More Funny Stuff
Having chased hurricanes and storms for many years, lots of funny expressions and incidences came up that I can remember nearly every chase by. I will share them here on this thread, feel free to laugh!
Note: Drinking, irresponsible behavior, and storm chasing DONT mix. I am only commenting on such in this since they were funny, and usually people un-related to our chas team(s)! I never (and no one ever should) drink and chase!!
Storm Chasing
:lol: May 29, 2004: Nebraska / Kansas. Jeff Gammons, Jason Foster, non-chaser Kersten Mc Clung, and myself. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "Fueling 'er up!"
Chaser 2: "Yup ... I'm Fueling 'er up ... High risk today--"
Chaser 1: "--That's Diesel - That's DIESEL!!"
Chaser 2: "Oops!"
:lol: May 30, 2005: Colorado. Jeff Gammons, non-chaser Kersten Mc Clung, and myself. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "Snif, Snif ... Puuu, Puuuey! It stinks in here!"
Chaser 2: "Yeah, puu, it does stINK --"
Chaser 3: "--Roll down that $#@! window! NOW!!"
:lol: May 25, 2003: New Mexico. Jeff Gammons, Jason Foster, and myself. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "But there is NO ROAD there! We cannot get to the storm!"
Chaser 2: "I need a road, and I need it NOW!"
Chaser 1: "Why won't I just turn off the damn GPS - Screw navigating --"
Chaser 2: "--Don't be losing your @!#$ temper with me - sir!!"
Chaser 3: "A science expedition! Just like on the Discovery Channel ... And we have a 'BEEF'!"
:lol: May 25, 2005: New Mexico. Jeff Gammons, non-chaser Kersten Mc Clung, Scott Blair, Scott Eubanks, and myself. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "What are you talking about - He was 'trashed' before we even left Farley's restaurant (and pub) in Roswell!"
Chaser 2: "My dog is sick ... Gotta get back to Denton, Texas ... See ya all!"
Park Ranger: "Sorry, the Caverns close at 2 PM." (Tease: A big hole you cant go into)!
Chaser 3: "I was so 'bombed' after Farley's last night ... I called all my ex girlfriends up just ot say 'hi'!"
Chaser 4: "Look at that truck driver ... Oh it's the 'baby eator'!"
Hurricane Chasing
:lol: Hurricane Floyd in 1987: FL Keys. Myself and non-chaser Tony Ihrig. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "Wow, we are in the eye - the second half will come soon."
Chaser 2: "Really? So we are gonna bite the donut, ey?"
:lol: Hurricane Erin in 1995: Vero Beach, FL. Myself talking to others in eye. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "Wow ... I am seeing stars! I see stars!"
:lol: Hurricane Gordon in 2000: NW Florida. Jeff Gammons and I.
Chaser 1: "Good morning (to clerk in gas station), I will like $10 on pump number one..."
Clerk 1: "Sure ... You are gonna 'pump that gas' out in the rain?"
Clerk 2: "Oh you didn't just say that ... You said 'pump that a--' in the rain?"
:lol: Hurricane Lili in 2002: Louisiana. Jeff Gammons and I.
Chaser 1: "Just stop - Stop!!"
Chaser 2: "Don't yell at me!"
:lol: Hurricane Charley in 2004: Punta Gorda, FL. Jeff Gammons, Jim Edds, Doug Kiesling, Jason Foster, Mark Rackley, and myself. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "Woah, look at him, he's got his windows all KICKED-UP, and ready to rock - wassup dog? A buck forty-five man!" (145 MPH)
Chaser 2: "I'm hiding in the car - there's projectiles EVERYWHERE!"
Chaser 3: "Ha ha ha, I think my truck is coming apart!"
Chaser 4: "Oh my god, that will scare anyone." ... "This town is coming apart!" ... "Our father, who art in heaven, ..."
Chaser 5: "God help this place, God help everyone!"
Chaser 6: "God, this is like chasing a super typhoon in Asia or the Pacific!"
Pub Owner 1: "Hey, wer'e open - DRINK!" ... "Your house is gone bro, might as well have a drink!" ... "Hey buddy, your roof's gone, have a beer." ... "Solves the problems with the booze!"
:lol: Hurricane Frances in 2004: Fort Pierce, FL. Jeff Gammons, Jim Edds, Doug Kiesling, Jason Foster, Mark Rackley, and myself. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "Not now, because I am really, really, really #@$! tired right now ... We should have gone do Disney!"
Chaser 2: "Hey guys, you want some vodka, man, warm-up your belly a bit?" ... "You sure, I'm offering it. It'll warm yer tummy up!"
Chaser 3: "Oh, dude, look at him over there, he's yackin' all over his new camera!"
Chaser 4: "Hey guys, He's got some vodka ... To warm-up your 'gag reflex' a bit!"
Chaser 5: "Heeeelllpp ... I am stuck in my truck in 110 MPH winds!"
:lol: Hurricane Ivan in 2004: Mobile AL + FL Panhandle. Jim Edds, Doug Kiesling, and myself. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "My cellular is not working ... Damn - Network not available - Again!!"
Chaser 2: "Hey - WE ARE IN A HURRICANE - What do you expect!!"
:lol: Hurricane Jeanne in 2004: Fort Pierce, FL. Jeff Gammons, Jim Edds, Doug Kiesling, Jason Foster, and myself. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "Hey I just left a 'present' for you, right on top of the sand bags!"
Chaser 2: "Yup, when you gotta go, you gotta go!"
:lol: Hurricane Dennis in 2005: Pensacola, FL. Jeff Gammons, Jim Edds, and myself. Some quotes below...
Chaser 1: "Oh, man! Who locked my door?" (locked out of his car)
Chaser 2: "I'm the smallest, I will climb in through the trunk!"
Chaser 3: "OK, I will pop the lock for you!"
Note: All this is besides the fact that on just about every other chase, low pressure causes gas to be passed as well. So be careful before chasing a hurricane, avoid cheap beer from a gas station, and don't eat gas-forming foods (such as broccholi, corn, and don't eat stinking beans either)!
STINK-UP-YER-RIDE: "Man ... I am gonna pig out at that steakhouse! I want lots of beans, chili, corn ... A juicy steak, and some "steel reserve" (cheap beer) from Texas, to wash it all down..."