ritchie58 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 It has become a bit of a tradition to wish everyone well on major holidays so this 4th of July celebration is no exception! "I would like to wish the Immunet team, forum members and guests alike a safe and happy 4th of July as always!" I mentioned this last year but I think it's worth mentioning again, it's best to leave the pyrotechnics to the experts. Cheers, Ritchie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wookiee Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Fireworks were fun, smoked a brisket and relaxed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie58 Posted July 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Mmm, smoked brisket! That does sound good Tom! I did pretty much the same thing actually, had a few friends over, broke out the grill and cooked some burgers & dogs, sucked down some cold suds while jammin' out to some rock n' roll on the patio. It was a good time! Edit: Well, it was mostly a good time. A thunder storm rolled through so we had to take the party indoors for a while. Unfortunately, a close lighting strike fried my 50" HDTV and a HDMI splitter connected to it. Funny thing was they were both connected to a surge protector power strip when that happened and the power strip didn't even trip off. Those LED HDTV's are susceptible to damage by even the slightest power surges so I found out the hard way! I ordered a new tv & HDMI splitter online, paid extra for 2 day shipping, so they should be delivered here tomorrow hopefully. An extra expense this month I certainly wasn't anticipating plus that tv wasn't even a year old yet. Bummer! I'm just glad my computer didn't get fried too. We were streaming music videos to the tv at the time. The PC is connected to a different power strip plus I installed a new PSU a few months ago that (thankfully) also has built in over-voltage protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wookiee Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Oh, we had a storm too! I did enjoy some suds myself I am sorry to hear about the tv, that would make me incredibly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie58 Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 I would just like to say if anyone else reads this and you love your wide screen HDTV make sure you have it plugged into a good voltage surge protector. The higher the joules rating for the protector the better so don't go out and buy the cheapest one you can find. I got one ordered to replace the one that didn't protect my tv. This one has a 920 joules rating, has got a life time guarantee and a $20,000 equipment replacement warranty. It costs about twice as much as a standard power strip but I think it will be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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