PCF takes on lightning... and loses

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PCF takes on lightning... and loses

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Pics or it didn't happen
On Wednesday night the PCFormat Ranch was struck by lightning. Below are pictures detailing the damage to the power distribution board.
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Yowza! We also had a tremendous storm in the south on Wednesday night, loads of lightning and huge friggin hailstones that battered me as I darted to pull my card into the garage.

Did you guys suffer any damage to PCs etc? Have had my mobo fried by much less.
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Ouch! :(
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Everything else survived (at least, the stuff we've been able to test). The test rigs, office PCs and other equipment is thankfully free of electricity pwnage.
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That was quite something, you are lucky that the whole building did not burn! :shock:
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Lucky no one was working overtime
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That would've been a shocking experience to witness. Glad that not too much was damaged.
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well one of the employees lives on the property and he came into the office to turn the power back on. He was greeted by flames.
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KillerByte wrote:well one of the employees lives on the property and he came into the office to turn the power back on. He was greeted by flames.
Nab sleeping on the office couch? No wonder we've had no report back on the "business" for which he had to leave the meet early. 8)
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Yo PCF, I'm really happy you survived the fire, and I'mma let you finish, but Grease is the best lightning of all time, OF ALL TIME!

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Jonboy, :lol:

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Stuart wrote:
KillerByte wrote:well one of the employees lives on the property and he came into the office to turn the power back on. He was greeted by flames.
Nab sleeping on the office couch? No wonder we've had no report back on the "business" for which he had to leave the meet early. 8)
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KillerByte, So he got the job!? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Jonboy wrote: IMAGE

Yo PCF, I'm really happy you survived the fire, and I'mma let you finish, but Grease is the best lightning of all time, OF ALL TIME!

:lol:
:lol: DUDE. you just made my day.

Sorry PCF. hope things get fixed and not too costly.. So that mag costs stay low :|
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KillerByte wrote:
Stuart wrote:
KillerByte wrote:well one of the employees lives on the property and he came into the office to turn the power back on. He was greeted by flames.
Nab sleeping on the office couch? No wonder we've had no report back on the "business" for which he had to leave the meet early. 8)
The people he had to speak to about said business approved his application.
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:shock: this is really shocking. Hope you get thing sorted soon.
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^^ Pun intended? :lol:
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What is it with PCF and electricity? FIrst the lan now this..... methinks killerbyte has something to do with it?


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Holy crap!

At least the fire got put out, and nobody was hurt.
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