Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> graham wrote:
> > Certainly! :-) My parents also insisted that we turn off the TV if there
> > was a thunderstorm.
>
> You have to unplug it.

Not only unplug the tv but also unscrew the cable line too.
Had a friend once that lost her tv. She had unplugged it but
didn't think about the cable connection. Nearby strike took
out her tv.

> In this house I have a whole house surge protector as it is one of the
> most lightening prone areas of the country.

Don't know how your whole house one works but I have a few of the
individual outlet ones. At least in the past, they would work
only
once then you had to replace them. The steady red light indicited
that they were good. After a power surge protection, that red
light would blink to let you know it needed to be replaced.