TULSA AREA CHASER GET TOGETHER!!

[Jeff Smith]

Attention all chasers,
Lanny Dean and myself are hosting a chaser gathering in Catoosa, OK. on January 31, 2009 from 12:00PM until 8:00PM. All chasers are invited! The meeting will be in the Catoosa Community Center. Catoosa is a suburb just northeast of Tulsa, along Highway 66. The address is 105 E Oak, Catoosa OK. Info on the Community Center can be found here.

Lanny will have a presentation called "Greensburg Tragedy, How do Chasers Prepare?" and will talk about the psychological aspects of being first on scene of a disaster, and also will speak about night chasing/spotting and the inherent dangers.

I will introduce Mission of Compassion, a ministry that goes into an affected area after a natural disaster and delivers relief supplies, water, food, and a little love.

We will have a projector complete with a sound system, so please bring your chaser video to share!

If anyone has a topic that they would like to talk about, please PM me. (I hear rumors of a chaser car show)...

We will order pizza in the afternoon. Everyone will just pitch in on the pizza costs. I estimate no more than $10.00 per person should buy food. The cost of the Community Center has been provided graciously by the Catoosa Emergency Management.

This meeting will be informative for all and also FUN!! We all need a little SDS relief about this time of year, so everyone c'mon out & have a little fun

 

[Greg McLaughlin]

I will try to work this into my schedule. I am not sure about the rest of my chase partners though. Justin Teague and I have the full length video from May 24th. Only a short segment of this video will be featured in the Storms of 2008 dvd, so it will be an opportunity for you guys to see more footage from that day.

 

[Jeff Smith]

That's cool Greg. Hope you can make it!

 

[Cris Schroeder]

It sounds like a good weekend to visit my folks in Vinita. If I can set something up I'll drop by.

 

[George Flickinger]

Jeff...Count me in. We'll talk between now and then. GF

 

[mike scantlin]

i'll be there, but not until around 3-4ish. sounds like fun.

 

[Lanny Dean]

Mike, I was hoping you got my message!!! Glad you will be able to make it, and dont worry we will save some pizza crust or something for you. lol

Mr. GF, glad you will be there as well....we have much to talk about! he he

 

[Lanny Dean]

As Jeff mentioned in the original post, there will be a "chaser car show"!!
And for the winner, we will buy "Storms of 2008" DVD for you!

Again, everyone is invited from spotter to chaser, from new to veteran, we look forward to all showing up and hope to see you there.

 

[Jeff Smith]

I heard a rumor that Lanny Dean's famous "S.I.V."(Supercell Intercept Vehicle) complete with huge craters will be there......lol

...and yes, the winner of the chaser car show will get a copy of the SO2008 DVD!!

 

[Lanny Dean]

I heard a rumor that Lanny Dean's famous "S.I.V."(Supercell Intercept Vehicle) complete with huge craters will be there......lol

...and yes, the winner of the chaser car show will get a copy of the SO2008 DVD!!

Yes Jeff, I will be driving the S.I.V. or "ugly beast" as I like to call it.
If I get time I will even try to clean it out! Last good cleaning was the morning of the Tipton/Gleen Elder event!!!

 

[Jeff Smith]

Update on the Tulsa Chaser-fest this Saturday!!

Ok everyone. Here's an update:
The roads should be clear by Saturday, temps forecast in the 50s, so the Tulsa area Chaser-fest is on!!! I think this might be just what the Dr. ordered after this crazy ice storm!!
On tap for Saturday:
Lanny's Greensburg presentation
Jeff's Mission of Compassion presentation
Chaser car show--the winner gets a Storms of 2008 DVD donated by Lanny & myself!!
Meteorologist George Flickinger will be speaking as well! Thanks, George!
...and we will be featuring your chaser video so please bring your best stuff! We all need some SDS relief!!

Lanny and I are excited to be able to bring this all together and quite possibly this could be the beginning of an annual event!!

Also there will be opportunity for you to speak about your favorite chase/most intense moments while chasing/etc.

Remember, everyone is invited, chaser or spotter, and families. Please bring $10.00 each to cover food costs which will be ordered early afternoon. Soft drinks will also be provided.

We have the place from 12:00pm to 8:00pm so c'mon out & have a little fun with us!!

Please call me if you have any questions or have a topic of interest you want to talk about.....918-808-4683.

 

[Jeff Smith]

Chaser-fest schedule

Ok folks, here’s a schedule of events for the 1st annual Tulsa area Chaser-fest:

12:00PM doors open/meet & mingle

12:45PM We will order pizza, so please check in by 12:45PM in if you want to eat.

12:45PM Lanny Dean presents Greensburg Tragedy, How Do Chasers Prepare?
(Lanny will also talk about night chasing)

1:30PM Sean Pitizel will speak about 1st aid, what chasers need to know

2:00PM-2:45PM PIZZA BREAK

2:45PM Jeff Smith speaks about Mission of Compassion, a disaster relief ministry

3:00PM George Flickinger will speak & show video

3:30PM 1st Annual Tulsa Chaser-fest Chaser Car Show! You get to vote for your favorite chase vehicle!!

4:00PM until ???? Videofest!!

We have the center until 8:00PM.
Special thanks to Denus Benton, City of Catoosa Emergency Management Director for providing us a place to gather!!

Chime in if you're coming, that way we sort of know how many to expect!!
Thanks!

 

[Greg McLaughlin]

I am looking forward to the gathering Saturday and meeting some of you guys. This will definately help to ease some of my SDS symptoms.

 

[Jeff Smith]

BREAKING NEWS!!

As Mickey Ptak posted earlier, the Storms of 2008 DVD's are in & available to purchase here!! As a bonus, we will have copies available to purchase at the chaser-fest on Saturday!! Also, remember to bring $10.00 to cover the cost of the pizza & soft drinks!!

 

[Jeff Smith]

Ok, the chaser-fest is tomorrow!!!! The ice is almost gone. If you have any problems or get lost you can call me at 918-808-4683. Looking forward to meeting everyone, and seeing some old friends!!