Originally posted by PowrdByX:
[b]For the last few years, we get the occassional rolling black/brown-outs here in So. Cal. (intentionally done to relieve stress on the power grid) during the summer time when everyone's got their A/C going full blast. Other than that, lightning storms are not all that common. Your "car into pole" scenario is probably more likely than a lightning strike (*** touch wood ***)...