[Cube] Re: help with protection of surges

[Andrew in Ann Arbor]

>> Here are my questions: storms come up in an instant or i live on a
>> small lake at the base of a mountain.... anyone know about
>> lightning rods attached to outside house... i am serious. This is
>> the  second lightning
>
> It won't make any difference, the source of the surge can be
> generated miles away, and then the spike travels through the wires to
> your house. I used to have a similar problem until the dug in the
> cables.

Would "dug in" cables be buried underground where they enter your house?
I had the power wires  (also phone and cable) buried from the pole to 
my house mostly for aesthetics.
It would be neat to find out there was a practical benefit.

Andrew in Ann Arbor