Do you pull A/C plugs during thunder storms?

Some years back, I was living in a house at the top of a hill at the edge of a deep and wide valley. When a thunderstorm rolled in, you'd really know it -- and it tended to stick around. One not so fine day, a storm was a-comin', so I unplugged everything. Everything. And when the house got hit by lightning -- YOIKES!!! -- it still cooked the amp and one of the speakers. (The amp sat on the floor between the speakers on one wall while the sources and the preamp were on another wall. A pair of interconnects that were maybe 15 feet long connected the pre to the power. Apparently, when the house was struck, everything (the walls?) got charged enough to spark the interconnects enough to fry something in the amp, which in turn blew out a speaker. So now I leave everything plubbed in and turned on all the time. Unless I hear a thunder storm a-comin', of course.

I should and I don't. I live in South Florida, lightning capital of the country. During the upcoming "rainy season" (if we get one! we've been suffering a drought.), I'd have to unplug everything all the time because we get thunderstorms all the time and, often, without much notice. All my outlets have built in surge protectors and almost all my equipment is run through power conditioners, but it's still not as secure as unplugging. Like I said, I should but I don't.

i too live in Fl. on coast, i just make sure my gear is off. it lightenings here everyday for 5 mos. and i would never leave my house if i was that worried. if it is REALLY close and i am home i consider it, but by then it is probably too late.good question tho! made me realize how lightening is no big deal after 15 yrs living in top spot in usa for strikes.

In Estes Park, you'd be foolish to rely on a surge suppressor.
I pull the power strips for video, audio and computer systems.

I lost an amp (it was turned on) and a big screen TV (not turned on, but plugged in). I have a whole house surge protector in the main breaker box.It did not do a thing. Pretty useless, actually.
The TV tech told me a lightning strike can jump the gap in a switch that is switched off, so unplug everything that matters.