power conditioner

Before this gets too far away from my question from a few days ago, I just want to thank the people who offered advice.  I found a way to extend my bottom shelf back enough to fit my Furman behind one of my components.  I'll just have to leave the Furman always turned on, because it will be hard to reach.
Although this breeds another question.  I'm not one of those people who leave components perpetually turned on.  My thinking has always been, if you turn off a power conditioner, there will be an electrical disconnect inside the power conditioner, between your electrical system and your components. I suppose, if your house was to receive a lightning strike, the electricity would just jump the small disconnect; so it doesn't matter if the power conditioner is on or off.
Is there any difference, on or off?

Thanks everybody

Hi toolbox149,

Just unplug the conditioner's power cord at the receptacle if you are that worried about lightning. It is my experience that components need (often a lot of) time to warm up in order to sound their best, so restore power at least a half hour before doing any critical listening.

Best to you toolbox149,
Dave

Actually I warm up the room (if needed) about 1-2 hours prior to listening and I turn on all the equipment and softly play music for about 45 minutes before heading down to listen.   
That said, unplugging the power conditioner would be way more difficult than reaching around a component and turning the conditioner on or off.  I haven't been that limber in years.
I'm just wondering if people have an opinion as to which way would be better.  Leave it constantly on, or get on my hands & knees and reach around a component to turn it on and off every time I listen to music.  If the general consensus is there really is no big difference, I'd just as soon save the wear & tear on my knees.    BTW - 25 years here and I've never experienced a lightning strike.

Oops - I forgot.   Thanks Dave!

does Furman have a recommendation?  And yes, nothing stops a lightning strike...