Cajun-style Chimney

This morning I went out and took pictures of our poor chimney.

From what we can surmise lightening hit the chimney on the side where all the wires enter the house from the street, including the cable. Odds are it traveled right down into those wires, toasting the circuits as it went. So far, we've had to replace all the cable wires for tv/internet, and all the outlets/wires/switches in the kitchen. Our microwave hasn't quite been the same since either, but... its working, so until it gives up the ghost we going to keep it around. Greg's dad has been awesome in helping us put things back together... he spent most of the weekend pulling out and replacing wires and circuits. Of course, now we have holes to patch, BUT, I'd much rather have the holes than no electricity!