Well, it was just me 'n' him at the time.
And yeah, I unplugged the laptop last night when I saw the storm. I once had a power cord fried from a surge during a storm. I was glad it did its job and protected my computer, but the cord alone was about $65.
Meanwhile, I'm pissed. My laptip battery was charging only sporadically, so I had to keep it plugged in to use it. Got a brand new battery yesterday.... and it was also having trouble charging. Which means it wasn't my battery that was the issue. It's either my power cord or the motherboard. Nifty.