Darren Addy
EF5
While Kenneth may never have a great career in the diplomatic corps,
he makes a good point that (no doubt) many are thinking. Reviewing video doesn't tell you how many tornadoes you saw. It tells you how many tornadoes you didn't notice at the time. (Not the same thing AT ALL).
I try to refrain from imputing motives of others as much as I can, but it is true that this sort of question is (by its very nature) is not designed to simply gather data. If it was, a POLL would have been a better way to go so people could answer anonymously. Instead, it's like some adolescent boy's game of drop-your-pants-and-compare. Mainly, it's going to be played by those who feel pretty good about themselves. (I'll never have a career in the diplomatic corps, either, huh?
) Kenneth may not feel jealousy or disappointment, but the question is sure to incite feelings of inadequacy, discontent, frustration, or jealousy in SOME.
If Kenneth's sentiment is that keeping score takes some of the joy out of things, I have to agree. I tend to believe (like fishermen or golfers) that "A bad day storm chasing is better than the best day at work". A psychologist would probably have a field day with those that have to know where they stand in comparison with others in order to be happy.
I prefer to see a glass half-full. The two tornadoes I've seen this year almost double the number that I've seen in the previous 45 spring/summers of my life and I'm happy about that. Frankly, I'd be just as happy to see a gorgeous tornado-less storm and also feel that, like life, the bulk of our happiness should come from the journey, not simply the destination.
Darren Addy
Kearney, NE
I try to refrain from imputing motives of others as much as I can, but it is true that this sort of question is (by its very nature) is not designed to simply gather data. If it was, a POLL would have been a better way to go so people could answer anonymously. Instead, it's like some adolescent boy's game of drop-your-pants-and-compare. Mainly, it's going to be played by those who feel pretty good about themselves. (I'll never have a career in the diplomatic corps, either, huh?
If Kenneth's sentiment is that keeping score takes some of the joy out of things, I have to agree. I tend to believe (like fishermen or golfers) that "A bad day storm chasing is better than the best day at work". A psychologist would probably have a field day with those that have to know where they stand in comparison with others in order to be happy.
I prefer to see a glass half-full. The two tornadoes I've seen this year almost double the number that I've seen in the previous 45 spring/summers of my life and I'm happy about that. Frankly, I'd be just as happy to see a gorgeous tornado-less storm and also feel that, like life, the bulk of our happiness should come from the journey, not simply the destination.
Darren Addy
Kearney, NE