looking sockets.

What do you mean by that?

[Relative]

"Borrowing" your neighbor's Wi-Fi is key for survival. Always make sure you have at least one stupid neighbor within your area for emergencies, two as an insurance, and if you are smart like me have three of them They come to be very handy.

[theHive]

"Borrowing" your neighbor's Wi-Fi is key for survival. Always make sure you have at least one stupid neighbor within your area for emergencies, two as an insurance, and if you are smart like me have three of them They come to be very handy.

As my mate once said to me (on msn), a garbage truck is surprisingly good protection from a wi-fi hacker