[TheForge] Weathervanes and Lightening

[Andy Vida]

pitbull wrote:
> 
> That was the thought back when lightning rods were sold, however they
> determined that it actually made the likelihood of a strike greater and
> caused numerous fires. That's why lightning rods where basically removed
> from the market.

Makes sense, at least when one considers that the rods were invariably
mounted directly on the housing structure, which never really made that
much sense to me.  How's about on a tall pole nearby, but not too near?