I too unplug everything if a severe storm comes through. But I have a everything plugged into a single multi-outlet strip so all I have to do is pull one plug and unhook the telephone cable from the wall. Even though all good UPSes (err.... whatever the plural of UPS is) have a surge protection circuit, it is wise to remember that a UPS is a type of power source not a lightening arrestor..... Jim Meagher ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Graf" <[log in to unmask]> > > And what is one supposed to do everytime a thunderstorm rolls > > through...unplug everything in sight? What do all of you do? > > And not to mention the possibility of a thunderstorm popping up > > when I'm not home. > > Although I have a UPS, yup that's what I do. Why risk it? My UPS is > great and has surge protection but every surge protector has an upper limit > and a nearby lightning strike could take it out. By unplugging everything > the risk drops to nearly zero. TTYL > > PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download > visit our download web page at: > http://nospin.com/pc/files.html > PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html