On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:37:41 +0100 Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > But I have had exactly zero > > equipment failures in the ensuing decade & change that I could attribute > > to that. > I have had no equipment failures _ever_ (<cross fingers, spit and throw salt > over my left shoulder>) from lightning or thunderstorms. Nor equipment > damage from a hurricane. I have no special precautions. > I also have no snake-trap anywhere, and have not been attacked by a snake. > Though I did find a slow-worm on my kitchen floor. > Gene, you of all people should know that the above is an illogical > statement. ;-) > Renaud may just have been unlucky and you may just have been lucky. Getting > a > new nic seems to me to be a lot less trouble than you went to!! Also, balancing the costs and hassle of completely rewiring a house to Gene's standards, against those of buying a couple NICs every five or ten years... Cheers, Ron. -- Les cons ça ose tout. C'est même à çà qu'on les reconnaît. -- Michel Audiard -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org --