Rainy Season Prelude: . . .Lightening strikes home

According to yesterday's news, the start of the rainy season is expected near the end of the month (May).
Shortly after noon it began with light rain and turned out to be the strongest storm so far this year. 

 Lightening got close and personal! Came in through the satellite dish.

Lucky I had upgraded the main circuit breakers to include surge protection.

Electricity shut off but the surge did blow the HDMI connection on my HTC satellite box installed just hours before the storm.

If lightening is that near, its a good idea to stand on a carpet, or wear footwear.
Over half of the provinces in Thailand are still in drought condition