‘I told you so’: Kid unplugs computer during a thunderstorm to prevent it from frying, stepdad demands he plugs it back, then blames kid when the computer stops working

Living in an area prone to storms surely teaches you a lot of life hacks and survival skills that other people don't know. If you don't want to lose half of your possessions and unreal amounts of money, you need to educate yourself and learn how to keep everything safe even when something like a hurricane or a thunderstorm hits your area. Some people, simply would not listen to advice about these matters, and when the consequences happen, they also refuse to admit they were wrong, but no one feels bad for them by that point.

Much like OP's (original poster) stepdad in this Reddit story, who let his ego get the better of him and ended up damaging his computer because of that. During a thunderstorm, OP unplugged his stepdad's computer, to prevent it from frying up due to a bolt of lightning. Stepdad refused to let OP do it, and insisted on his computer being plugged back. Guess what happened when he tried to turn the computer on the next day…

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