<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Electric utilities must protect against lightning – or pay up</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/01/electric-utilities-must-protect-against-lightning-or-pay-up/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/01/electric-utilities-must-protect-against-lightning-or-pay-up/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: Pat Fehr</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/01/electric-utilities-must-protect-against-lightning-or-pay-up/#comment-1322</link> <dc:creator>Pat Fehr</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:33:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3111#comment-1322</guid> <description><![CDATA[maybe you should have your city pay for hurricanes and floods.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>maybe you should have your city pay for hurricanes and floods.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Mary Hogan</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/01/electric-utilities-must-protect-against-lightning-or-pay-up/#comment-1311</link> <dc:creator>Mary Hogan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:48:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3111#comment-1311</guid> <description><![CDATA[The real bummer will be trying to prove your damage was a lightning strike and that it is the &quot;fault of the electric utility&quot;.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The real bummer will be trying to prove your damage was a lightning strike and that it is the &#8220;fault of the electric utility&#8221;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Vicki Skinner</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/01/electric-utilities-must-protect-against-lightning-or-pay-up/#comment-1307</link> <dc:creator>Vicki Skinner</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:18:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3111#comment-1307</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m not the smartest apple that&#039;s fallen from the tree when it comes to book smarts, but doesn&#039;t the outlet/building NEED to be GROUNDED for Surge Protectors &amp; Voltage Regulators &amp; the like to be protected?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not the smartest apple that&#8217;s fallen from the tree when it comes to book smarts, but doesn&#8217;t the outlet/building NEED to be GROUNDED for Surge Protectors &amp; Voltage Regulators &amp; the like to be protected?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>