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  1. Matt Matt

    Situation report: that bolt of lightning actually did hit my house.

    Tuesday, 27-May-14 22:38:48 UTC from web
    1. Techdisk Techdisk

      @mrmattimation woah. Anything happen due to that?

      Tuesday, 27-May-14 22:49:31 UTC from web
      1. Matt Matt

        @techdisk The modem in my room fried, the television in both my and my sister's room is now half-broken (the screen is super discolored), and I think the DVR downstairs also broke.

        Tuesday, 27-May-14 22:52:10 UTC from web
        1. Techdisk Techdisk

          @mrmattimation oh wow. Note to self: unplug literally everything in storm. Did you have anything plugged into a surge protector? If so, did it actually protect anything?

          Tuesday, 27-May-14 22:53:50 UTC from web
          1. Matt Matt

            @techdisk The DVR downstairs was plugged into a surge protector and as far as I know that thing is dead.

            Tuesday, 27-May-14 22:54:41 UTC from web
            1. Techdisk Techdisk

              @mrmattimation well crap. Did you check the surge protector? Maybe its just not reset.

              Tuesday, 27-May-14 22:55:54 UTC from web
              1. Matt Matt

                @techdisk Thank kiwiing god I had decided to unplug my laptop right before the bolt hit, because i think it would have been toast otherwise.

                Tuesday, 27-May-14 22:57:22 UTC from web
                1. Techdisk Techdisk

                  @mrmattimation yeah...

                  Tuesday, 27-May-14 22:58:33 UTC from web
                2. Techdisk Techdisk

                  @mrmattimation I wonder if you can do an insurance claim on the stuff that exploded. Lightning insurance...

                  Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:00:02 UTC from web
                  1. Matt Matt

                    @techdisk Doubt it. I think the most we can do is have Comcast send us a new cable box and a new modem for my room, because the broken TVs are very, very old. I'd been intending to purchase a new flatscreen for my room BUT I GUESS NOW I KINDA HAVE TO

                    Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:02:09 UTC from web
                    1. Techdisk Techdisk

                      @mrmattimation i would call it silver lining, but it's kinda tarnished by the smell of burning electronics. Wait. Does it actually smell like burning electronics?

                      Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:04:26 UTC from web
                      1. Matt Matt

                        @techdisk Nah, I don't smell any burning.

                        Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:04:52 UTC from web
                        1. Techdisk Techdisk

                          @mrmattimation weird. I would think that at least your busted modem would smell if it blew....god dammit. Now my brain is going through a huge troubleshooting list on how it could have blown without smelling when I shouldnt really care. Curse you Electronics troubleshooting course.

                          Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:08:31 UTC from web
                          1. Matt Matt

                            @techdisk The modem was really, really warm when I pulled it off my TV, but that's probably from years of continuous use.

                            Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:09:31 UTC from web
                            1. Techdisk Techdisk

                              @mrmattimation yeah, my modem gets quite warm from normal use.

                              Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:11:12 UTC from web
                          2. Techdisk Techdisk

                            @techdisk seriously. My brain: "did a fuse blow? Maybe only the power block died and the actual modem is fine if you get a new adapter. What kind of plug is it?" Me: "SHUT UP BRAIN"

                            Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:10:30 UTC from web
                            1. Matt Matt

                              @techdisk Maybe it's the plug, actually. I'll try putting in the plug from my sister's modem into the old one and see if that works.

                              Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:11:31 UTC from web
                              1. Techdisk Techdisk

                                @mrmattimation make sure you check voltage and polarity. You dont want to fry it for real.

                                Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:12:18 UTC from web
                                1. Matt Matt

                                  @techdisk They're two of the same model that were bought at the same time, I think it's fine/

                                  Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:12:52 UTC from web
                                2. Matt Matt

                                  @techdisk It was the plug.

                                  Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:12:57 UTC from web
                                  1. Techdisk Techdisk

                                    @mrmattimation huh. Sweet. Yay troubleshooting course.

                                    Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:13:35 UTC from web
                                  2. Techdisk Techdisk

                                    @mrmattimation you can probably check the plug of the DVR then. That might have blown.

                                    Tuesday, 27-May-14 23:15:33 UTC from web
          2. Techdisk Techdisk

            @techdisk (I just want to know if my room is safe. Everything I care about is plugged into one surge protector.)

            Tuesday, 27-May-14 22:55:08 UTC from web
            1. Matt Matt

              @techdisk Perhaps, I'll check that.

              Tuesday, 27-May-14 22:56:14 UTC from web