• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Lawsuit proceeding against The Weather Channel due to fatal car accident

Jack Fleetwood said:
In the case of these guys I don't think it was finances that motivated them, at least in the beginning. Maybe I'm wrong, but they were chasing long before they were hired by TWC. They were hired because people liked watching them. They were entertaining and of all the chasers broadcasting live, they always seemed to get on the storm. Two things TWC wanted... followers and storm footage live.
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Right, but if they were chasing for fun, would they have taken these kinds of risks? Some do, thats for sure. Ive had close calls with daredevils (dickheads)...thus i steer clear.

All that being said, the most teetotaling chaser can still crash on the way home, be it fatigue, wildlife, drunks or cellphone users.

Just be careful everyone. Live for another season. If you have a deathwish..try not to take anyone else with you.
 
Drew T said:
This is something I learned many years ago growing up in rural Oklahoma. If you can't see clearly, it's better to stop anyway. Even when there isn't a cloud in the sky, many of the locals blow right on through as well. It's not just chasers you have to worry about on those rural intersections with no form of traffic control. Not by a long shot. It's something I've always been very cognizant of since I started driving in general, which carried over to when I started chasing nearly a decade and a half ago.
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Yeah, being someone who works in rural Illinois I have to deal with it quite a bit once the corn starts going up in the summertime. As such it has carried over to chasing for me as well.
 
Bill Hark said:
This is not unexpected though I am surprised it has taken this long.

$125 million lawsuit against Weather Channel in Lubbock for deadly crash
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This is typical for profit BS from The Weather Company. I really don't think that they honestly care about keeping people safe and I'm sure the employees that work for them are very nice, but I have never liked the direction that The Weather Company has headed. The truth is all of these nation and worldwide companies don't have the empathy for the local people that a local TV station might have. All the company cares about is getting the shots, getting views, and making money. That's not the only problem I have with them, they are also huge drama-queens, they name practically every storm system as if its a once in a lifetime event.
 
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