Today, my telephone line was hit by lightning. I discovered that not only will lightning fry a router, it will also destroy any PCs connected to that router via network cables. I also discovered that a $10 phone line surge protector would have saved nearly $3,000 worth of PC equipment. FML
Add a comment
Top comments
Comments
By
Fop
| 6
HAH. YDI for not getting one though. This one was actually good.
Also, I like the OPs name.
Also, I like the OPs name.
Reply
champanawa
| 0
Mother Nature Must Die , and she will die . I'll make sure of it .
Reply
MikeHawke
| 0
Another "I'm fucking stupid, FML". Stop looking for sympathy, we agree; you're fucking stupid. Fuck off.
Reply
Luv_my_life
| 0
Indeed he could've known that before... Though insurances could pay all your loss back.
Reply
greenltrn2003
| 0
yeah he could have known....but my bet is that he didnt.
not completely your fault
this almost happened to me...shocked the fuck outta my hands but my laptop still works :-)
not completely your fault
this almost happened to me...shocked the fuck outta my hands but my laptop still works :-)
Reply
skullbashd
| 3
um how did he post this then
Reply
itsmeppl
| 0
iPhone-iPod!?
By
LoveDemon
| 19
wow man ... amazing discovery ... :D
Reply
hoschiadedodi
| 0
Hehe, yeah some people learn basic knowledge the hard way.
Reply
spoo
| 24
en en en en dont pee on de emetrik fents, it hurts bad
By
stunty_fml
| 0
You lucky you. Surge protector worth 10 bucks would probably set your house on fire.
Reply
postaltubealex
| 0
this is the chief reason for me using laptops and wireless. i can continue to work during a storm, risking only my (relatively) cheap $90 wifi router. cheaper than $3k, anyway.
Reply
smump
| 0
The only problem with that is you can't you a laptop for a lot of gaming now. They just don't have the power that desktops have.
Reply
renasaurus
| 17
more to life than games.
By
HotSauce_fml
| 0
No shit sherlock.
By
Maxine17
| 8
Ah, bad luck.
Happened to my friend a few years ago, had to pay like £1000 for a new, state of the art laptop she needed for work.
Happened to my friend a few years ago, had to pay like £1000 for a new, state of the art laptop she needed for work.
By
Truthbringer
| 0
you shouldn't buy expensive pieces of technology if you don't know how to maintain them
By
blalien
| 0
YDI for using dial-up.
Reply
freakdiablo
| 0
Considering it went through a router, chances are it was DSL/ADSL and not straight dialup.
Reply
TheManBoy
| 0
Telephone lines can carry DSL or dial-up connections. Plus, using dial-up is it's own punishment. Don't be mean.
Reply
Hillbilly_Deluxe
| 3
agreed
By
lrb081
| 0
I thought that was common knowledge? YTDI
Reply
davidomke
| 0
same here
By
ozymandias_fml
| 0
YDI for using DSL or dial-up.
YDI for not using common sense and protecting your computers.
YDI for not using common sense and protecting your computers.
By
deaditegirl
| 0
YDI for not using a surge protector. Duh.
Also, I like the OPs name.