Disgruntled Chasers...... Got to love them.

[Bart_Comstock]

Very well stated. If you depend on the advice of others you are going to miss out on some interesting sights. Earlier this year everyone I talked to said they wouldn't bother with storms just a few counties away. I ventured out anyway if only to get a few lighting shots (and cure my ever-hurting SDS). I didn't get a tornado but I did see some neat features illuminated by lightning.

It's like the lottery. The chances may not always be in your favor but you won't win if you don't play.

Ric - the happily-gruntled chaser

I understand what you mean. I had a decent number of chasers tell me I was just wasting my money and time when I went out on March 8th and well...


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[Paul Knightley]

We call people like that 'hopecasters' here in the UK - they basically get hopes up far too high and then moan when they don't get storms - even worse, many of these don't even head out chasing, they just wait at home, expect someone else to make a forecast, and then whinge when nothing happens!

 

[joel ewing]

Rick: my apologies for diverting attention off of the main subject at hand, but in your lightning pic, what is that tube-like feature to the left of the wall cloud that runs from cloud to ground? Also, what was that black blob to the left of the tube-thing? Thanks, Joel Ewing