Prayers needed BADLY for one of our own

MississippiBoy · 07-12-12, 03:20 PM

I just got a call from John, he's leaving work headed home. Lightening struck his shop and jumped to the house. His boat is parked close to the shop, and the strike set it on fire. Lisa and her parents exhausted 3 fire extinguishers on it, and it's still burning. Several pieces of equipment, like his welding machine and whatever else were fried, and some outlets in the house were blown out, so now he has to worry about all his appliances inside, washer, dryer, TV's, A/C unit, etc.
That's all I know for now, he's going to try to keep me updated.
For now, he needs some MAJOR prayers from us....

Jrob78 · 07-12-12, 03:33 PM

Holy ****!! Prayers going up!!

Bubba_Bruiser · 07-12-12, 03:58 PM

We left B'ham a couple hours ago and it was getting rough. I will be saying a prayer for them.

carolina-rig-01 · 07-12-12, 04:05 PM

I am glad to see this thread already up and asking for prayers, I was getting on here to start a thread just like this for them. Prayers sent for John and Lisa who are two of the best people I know.

Bassboss · 07-12-12, 04:27 PM

Wow!! Sounds like one of those one-in-a-million chance things. Praying for the best, hope all and everyone is fine.

WaffleJaw · 07-12-12, 04:52 PM

Man thats terrible!!!...I hate to hear that for them...Thoughts going their way.

nofearengineer · 07-12-12, 05:08 PM

Man...that just isn't fair. A new house and everything. I hope everyone is all right. I am soooo sorry to hear this.

MississippiBoy · 07-12-12, 05:11 PM

Just talked to John, it's not as bad as they first thought. House, shop, and all electronics/appliances/power tools are ok. The boat is still in one piece, too. He'll be on in a little while to tell the whole story.

MO_CPA · 07-12-12, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MississippiBoy

Just talked to John, it's not as bad as they first thought. House, shop, and all electronics/appliances/power tools are ok. The boat is still in one piece, too. He'll be on in a little while to tell the whole story.

Man, glad it wasn't as bad as they originally thought. That woudl have been terrible

bassboogieman · 07-12-12, 05:25 PM

Holy Crap - that's terrible news. I hope nothing is lost that cannot be replaced. I also hope he has good homeowner's insurance. That no one was hurt is the one bright spot. Hope to hear from him soon, for the whole story.

MississippiBoy · 07-12-12, 05:26 PM

Ok, turns out his phone line is down, so no internet. But basically, the stuff on the boat is the only worry at this point.....trolling motor, engine, fishfinders, and the wiring itself. There was smoke coming out from underneath the console, so it definitely got smoking hot....

66KingFisher · 07-12-12, 05:33 PM

Glad its not any worse.

Jrob78 · 07-12-12, 06:02 PM

That's good news as far as I'm concerned, fire is a scary thing. I'm glad it's only some boat damage and not home damage.

nobass · 07-12-12, 06:31 PM

good news to hear all is ok. bad news to hear it happened. it goes without sayin john let us all know if their is anything you need . Please keep us posted

WTL · 07-12-12, 06:31 PM

Best news you can get. Hopefully the boat is ok, it seemslike John has had some difficulties with it, time for a good luck stretch.

Come to think of it, maybe his boat will be infused with the same lightning power that got into Robert Redfords bat in the Natural.

kennethdaysale · 07-12-12, 07:15 PM

Dang I just rolled in and read the OP, I should have skipped to the last few. I'm glad nobody was hurt and like boogie said I'm hoping John is in "Good Hands"

Last year we got pummeled by a once in a hundred year hail storm. Beside getting the obvious stuff like a new roof, gutters, shutters etc we also had considerable collateral damage. New grill, a bunch of patio furniture, and as luck would have it, I had been respooling line on a half dozen of my better baitcasters on the back deck the evening before while watching the hummingbird show and left them stacked in the corner. Say what you want about Allstate, but they hooked me up! Maybe John can get his adjuster to replace all the goodies on his boat.

Maybe maybe even get a new computer and cable modem and start viewing-posting pics! Or is that not what we should wish for?

WatterBoy · 07-12-12, 07:18 PM

Thanks for letting us know, Daniel. It's good to find out it isn't quite as bad as first thought. Prayers for them being sent from me also. Please keep us posted and let us know if we can help somehow.

MississippiBoy · 07-12-12, 09:54 PM

He just texted me again. His modem is fried, but the rest of the house and shop are ok. The boat is the only thing with any damage. The phone company came out and fixed his phone line already. No idea Howard the boat is. We'll have to wait and see.

kennethdaysale · 07-12-12, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MississippiBoy

No idea Howard the boat is.

I Love that

I figured John to be the kinda guy to give his boat a cute name like that!

1/4 stick · 07-12-12, 10:30 PM

I thought Howard was a duck. Glad everyone is safe and I hope the damage is minimal.

MississippiBoy · 07-12-12, 10:55 PM

Stupid phone.......

bassboogieman · 07-12-12, 11:18 PM

Yeah, right.

keithdog · 07-13-12, 07:26 AM

Wow, I havn't been in here since yesteerday morning and I log on to read about this. Makes my heart sink, but I'm glad the house and shop have minimal damage. I'm also glad it didn't happen durring the night while everyone was asleep in bed. Who knows what would have happened then. John and Lisa have my prayers!

joedog · 07-13-12, 11:44 AM

John and Lisa you have my best wishes and a prayer or two.
I'm not going to say glad it wasn't worse cause it sux no matter how big or little and getting news like that at work definitly is a scary thing.
Good luck getting things straight!

MississippiBoy · 07-13-12, 11:53 AM

Talked to John again this morning. He says 2 of their phones and their computer modem were fried, but that looks to be all. Everything else is working fine.
It looks like the lightening hit a tree close to the shop, then ran through the wet ground up to the shop and house, blowing out a tire on the trailer on the way by. I'm going to try to attach a picture of the tree.

Well, here it is.....sideways. I get on Photobucket at work, so I'm doing this from my phone, and can't rotate the pic on here.

07-12-12, 03:20 PM	#1
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Prayers needed BADLY for one of our own I just got a call from John, he's leaving work headed home. Lightening struck his shop and jumped to the house. His boat is parked close to the shop, and the strike set it on fire. Lisa and her parents exhausted 3 fire extinguishers on it, and it's still burning. Several pieces of equipment, like his welding machine and whatever else were fried, and some outlets in the house were blown out, so now he has to worry about all his appliances inside, washer, dryer, TV's, A/C unit, etc. That's all I know for now, he's going to try to keep me updated. For now, he needs some MAJOR prayers from us.... __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

07-12-12, 03:33 PM	#2
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Holy ****!! Prayers going up!! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

07-12-12, 03:58 PM	#3
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	We left B'ham a couple hours ago and it was getting rough. I will be saying a prayer for them. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

07-12-12, 04:05 PM	#4
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	I am glad to see this thread already up and asking for prayers, I was getting on here to start a thread just like this for them. Prayers sent for John and Lisa who are two of the best people I know. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

07-12-12, 04:27 PM	#5
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Wow!! Sounds like one of those one-in-a-million chance things. Praying for the best, hope all and everyone is fine. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

07-12-12, 04:52 PM	#6
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Man thats terrible!!!...I hate to hear that for them...Thoughts going their way. __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

07-12-12, 05:08 PM	#7
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Man...that just isn't fair. A new house and everything. I hope everyone is all right. I am soooo sorry to hear this. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

07-12-12, 05:11 PM	#8
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Just talked to John, it's not as bad as they first thought. House, shop, and all electronics/appliances/power tools are ok. The boat is still in one piece, too. He'll be on in a little while to tell the whole story. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

07-12-12, 05:25 PM	#10
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Holy Crap - that's terrible news. I hope nothing is lost that cannot be replaced. I also hope he has good homeowner's insurance. That no one was hurt is the one bright spot. Hope to hear from him soon, for the whole story.

07-12-12, 05:26 PM	#11
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Ok, turns out his phone line is down, so no internet. But basically, the stuff on the boat is the only worry at this point.....trolling motor, engine, fishfinders, and the wiring itself. There was smoke coming out from underneath the console, so it definitely got smoking hot.... __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

07-12-12, 05:33 PM	#12
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Glad its not any worse. __________________ In memory of lost fishin buddy's, Ricky Shealy, Keith Hale, Zooker Dickerson.

07-12-12, 06:02 PM	#13
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	That's good news as far as I'm concerned, fire is a scary thing. I'm glad it's only some boat damage and not home damage. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

07-12-12, 06:31 PM	#14
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	good news to hear all is ok. bad news to hear it happened. it goes without sayin john let us all know if their is anything you need . Please keep us posted __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

07-12-12, 06:31 PM	#15
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Best news you can get. Hopefully the boat is ok, it seemslike John has had some difficulties with it, time for a good luck stretch. Come to think of it, maybe his boat will be infused with the same lightning power that got into Robert Redfords bat in the Natural. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

07-12-12, 07:15 PM	#16
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Dang I just rolled in and read the OP, I should have skipped to the last few. I'm glad nobody was hurt and like boogie said I'm hoping John is in "Good Hands" Last year we got pummeled by a once in a hundred year hail storm. Beside getting the obvious stuff like a new roof, gutters, shutters etc we also had considerable collateral damage. New grill, a bunch of patio furniture, and as luck would have it, I had been respooling line on a half dozen of my better baitcasters on the back deck the evening before while watching the hummingbird show and left them stacked in the corner. Say what you want about Allstate, but they hooked me up! Maybe John can get his adjuster to replace all the goodies on his boat. Maybe maybe even get a new computer and cable modem and start viewing-posting pics! Or is that not what we should wish for? __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

07-12-12, 07:18 PM	#17
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Thanks for letting us know, Daniel. It's good to find out it isn't quite as bad as first thought. Prayers for them being sent from me also. Please keep us posted and let us know if we can help somehow.

07-12-12, 09:54 PM	#18
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	He just texted me again. His modem is fried, but the rest of the house and shop are ok. The boat is the only thing with any damage. The phone company came out and fixed his phone line already. No idea Howard the boat is. We'll have to wait and see. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

07-12-12, 10:30 PM	#20
1/4 stick BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 3,529	I thought Howard was a duck. Glad everyone is safe and I hope the damage is minimal. __________________ Just a redneck having fun. https://www.youtube.com/user/donaldvlogsify

07-12-12, 10:55 PM	#21
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Stupid phone....... __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

07-12-12, 11:18 PM	#22
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Yeah, right.

07-13-12, 07:26 AM	#23
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Wow, I havn't been in here since yesteerday morning and I log on to read about this. Makes my heart sink, but I'm glad the house and shop have minimal damage. I'm also glad it didn't happen durring the night while everyone was asleep in bed. Who knows what would have happened then. John and Lisa have my prayers! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

07-13-12, 11:44 AM	#24
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	John and Lisa you have my best wishes and a prayer or two. I'm not going to say glad it wasn't worse cause it sux no matter how big or little and getting news like that at work definitly is a scary thing. Good luck getting things straight! __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

07-13-12, 11:53 AM	#25
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Talked to John again this morning. He says 2 of their phones and their computer modem were fried, but that looks to be all. Everything else is working fine. It looks like the lightening hit a tree close to the shop, then ran through the wet ground up to the shop and house, blowing out a tire on the trailer on the way by. I'm going to try to attach a picture of the tree. Well, here it is.....sideways. I get on Photobucket at work, so I'm doing this from my phone, and can't rotate the pic on here. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem? Last edited by MississippiBoy; 07-13-12 at 12:43 PM.

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