Are you considering a home audio system for your humble habitat? If
you are considering a home audio system you may also want to consider
making it hurricane proof and weatherproof and that includes the ability
to withstand a lightning strike on your home. Home audio systems can
be very expensive and chances are during a large storm you will want to
turn on the music and forget about the weather outside.
The only
problem with this scenario is the weather has not forgotten about you.
For instance if you live in a mobile home, they are considered "Tornado
Magnets" and you are sure to get hit with a Tornado. But a hurricane
will bring with it very strong winds like a Tornado, as well as
lightning and thunderstorms, which can last for 10 to 12 hours before it
passes.
This is a lot for your home to endure and the chances of a
lightning strike are far greater during this time period. You should
therefore consider this when installing your home audio system of the
potential eventuality of a lightning strike on your house. If you do
not have a home audio system yet and you are going to batten down the
hatches and refuse to evacuate, then perhaps while the power is out it
might be a good time to install a home audio system.
This makes
sense and as long as you have your Mikita battery-operated drills and
power tools available so you can still work even though the power is out
and you will have all day or all week to install the system and do it
to perfection. Maybe the hurricane might be a good thing, as it will
give you free time to install your new home audio system. Consider all
this in 2006
