My Pathetic Summer

[Sam Kennedy]

Hi, I'd just like to start by saying I haven't been here in a long time.
I spent 11 months (August 08 - July 09) waiting for a storm to happen, I got 1 storm this summer, and thats it
Also watching storms on my computer didn't quite cut it for me and I never really enjoyed it much, but I'm hoping to get re-interested in weather, its just so hard when absolutely nothing happens all year-round.

I really wish I lived somewhere other than the UK

Theres probably no point getting interested in weather now though, it's getting to winter, this summer has been a really big dissapointment storm wise (awesome cycling-wise!).

I'm not really sure if I will get interested in weather again

Does anyone know if anything interesting happens weather-wise in the UK during fall/winter?

Oh, was it La Nina, or El Nino this year? That might have had something to do with it....

 

[Richard Dickson]

Sam,

Sorry to hear about the misfortune with storms in the U.K., but in all honesty, things weren't a lot better here in the Colonies. Some folks had success, but they had to work at it as this was not one of the best years on record.

Unless you already have a Doctorate in Meteorology, the off season is the best time to hit the books. That is what I will be doing most of the winter along with watching the DVD library that I have purchased from many of the chasers looking for anything I can learn. Try not to get too discouraged as next year just might be the big one for you and if you've already given up that would just compound your misery.
TANK