Great advice, especially in Goa. I have learnt the hard way after losing several appliances to lighning strikes, despite having surge protectors, voltage stabilizers and a roof top lighning arrestor. I have paid the price in lakhs of rupees. Electric voltage in Goa is erratic. As I sit at the computer with my fan blowing, it suddenly increased in speed and then came back to normal, indicating a surge in electric current, even without a storm. Now when we hear the distant rumbling of thunder, especially when the monsoons arrive in June and depart in October, we unplug everything,including the refrigerators. This is a wise precaution to take in Goa.....learnt the hard hard way.
