French Chasers

[Paul Knightley]

I think people who don't think that seeing a nice lightning display, or don't get excited "about mere thunderstorms and lightning displays" can't be true chasers/weather nuts anyway! To me, chasing/observing storms is about the whole package, not just massive hail and a great tube! (not that I've seen much of the latter!).

 

[Martin North]

For me...I also love the structure side of things. They're like living, breathing atmospheric engines....

 

[John Hudson]

I've had the privilige of meeting and speaking with chasers from as far away as Italy and England while storm chasing during the spring and I'm pretty sure that there are some "foreign" chasers who have seen more tornados and severe storms this year than some chasers who actually live in this country (not to knock anyone so please don't take this wrong). Just because a person may not live in tornado alley doesn't mean they can't travel here and bag theyr'e fair share of tornados and storms.

Couldn't have put it better myself, Craig. And I really have to say that the lightning pic was a damn fine image, indeed.

I don't live in the alley either, but I'll still be saying "Let's get some!" come springtime.

It is this kind of attitude I was really talking about some time back, when I referred to "Tornado Alley Snobbery" in one of my postings. I know it's not very common, but it is out there.

 

[Shane Adams]

Curiously - there are those amongst us who pursue all forms of severe weather, and - if anything - those international members of our community have a passion far superior to our own, as they chase for the love of convective castles in the sky and amazing lightning shows......not "da monsta wedge".

So chasing for structure and lightning automatically makes one more passionate than a person who pursues tornadoes? I have to seriously disagree. Agenda does not level of passion make.

If anything, tornado chasers would seemingly be the most passionate of all chasers, as their target of choice naturally creates the highest ratio of failure.

 

[Tarmo Tanilsoo]

When it comes to international chasers then I know that there are bunch of storm chasers Finland. However, there are none in Estonia. Not living in the US does not mean that you do not get powerful thunderstorms.

 

[Marc Remillard]

If anything, tornado chasers would seemingly be the most passionate of all chasers, as their target of choice naturally creates the highest ratio of failure.

Well, I agree, but I don't like the word "passionate". They will be quite better with weather understanding, but there is no real difference about passion, here.

 

[Dean Gill]

Hmmm,
The thunderstorm-chaser site was " Initiated by a French speaking thunderstorm chasing group"
First thing, French speaking doesn't necessarly mean French. For instance, I'm a french speaking swiss guy from western Switzerland. Although I live just a few km from the french border I'm just... Swiss, not french, like french speaking Canadians, Cajuns or Belgians...
Second, even if I'm not french, most of my storm chasing mates are French guys from just accross the border... and I have no problems with that.
BTW, last May, I organised an international storm chase in the Plains made of 2 french speaking Swiss and 2 french speaking... French; here is a video of the chase shot and edited by Mike Bourdilloud: http://www.imagesdemike.com/orages/videousa2007.htm
here is another video shot on May 22nd 2006 by a Swiss/French team, (Swiss: Myself and french: Nicolas Gascard)
http://www.deanostorm.ch/USA2006/Limon%20Hysteria.wmv

 

[Mike Hollingshead]

As far as passion goes... When I head out, I'm searching for the rare square raindrop. Finding these are a lot harder than tornadoes. My passion is very large.

 

[mark humpage]

Can we change the thread title please to 'French Losers'

Well done England!

Mark

 

[Shane Adams]

Maybe "patient" or "diligent" would've been a better choice than passionate, but I just went with supplied adjective...my mistake. Point being, you can't measure passion by agenda. H, I'm looking forward to seeing some square raindrops on your next DVD

 

[Martin North]

When it comes to international chasers then I know that there are bunch of storm chasers Finland. However, there are none in Estonia. Not living in the US does not mean that you do not get powerful thunderstorms.

This is true. Eastern Germany and Poland for instance get some monster Supercells...

Only this last week there was a vicious Supercell with accompanying tornado over the Isle of Mallorca in the Mediterranean.

http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=17331&start=1

 

[Dean Gill]

Can we change the thread title please to 'French Losers'

Well done England!

Mark

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Hey Mark, long time no see!
Sorry, but I honestly don't know what your talking about.

 

[Paul Knightley]

We beat the French at rugby last night in the semi-final of the World Cup (and this does involve more than 1 country, unlike the World Series! )

 

[Martin North]

?????

Hey Mark, long time no see!
Sorry, but I honestly don't know what your talking about.

England defeated France in a war of attrition to go through to the Rugby World Cup Final.

http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/World_Cup/Story/0,21043,13088_2799703,00.html

 

[Tarmo Tanilsoo]

That's no excuse to offend another nation.