The mother of all storms

Like most people in the state we experienced a huge electrical storm at our farm last week. The power fluctuated on and off, the dog went berserk and the Internet and phone lines went down. Our Internet has been down all week so I have been unable to blog. Lightening strikes destroyed our air-con, washing machine and TV. Richard was only able to go without TV for about 2 hours. He went out and replaced our old TV with a ridiculously sized plasma screen. It is way too big for our teeny tiny house but Richard loves it. I have been without a washing machine all week but apparently that is OK. Yesterday while in Perth I bought a new one. Hopefully our insurance will cover all the damage. Lets hope that the rain continues for all the farmers and those dependant on it.