[Rhodes22-list] Bill, Reality, Abraham Lincoln

[brad haslett]

Bill,

After a week of lightning research any refuge from Dr.
So and So is a relief.  The first place I saw this
story was was a "hit" on some preachers sermon.  I
give credit that most folks on the list will either do
their homework or believe what they want to.  Remember
what Mr. Lincoln said!

Brad
--- Bill Effros <bill@effros.com> wrote:
> Brad,
> 
> Isn't it remarkable how often this has happened? 
> Sometimes it's a ski boat;
> sometimes it's an aluminum bass boat; sometimes he's
> alone and witnesses are
> not on the boat; sometimes his 2 or 3 buddies are on
> the aluminum boat with
> him but they are unscathed; sometimes he says "Here
> I Am" sometimes he says
> "Let Me Have It" sometimes it's something else.
> 
> The only constants seem to be that he's always a
> lawyer, he's always mocking
> God, and he always gets it.
> 
> By the way, why do you suppose UPI put a Bethesda,
> MD dateline on a story
> that was supposed to have happened in Louisiana?
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brad haslett" <flybrad@yahoo.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 9:56 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] God, Darwin's Theory, and
> Lightning
> 
> 
> 
> Yes, people have been killed by lightning strikes on
> sailboats but I'm still looking for articles, not
> statistics.  In the meantime, here's and example of
> something REALLY STUPID TO DO WHILE BOATING!
> 
> 
> BETHESDA, MD--Lawyer N. Graves Thomas stood in a
> boat
> during a thunderstorm on Monday, raised his hands
> and
> proclaimed heavenward, "Here I am." Moments later a
> lightning bolt struck him dead, witnesses said.
> 
> Authorities said they had no explanation for the
> maverick lawyer's behavior, but friends and
> colleagues
> said his actions before his death were typical of
> his
> offbeat nature.
>   Moments later a lightning bolt struck him dead.
> 
> The lightning bolt struck Thomas in the head aboard
> his new ski boat on Lake Bistineau. Death apparently
> was instantaneous, as there was no exit point for
> the
> lightning, said Bossier Parish sheriff's spokesman
> Scott Hodges.
> 
> Witnesses said Thomas, 40, stood in the back of the
> boat, raised his hands toward the sky and said,
> "Here
> I am." The lightning bolt struck his head almost
> momentarily.
> 
> AFTERWORD:
> 
> A week later, witnesses to Thomas' mortification
> claimed that his meaning was misunderstood, and that
> the lawyer was not directing a challenge to God, but
> instead merely calling to his girlfriend.
> 
> As a former state prosecutor and assistant U.S.
> attorney, Thomas' peers described him as a firebrand
> and a maverick and a strong advocate for his often
> notorious clients--including police killers, reputed
> crime figures, accused white collar criminals and
> drug
> smugglers. At the time of his death, Thomas was
> representing a Lake Bistineau man accused of
> recklessness in a boating accident that month that
> killed three people on the lake.
> 
> Copyright © United Press International, May 27, 1987
> 
> 
>  Brad Haslett
> "CoraShen"
> 
> 
> 
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