Easy Come Easy Go…….BOOM!

for those of you who didn’t go to the photo on OP’s facebook site

Glad you and yours were all uninjured. Maybe scarred for life at the sound and sight of distant lightning.

That looks like a direct strike, must have been LOUD! And the smell of all that melting plastic. Thank goodness you have good insurance. Have fun picking out new stuff.

Did you ever take a walk after a big storm, come across a tree that took a direct hit, the smell of burning wood is memorable, bark, and damp inner wood cracked open.

San Antonio TX. Lost all my LP’s except for the boxed sets that were in a different room and didn’t get wet. 

Believe it or not this is now the 2nd time this house has been hit by lightning 

First time was 2000 when we moved in did minor damage. 

You guys would laugh if you could here me trying to explain to the adjuster that these are “audiophile” LP’s not run of the mill records and some are rare and collectible and worth several hundred $$

Then I told her the replacement B&W 801’s price and she just said “wow” 

I lost a lot of nice guitars too  

It’s going to be like a second job getting all of these replaced, and deciding which to choose not to replace because we’re gonna go over our maximum allowable limit

Those speakers look OK. Does any of the gear still work? When a lighting strike hits a house, I’d assume it always hits a portion of the roof or an antenna, but who has an antenna any longer? Does it automatically destroy anything plugged into an outlet? Does it destroy every electronic device in a house? 

yes, those speakers are in fine condition! Would you like to buy them? They are on sale, unique opportunity to pick them up at a discount

Glad you made it out in one piece. Good luck!