Struck by a Lightning
Last Thursday night, there was a mild thunder storm in my place and my house was struck by a Lightning.
Within a fraction of a second, the parapet wall on top of the third floor of my house disappeared, my computer busted and both my and my dad’s heart skipped a beat. It struck with such a force that it shook the whole building (three floor) and I could feel the vibration in my room in ground floor. I could see a huge flash of light through my glass window. It is one of those rare situations where you feel powerless in front of the mighty forces of nature. It took me and my dad around 2-3 minutes to figure out what has happened.
I have given my computer for service and so far the service guys have found out that only the power supply is working fine and the motherboard was fried. I am just hoping that my hard disk is not damaged so that I will not loose my data. Let’s see. 
Because of this I have limited access to Internet and if you have sent me a mail in the past week, then please note that it might take sometime for me to reply to your mail.
This is not the first time my computer is crashing but this whole thing has thought me two lessons.
- Backup Backup Backup!!!
- You are nothing in this world and anything can be changed completely within a second!
Update: I just got a call from the service guys. It seems that my motherboard has been totally fried, but the hard disk seems to be saved. Thanks god, now I can have my data back. Even though I am going to repair it instead of thrashing, I guess it is better that I have decided to get a new one. So guys don’t forget to give me your recommendations.
Personal website, blog and play ground of Sudar Muthu, a web and WordPress developer from Chennai, India. 
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Hey Sudar - The only thing that matters is that you and your family are safe!
Gary,
Thanks for the support. Much appreciated.
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Sudar
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