Originally posted by Billy Griffin
I can only speak for myself and my family here, so others please don't get offended. Remember... I'm only speaking of my personal experiences on this...
The only advice I'd give you, after raising two young-uns, is if you do take them on chases as they get older, don't ever let them see you scared. My wife has the tendency to \"scream\" at every little thing she sees on the road. Ironically, the weather doesn't seem to bother her, but yet if I hit the brakes or get into traffic, she F R E A K S :shock:
Last year, we were on the road doing fine chasing the tornado on May 29th there by Geary, when suddenly my wife starts getting upset because of hearing how David Payne with KFOR-4 TV got, supposedly, injured by the hail and high winds... and next thing I know, my daughter is balling :crying: or Very sad Needless to say, it made for a frustrating end to the chase.
It's your call, as you know how your wife is with you chasing, but my experience is, I leave my wife home and my kids like to go. :wink: I'm trying to teach them to respect Mother Nature, not fear her.
And oh yeah, the media does a great job in \"dramatizing\" the weather events here in Oklahoma. Every time a little storm fires up, it's like Armageddon has fallen upon the OKC metro!
Back on the weather topic, I do hope we can finally get these storms to WAIT until initiation around 4pm or so. Seems like this year, everything tries to go up at 2pm. If we can get it to hold off, at least most of us can enjoy a nice Mother's Day with mama, then excuse ourselves for the chase. :wink: