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Michael Dale Payne
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A thunder boomer came over night before last. I took a direct lighning hit to the shop and house. It fried every breaker in the both main boxes. Cracked them in half. I am still checking tools and appliances. So far I have lost a microwave and my bench top drill drill press (I was using it at the time. God bless GFS breakers). It scared the beegeevers out of me. I spent most of the evening installing a new breaker box, breakers and checking out the existing wiring. TXU (Texas Electric Utilities) had to replace the meter, lead-in wiring and a near by transformer. I got power back up at about 10:00pm last night. I'm back to better living thru electricty now. After 24 hrs with out it you sure learn to appreciate it.
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Glad you're still amongst the living. Tools are replacable but your not.


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Michael,

Glad you are safe! Does homeowners insurance cover the cost of fixing the electrical, and replacing the tools?

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Michael Dale Payne
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[QUOTE=Jeff Doty] Michael,

Glad you are safe! Does homeowners insurance cover the cost of fixing the electrical, and replacing the tools?

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yep but it will be 10-30days before I get the check
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So that's where that bad boy hit the other night...thought I saw it from the house. Glad you're okay, Michael.
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Michael did it make your hair stand on end? I'm glad you weren't hurt.
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Michael Dale Payne
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[QUOTE=mrchambo] So that's where that bad boy hit the other night...thought I saw it from the house. Glad you're okay, Michael.[/QUOTE]

John you live here in Odessa? I'm fine. It was over so quick. I thought the gas line had exploded, the first instant but I figured it out as the lights went out. The clap was sooo loouud. Had a small fire on the roof but It went out on it's own. Not a sigle drop of rain in that storm, at my house any-way, just thunder and lighting.
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[QUOTE=MichaelP] [QUOTE=Jeff Doty] Michael,

Glad you are safe! Does homeowners insurance cover the cost of fixing the electrical, and replacing the tools?

Jeff[/QUOTE]
yep but it will be 10-30days before I get the check[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but does it cover the new underwear (gotta read that small print!)?

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Michael Dale Payne
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[QUOTE=CarltonM] [QUOTE=MichaelP] [QUOTE=Jeff Doty] Michael,

Glad you are safe! Does homeowners insurance cover the cost of fixing the electrical, and replacing the tools?

Jeff[/QUOTE]
yep but it will be 10-30days before I get the check[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but does it cover the new underwear (gotta read that small print!)?

Carlton[/QUOTE]
Carlton, you've been looking in my landry hamper
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Yikes!
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Glad your Safe Michael

Hope you get it all sorted soon.
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Glad you're ok Michael. We have a lot of thunderstorms here and I have seen what the power of that lightening can do.

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Michael,

Yepper, I do live in Odessa. Out by the stadium. Great light show here, too. But as there, not one drop of rain...

Still glad you're okay...
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Michael Dale Payne
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[QUOTE=mrchambo] Michael,

Yepper, I do live in Odessa. Out by the stadium. Great light show here, too. But as there, not one drop of rain...

Still glad you're okay...[/QUOTE] I over by OC
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Glad your okay Michael, maybe someone was trying to give you a warning (you weren't cussin' at the time were ya) . I actually miss watching the thunderstorms in West Texas.

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