The only question is the limit that is provided enough in the event of a total loss? If you do have a detached garage, a large barn or several other structures on your property, you should review your coverage with your agent to make sure you are properly protected. The other structures at your premises generally are automatically covered at ten percent of the coverage limit you carry on your home. If you purchased replacement cost coverage on your home, the loss would be fully covered. All would be covered to some degree depending upon the coverage you purchased. Unlike earthquake or flood, this act of god is a covered loss on all basic home, church and business policies.Īlso, you do not have to worry if lightning was to strike your home, garage or shed. Will your insurance cover such a loss if lightning were to strike your home, detached garage, or any other structure on your premises? What about the different structures at your church or if you own a business, what about your building(s)?įirst, let’s talk about the cause of the loss – lightning. ![]() You could not miss this famous structure at the Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio when traveling along I-75 just north of Cincinnati. Interstate 75 needs a saviour that's built to last.įor more from Peter Cheney, go to facebook.The six story statue of Jesus, nicknamed “Touchdown Jesus”, was struck by lightning Monday night and completely destroyed. Unlike Touchdown Jesus, the newly erected Hugging Jesus has a lightning rod on top of its head. ![]() It's slightly shorter, and the arms stick out the side instead of reaching for the heavens (it has already been dubbed Hugging Jesus). I mourned each time I passed the barren spot.īut now there's good news – the Solid Rock Church installed a new Jesus statue this fall. Seen with the benefit of hindsight, this was almost inevitable: set in the table-flat plains of southern Ohio, the statue was the highest point for miles in any direction, and had a steel frame inside, making it a natural target.Īlthough I'd mocked Touchdown Jesus many a time, I had to admit that I missed it – the long I-75 run just wasn't the same without that giant piece of religious kitsch. Like the Son of God, Touchdown Jesus had an abbreviated earthly existence: the statue was struck by lightning in 2010, and burned to a crisp. But it had other nicknames, too, including Super Jesus, Butter Jesus (due to yellowing of the fibreglass skin) and Quicksand Jesus (the statue was cut off at the waist, and depending on your perspective, could be seen as either rising from the waters beneath, or sinking into them.) The statue, called King of Kings, became known as Touchdown Jesus, thanks to its upraised arms – which conjured up a football referee signalling a goal. Like many drivers, I thought my eyes were deceiving me, but there it was – a super-sized Son of God, rising from a reflecting pool in front of the Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio.Īs I later learned, the congregation had spent more than $250,000 to build its roadside shrine, which was made from sculpted foam laminated with a skin of weatherproof fibreglass. So when a 62-foot statue of Jesus Christ suddenly appeared next to the highway back in 2004, it was sightseeing salvation – now here was a little fun. ![]() Interstate 75 runs for nearly 2,900 kilometres, and many of them are the dullest lengths of tarmac you will ever travel, unspooling before your windshield in a deadening grey litany of fast food outlets and generic outlet malls.
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