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denim · 08-14-2003, 05:24 AM

Okay, so it's not funny as such:

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Fort Worth man killed by lightning

Body found near school track; family says he went to jog

07:03 AM CDT on Thursday, August 14, 2003

By LAURIE FOX / The Dallas Morning News

FORT WORTH – A 19-year-old man out for an evening jog was killed by a lightning strike in southwest Fort Worth late Tuesday or early Wednesday morning.

Relatives said John Adam Rauer left home about 10 p.m. Tuesday to exercise at the running track at Southwest High School. His body was found at the school, and his parents were notified about 4 a.m. Wednesday.

The Tarrant County medical examiner's office on Wednesday ruled his death "high voltage electrocution due to lightning strike."

Violent storms had rolled through the area that evening, and his family said his car seat was reclined as if Mr. Rauer had decided to wait for the rain to pass before starting his jog. His body was found between the track and his car, authorities said.

"He got off work, came home and said he was going jogging," said David Rauer, an uncle. "He was avid about his health."

Fort Worth school district officials said Mr. Rauer was a 2002 graduate of Southwest High School.

Family members said he worked at a nearby Game Stop and had recently begun taking classes at Tarrant County College.

Lt. Kent Worley, a spokesman for the Fort Worth Fire Department, said the unpredictable weather this week should make more people consider their safety when outdoors.

"You don't even have to have the clouds directly above you or near you for lightning to strike," he said. "Just because the storm has passed or the storms haven't arrived yet doesn't mean the danger is gone.

"People need to be careful and keep an eye on skies."

Sometimes, you just can't win.

ratbastid · 08-14-2003, 06:23 AM

Dammit. I've always wanted the power to <b>smite</b> people. Some deities get all the luck.....

Cynthetiq · 08-14-2003, 06:28 AM

goes to show you that living the healthy life doesn't mean you'll have a long one...first Flo-Jo and now this one... maybe He doesn't like runners? maybe he's a couch potato and pressed the *strike lighting* button...

Vyk · 08-14-2003, 07:51 AM

ouch. that's a hell of a way to go

theinfamous · 08-14-2003, 07:55 AM

eat right, exercise....die anyway. poor guy.

curbserved · 08-14-2003, 08:40 AM

i was going to say something mean and stupid, but then i noticed that he worked at a game stop. mourn the death of a purveyor of video games.

denim · 08-14-2003, 08:45 AM

I wonder if it would have made a difference if he'd had a jogging partner? I mean, okay he's struck by lightning. People survive that sometimes. If there'd been someone else there to restart him, could he have been one of them? No way to tell from this article.

Fozzie_Bear · 08-14-2003, 08:51 AM

Lightning freaks me out.. when I was younger my best friends house was hit by lightning, and one of the results was that his bed caught on fire, while he was asleep..... everyone was ok in the end though

Tex · 08-14-2003, 09:08 AM

It's amazing how much random damage a lightning strike can have. A couple of days ago here in the Los Angeles area, a 9 year old boy was struck by lightning and pretty much just shrugged it off. He was taken to a hospital, but he was up and talking in the ambulence. Sometimes people are just lucky I guess.

BentNotTwisted · 08-14-2003, 09:22 AM

This is what happens when you find someone's cell phone and you don't return it!

micah67 · 08-14-2003, 10:43 AM

Or a wallet with $300 in it!

kalisto_911 · 08-14-2003, 12:03 PM

Wow, pretty scary! YOU could be next!

marshall26 · 08-14-2003, 12:28 PM

it's a good thing i don't jog

skysooner · 08-14-2003, 12:41 PM

My wife has a good friend in Kansas whose daughter was killed by lightning. The weird thing was the storm was about 10 miles to the west. It was one of those weird events where the lightning hit well ahead of the storm. At the time she was killed, she was hugging her new boyfriend who was 6'7" and was the tallest thing in the area. He died as well. They were standing in the middle of a bunch of friends in a parking lot when it happened.

Ashton · 08-14-2003, 12:49 PM

Mmmmm, that would have been something to see........ wonder if the lightning blew off one of his shoes, My high school electronic's teacher told a story about some guy that got zapped by a high voltage transformer...... the juice went through his arm, down his body and blew his boot off on it's way to the ground.......

Nisses · 08-14-2003, 01:11 PM

erm...Whatcho talkin' bout Forks?

That's not exactly something planned or to be prevented

MikeyChalupa · 08-14-2003, 08:24 PM

If this story is NOT the truth, may I be struck by lightning...

-Mikey

galaxygirl · 08-14-2003, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by Forks
the moral of this story? how bout people with these type A exercise freak personalities need to chill out. ive often wondered aloud to my wife as we drive down a city street where all the joggers are, what kind of psychos are these people? it can be 10 degrees outside with freezing rain and some fool will be trying to jog. there can be a tornado warning and some fool will be trying to jog. there could be an ozone alert day at 105 degrees and some jackass will still be trying to jog! when will these people learn their own limitations? when they die.

my ex is one of those - goes out in any weather. it clears his head. Too bad he does jog in thunder sorms though.

eltardo · 08-14-2003, 09:10 PM

My father-in-laws best friend was killed by lightning while out jogging. My understanding was that it was a fairly clear day and BAM! He's toast.

Xell101 · 08-14-2003, 09:29 PM

There is a guy who has been hit by lightening over 6 times. I can't remember the number, but I think some deity or something with weather control (Soviets). One lightening bolt was on its way down, said "Fuck it" took a right, went straight through the truck's door, and hit the guy, I think that one made four.

Xell101 · 08-14-2003, 09:30 PM

There was a space shuttle that got blown up as a result of a lightening bolt from 10 miles away. That is why they are so picky about launch day weather.

Jesus Pimp · 08-15-2003, 12:16 AM

Maybe "God" was trying to tell the guy that it was too hot yesterday to jog.

MikeyChalupa · 08-15-2003, 03:35 AM

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Originally posted by Xell101
There was a space shuttle that got blown up as a result of a lightening bolt from 10 miles away. That is why they are so picky about launch day weather.

What? There are only two space shuttles that have ever blown up, and neither had anything to do with lightning. Maybe a rocket, or something. I'd like to know what specifically you're talking about.

-Mikey

Gortexfogg · 08-15-2003, 05:04 AM

After reading this article, I will never again feel comforatable out in stormy weather again. Thanks a lot God.

JumpinJesus · 08-15-2003, 06:59 AM

"I'm a healthy, healthy man! I jog 5 miles a day! I'm going to live a very, very - "

***ZAP***

Just goes to show, you never know when you're number's up. Why waste time jogging when you could be looking at boobies?

Troublebot · 08-15-2003, 07:09 AM

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Originally posted by MikeyChalupa
What? There are only two space shuttles that have ever blown up, and neither had anything to do with lightning. Maybe a rocket, or something. I'd like to know what specifically you're talking about.

-Mikey

If I'm remembering correctly, there was an Apollo launch that was hit by lightning (as it went through the clouds). Suddenly, Mission Control was getting lots of fuzzy data at one of the most critical times in the mission. They almost had to scrub the mission, but steely-eyed missle man, John Aaron asked the astronauts to reboot something and everything went back to normal.

And if I got all this info completely correct, I'll be as suprised as anyone.

Troublebot · 08-15-2003, 07:15 AM

Holy crap, I was right. I am sooooo smrat!

http://www.space.com/news/apollo12_blastoff_991112.html

arael · 08-15-2003, 09:08 AM

Man that sux. i guess his karma caught up to him or something. maybe he did something bad~ who knows?

numberfive · 08-15-2003, 11:09 AM

Death by lightning. What a way to go.

Xell101 · 08-15-2003, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MikeyChalupa
What? There are only two space shuttles that have ever blown up, and neither had anything to do with lightning. Maybe a rocket, or something. I'd like to know what specifically you're talking about.

-Mikey

Shit it wasn't a shuttle, your right on that, was a satelite or a probe, nothing too important. I saw it on the discovery channel a year or two ago on the same show as the human lightening rod.

pangavan · 08-15-2003, 02:04 PM

"Hey! You can't smoke on school grounds!"
OH nevermind

Fire · 08-17-2003, 02:56 AM

Hey- just goes to show you- you never know- everybody dies, so LIVE

Willy · 08-17-2003, 09:28 AM

This is why I don't jog. No one has ever been struck by lightning while sitting on the couch, eating cheetos and watching porno. It does turn your dick orange sometimes though.

08-14-2003, 06:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	goes to show you that living the healthy life doesn't mean you'll have a long one...first Flo-Jo and now this one... maybe He doesn't like runners? maybe he's a couch potato and pressed the strike lighting button... __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

08-14-2003, 08:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
curbserved Upright	i was going to say something mean and stupid, but then i noticed that he worked at a game stop. mourn the death of a purveyor of video games. __________________ some days, i sit and wish i was a kid again...

08-14-2003, 09:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tex Crazy Location: Orange County, CA	It's amazing how much random damage a lightning strike can have. A couple of days ago here in the Los Angeles area, a 9 year old boy was struck by lightning and pretty much just shrugged it off. He was taken to a hospital, but he was up and talking in the ambulence. Sometimes people are just lucky I guess. __________________ "All I know is that I know nothing..."

08-14-2003, 09:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
BentNotTwisted Optimistic Skeptic Location: Midway between a Beehive and Centennial	This is what happens when you find someone's cell phone and you don't return it! __________________ IS THAT IT ???!!! Do you even know what 'it' is? When the last man dies for just words that he said... We Shall Be Free

08-14-2003, 10:43 AM	#11 (permalink)
micah67 Thor Location: 33:08:12N 117:10:23W	Or a wallet with $300 in it! __________________ ~micah

08-14-2003, 06:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	Dammit. I've always wanted the power to <b>smite</b> people. Some deities get all the luck.....

08-14-2003, 07:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Vyk Insane Location: Dayton, Ohio	ouch. that's a hell of a way to go

08-14-2003, 07:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
theinfamous Crazy Location: Cali	eat right, exercise....die anyway. poor guy.

08-14-2003, 08:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
denim Banned Location: Massachusetts, USA	I wonder if it would have made a difference if he'd had a jogging partner? I mean, okay he's struck by lightning. People survive that sometimes. If there'd been someone else there to restart him, could he have been one of them? No way to tell from this article.

08-14-2003, 08:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
Fozzie_Bear Upright	Lightning freaks me out.. when I was younger my best friends house was hit by lightning, and one of the results was that his bed caught on fire, while he was asleep..... everyone was ok in the end though

08-14-2003, 12:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
kalisto_911 Psycho Location: Dreams	Wow, pretty scary! YOU could be next! __________________ I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering upon the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small bright pebble to content myself with. [Plato]

08-14-2003, 12:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
marshall26 Banned Location: elevated	it's a good thing i don't jog

08-14-2003, 12:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
skysooner Registered User Location: Oklahoma	My wife has a good friend in Kansas whose daughter was killed by lightning. The weird thing was the storm was about 10 miles to the west. It was one of those weird events where the lightning hit well ahead of the storm. At the time she was killed, she was hugging her new boyfriend who was 6'7" and was the tallest thing in the area. He died as well. They were standing in the middle of a bunch of friends in a parking lot when it happened.

08-14-2003, 12:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
Ashton PORNHOUND Location: California	Mmmmm, that would have been something to see........ wonder if the lightning blew off one of his shoes, My high school electronic's teacher told a story about some guy that got zapped by a high voltage transformer...... the juice went through his arm, down his body and blew his boot off on it's way to the ground.......

08-14-2003, 01:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
Nisses Shade Location: Belgium	erm...Whatcho talkin' bout Forks? That's not exactly something planned or to be prevented __________________ Moderation should be moderately moderated.

08-15-2003, 07:15 AM	#27 (permalink)
Troublebot Intently Rocking Location: Davey's	Holy crap, I was right. I am sooooo smrat! http://www.space.com/news/apollo12_blastoff_991112.html __________________ Howard Moon: The wind is my only friend. Wind: [whistling] I hate you.

08-14-2003, 08:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	If this story is NOT the truth, may I be struck by lightning... -Mikey

08-14-2003, 09:10 PM	#19 (permalink)
eltardo Tilted Location: har!	My father-in-laws best friend was killed by lightning while out jogging. My understanding was that it was a fairly clear day and BAM! He's toast.

08-14-2003, 09:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
Xell101 Junkie	There is a guy who has been hit by lightening over 6 times. I can't remember the number, but I think some deity or something with weather control (Soviets). One lightening bolt was on its way down, said "Fuck it" took a right, went straight through the truck's door, and hit the guy, I think that one made four.

08-14-2003, 09:30 PM	#21 (permalink)
Xell101 Junkie	There was a space shuttle that got blown up as a result of a lightening bolt from 10 miles away. That is why they are so picky about launch day weather.

08-15-2003, 12:16 AM	#22 (permalink)
Jesus Pimp The Original JizzSmacka	Maybe "God" was trying to tell the guy that it was too hot yesterday to jog. __________________ Never date anyone who doesn't make your dick hard.

08-15-2003, 05:04 AM	#24 (permalink)
Gortexfogg I and I Location: Stillwater, OK	After reading this article, I will never again feel comforatable out in stormy weather again. Thanks a lot God.

08-15-2003, 06:59 AM	#25 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	"I'm a healthy, healthy man! I jog 5 miles a day! I'm going to live a very, very - " *ZAP* Just goes to show, you never know when you're number's up. Why waste time jogging when you could be looking at boobies? __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

08-15-2003, 09:08 AM	#28 (permalink)
arael Banned	Man that sux. i guess his karma caught up to him or something. maybe he did something bad~ who knows?

08-15-2003, 11:09 AM	#29 (permalink)
numberfive You + Me = Us Location: California dreaming...	Death by lightning. What a way to go. __________________ P.S. Always remember: to forget is a form of suicide. (If I could only remember to forget myself.)

08-15-2003, 02:04 PM	#31 (permalink)
pangavan Insane Location: cleveland, OH	"Hey! You can't smoke on school grounds!" OH nevermind __________________ He is, moreover, a frequent drunkard, a glutton, and a patron of ladies who are no better than they should be.

08-17-2003, 02:56 AM	#32 (permalink)
Fire Warrior Smith Location: missouri	Hey- just goes to show you- you never know- everybody dies, so LIVE __________________ Thought the harder, Heart the bolder, Mood the more as our might lessens

08-17-2003, 09:28 AM	#33 (permalink)
Willy Insane	This is why I don't jog. No one has ever been struck by lightning while sitting on the couch, eating cheetos and watching porno. It does turn your dick orange sometimes though.