05-19-2019, 04:50 PM
Sorry tc, I read your post then became absorbed in making my response and forgot about a few things you had said.
But, that doesn't change any of my reasoning for how I'd like to do it.
But, thinking about lightning and kalakoa's post got me to thinking again.
Fiber optic could be an alternative.
But, it looks to be a bit more expensive than I'd be comfortable with, more aimed at commercial and enterprise applications .
I will look further into it, though.
Chances are I'll end up going with my usual attitude towards risk.
The same attitude that made me look things over, assess the risks, then decide that the probability of an eruption taking our home in our lifetime, if we bought in LZ1, was fairly remote.
I admit, it was close.
But, we still ducked the bullet.
So far the gamble has paid off.
I expect it to continue doing so.
The cabling being buried 12 to 18" should afford some protection.
Lightening in our area, so far, seems to be from cloud to cloud and rarely very close.
Except for one time.
But, it was still from cloud to cloud.
Then, I'm reminded of that dark unlit crosswalk with the worn down paint across 130 at the Pahoa P.O. street.
The more times I go by it and no one is in it, the more likely it becomes that someone will be in it the next time I go by it.
I'm getting very paranoid about that crosswalk, that I might run someone down in the dark.
Lightning and lava don't give me that kind of reaction.
I am planning on using gel filled direct burial shielded cabling with at least some PVC conduit in the trenching.
That should give a bit more lightning protection.
@MarkD
As long as the local court system thinks it is better to turn them loose rather than paying to incarcerate them, things will not get better.
We all need to become more proactive in protecting ourselves.
Being aware of what is going on around yourself is the first step.
But, that doesn't change any of my reasoning for how I'd like to do it.
But, thinking about lightning and kalakoa's post got me to thinking again.
Fiber optic could be an alternative.
But, it looks to be a bit more expensive than I'd be comfortable with, more aimed at commercial and enterprise applications .
I will look further into it, though.
Chances are I'll end up going with my usual attitude towards risk.
The same attitude that made me look things over, assess the risks, then decide that the probability of an eruption taking our home in our lifetime, if we bought in LZ1, was fairly remote.
I admit, it was close.
But, we still ducked the bullet.
So far the gamble has paid off.
I expect it to continue doing so.
The cabling being buried 12 to 18" should afford some protection.
Lightening in our area, so far, seems to be from cloud to cloud and rarely very close.
Except for one time.
But, it was still from cloud to cloud.
Then, I'm reminded of that dark unlit crosswalk with the worn down paint across 130 at the Pahoa P.O. street.
The more times I go by it and no one is in it, the more likely it becomes that someone will be in it the next time I go by it.
I'm getting very paranoid about that crosswalk, that I might run someone down in the dark.
Lightning and lava don't give me that kind of reaction.
I am planning on using gel filled direct burial shielded cabling with at least some PVC conduit in the trenching.
That should give a bit more lightning protection.
@MarkD
As long as the local court system thinks it is better to turn them loose rather than paying to incarcerate them, things will not get better.
We all need to become more proactive in protecting ourselves.
Being aware of what is going on around yourself is the first step.
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.
Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.