(Yes, I've had a UPS backup damaged by lightning only because it was well grounded--within weeks of when I'd installed the copper grounding rod myself. After that, I never used ground again, and never had another problem in years. Go figure.)

This sounds to me like you have rather misinterpreted the moral of your own story. Because the UPS was well grounded the only thing that went wrong was that the UPS was damaged. If it had not been well grounded your building could have burned down and/or lives could have been lost. The point is that the discharge went through the UPS and straight into the ground, not through your heart or the gas pipes.

This is a good parallel to draw with strict as it is also there to save you from calamity. There is a small cost of convenience in using it but the potential rewards exceed this many times over.

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In reply to Re: How to import "global" variables into sub-scripts from main script? by hippo
in thread How to import "global" variables into sub-scripts from main script? by Polyglot

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