Yesterday I made a point of checking on and watering any plant or flower in my yard that seemed to be taking a beating from the heat, and so today it rained!
We really didn't get a lot of rain at our house, just a little shower this morning. But it was much cooler, absolutely no sun out until late in the afternoon. There was a chance of a thundershower this evening, but it just got really, really humid -- so far. There are supposed to be showers and thunderstorms tomorrow.
So I guess I won't wash my car.
A friend of ours who lives on the other side of town was sitting in her dining room this morning when all of a sudden she heard a loud "POP" and saw a ball of fire run through her kitchen. Then her electricity went out. When they started checking everything they found that her air-conditioning was off, her computer was dead, and -- get this -- her ice-maker wasn't working! The refrigerator and freezer were working just fine, but the ice maker had quit. The electrician who came to check out the house said that that was not unusual. She has electricity now, and the electrician replaced the switch on her thermostat which is all that was fried there; so her a/c and furnace are working fine now. But her computer is still dead, and she has no ice.
So I am very grateful today that that didn't happen at my house, sorry though I am for my friend. I am sitting here right this minute at my computer with a glass of ice water at my elbow -- ice dispensed from my very own refrigerator.
I have always heard to stay off land-line phones and to stay away from plumbing during a storm. But the ice-maker??
6 comments:
wowie!
uh...(scratches her head) A Ball of Fire?!!!!!!! sheesh! what's that about?!!!!!
hey I don't know waht the guy told her, but I think she needs a lot of help!
glad you're okay
be well!
hugs,nat
Wow, that is weird...is the PC fried too? If so, thats awful.
hugs,lisa
No computer and no ice that is bad news. I too have always heard stay off phones when it is storming. The news today said san antonio is getting a cold front. Now I'll believe that when I feel it. Paula
Yep, I can certainly relate to your friend. It was lightning that fried my computer a few days ago too!!
I'm here getting caught up. Hope you have a great weekend :-)
Weird things fry when lightning hits... yikes! Glad no one was hurt!
be well,
Dawn
that truly is interesting; I would think the ice maker would be safe in an electrical storm, but what do I know? I used to follow your journal before, then I got out of journaling, but now I'm back to journaling. Lots of changes for us; we moved from Montana to Southern California this past month. visit us if you want :)
betty
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