Lightning Strikes in south UK Tonite

Page 2 of this stuff. Really? And some say the forum has become boring

Simon-in-Suffolk posted:

Interesting.. forecast for the Suffolk coast is breeze and mist with drizzle on and off throughout the day... we might need the weather forecasts a little more specific perhaps? The southern half of the UK is everything south of approx York is it not Mike? 

Weather track is SE to NE,  looks like a large patch of drizzle heading your way Simon

We're not blessed with a lot of electrical storm activity in this country so when it does happen...

I've not bothered unplugging so hopefully I won't come home to a smoking pile of ash

joerand posted:

Page 2 of this stuff. Really? And some say the forum has become boring

Remember we’’re taliking British Isles weather here - where we tend to have it a lot more unpredictable and variable than many other places, and so is always a major topic of conversation (and a common ice-breaker when opening conversations (pun intended).

where I am in the Britidh Isles the topic of conversation is fog, with cancelled flights and concern whether it will clear enough to allow certain road activity later - here thunderstorms thankfully are rare, and no threat in recent days.

Looks like Dungeness is about to get a whacking. Hopefully this little cluster will go shopping in Maidstone and not Tunbridge Wells.

Just like to point out that tonight is spelt tonight and not tonite. Thank you for the notification though.

Ghettoyout posted:

Just like to point out that tonight is spelt tonight and not tonite. Thank you for the notification though.

I'm fully aware & admit to mischief to see if it arouses any comment;  is it considered as bad as the grocer's apostrophe?   

It was a shocker Mike, but out of politeness I refrained.

P.S. The lightning party decided to take lunch in Boulogne and has moved on to Saint Omer for dinner.   Surrey’s getting the odd clap.

Yes we got a flash and a rumble in Guildford about an hour ago. Not enough to make me unplug anything, except I did go and take my laptop off the network and unplugged its power cable.

best

David

Innocent Bystander posted:

joerand posted:

Page 2 of this stuff. Really? And some say the forum has become boring

Remember we’’re taliking British Isles weather here - where we tend to have it a lot more unpredictable and variable than many other places, and so is always a major topic of conversation (and a common ice-breaker when opening conversations (pun intended).

where I am in the Britidh Isles the topic of conversation is fog, with cancelled flights and concern whether it will clear enough to allow certain road activity later - here thunderstorms thankfully are rare, and no threat in recent days.

Fair enough. Anyone can talk about local weather and it's always a safe subject of conversation. Just begs the question for me - why is this topic in the Hi-Fi Corner?

FWIW - my gear has been plugged in continuously since September. The weather in the Puget Sound lowlands today was a mix of sun and clouds with a late afternoon shower. Any interest in me posting a Doppler image next time a thunder storm rolls through my region and whether I chose to leave my gear plugged in?

Joerand, I left the topic in the Hifi Corner because I adjudged it was more of a hifi topic - regarding the imminent risk for some (quite a number of forum members live in and around the affected area) of lightning strikes possibly affecting their Naim systems - than a general discussion of the weather. Keeping it in the Hifi Corner ensured that it would have the widest possible exposure on the forum -  if it saves even just one member the heartbreak of lightning damage then it's all been worthwhile.  Bear in mind that in the UK and particularly in the south east of the country, you have mostly overhead wires - indeed, our own mains feed comes across two fields and is three exposed copper cables (it should have been updated years ago, so i'm told, but I guess it's expensive).  Just below is the telephone cable, which shares the pylons to save costs.  

Understood Richard. Indeed, the imminent risk of lighting strikes must be quite unnerving in the local region and I can see where this topic could well save a reader's Naim gear from heartbreak, even if just one.

Hi Joe,  I accept I'm guilty as charged,  but the title line is for south UK.   The map on the opening post is showing lightning strikes,  not rain (doppler radar).   That night was a bit exceptional with period of continuous all around light & noise,  but it turned out to not be so damaging as it was mostly inter-cloud rather than ground strikes.    

The nearby European mainland had it even worse & over a longer period looking at the strike mapping.  I do know some of the countries have better protective building regulations than does UK,  but if this thread at least re-reminded Naim owners everywhere to think about it,  well & good.                

Very interesting topic, and very interesting to hear about other users' experiences with lightning strikes. We have been lucky so far and never had a lightning strike. But thunderstorms seem to become more frequent here in southern Germany. We've had our house equipped with lightning protection (lightning rods) and overvoltage protection last year, so now we're safe to keep everything plugged in.