Crack, Crack, Crack, Crackle, WAMMM!!! A bolt of lightning slams to earth near your home. It not only shakes your house (and nerves,) it strikes a nearby transformer and renders you powerless. Your lights, television, computer, refrigerator, and cell phone charger suddenly become lifeless. The first thought is you pause, waiting for the familiar tone of the important electronics in your life reseting and coming back to life.