• 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.

You know you're a storm chaser when...

- when the SPC is your home page

- you get angry or depressed at a busted forecast

- even if your not looking forward to tomorow...if theres a chance of precipitation
it makes the day worth living..

- i dont know...best i could come up with
 
Awesome list, I was LMAO more than a couple of times on here.

"....When you know every State Trooper by name."

"....When that first hint of severe weather a week in advance makes your heart pump faster than it would you running a 26K marathon."

"....When you tell a girl her eyes match the HP supercell you caught 3 years ago"

"....When you honestly thought of making your drivers seat, half seat/half port-a-john."

"....When someone can offer you money to stay home, and you still turn it down to chase that LP 200 miles away"


Can't think of anymore right now....I am sure glad to add to such a list!
 
A Few More

...when you saw 'A Sound of Thunder' and came away really disappointed.

...when you would rather meet Warren Faidley than Joe Montana.

...when you drive from Dallas to Oklahoma City on Farm and Market roads just from force of habit.

...when you have long since given up replacing cracked windshields.
 
Someone who is a non-chaser asks you if you've ever been to some place in The Alley, and you respond with an answer describing a tornado that occurred near there 6 years ago.

You simply call it "The Alley".
 
When your credit card company calls you to report possible credit card fraud since your card was used to by gas in South Dakota in the early morning, Iowa in the mid morning, Oklahoma in the evening, and Colorado late at night..... with a hotel charge in North Dakota one night and Kansas the next.........
 
Here's some more...

When you come across an intersection and say "Oh, I remember back in YYYY on the DD of MM there was ## inch hail and ### MPH winds [and / or a tornado] here"!

When you have more pictures of supercells and tornadoes hanging on your wall than family / loved ones' pictures.

You cut through a gas station to avoid getting stuck by a red light.
 
When the color RED makes you think of tornado warnings.

When the commode is clogged, but it starts to have "good rotation", and you know it's gonna flush.

When you camcorder the weather channel from a hotel.

When every blinking radio tower you see makes you SWEAR you just saw it lightning.

When you schedule a cruise for September

When your family calls you at midnight to see if it's gonna "get bad".

When your mousepad is shaped like a tornado, and your mouse a lightning bolt

and.....when you sit up until 2AM (EAST) to see the new "todays outlook", to see if you will get up in 2 hours to chase that day.
 
Sorry for dredging this up from a long time ago. But I had a good one from '08...

When you go storm chasing with a kidney stone (edit: I took out the symptom).
 
...when your wife's due date is the first week in May and you beg the Dr. to delay it till July.
...when the smell of pine, oak, etc... behind a sup means more than just spring time.
 
When you scream out : TORNADO ON THE GROUND!!! When it is obvious to everyone around you....

You have SDS so bad you buy a coupler for two 2-liter bottles so you can make water tornadoes....

You fill the bathtub with water just to drain it so you can see the funnel....
 
When every blinking radio tower you see makes you SWEAR you just saw it lightning.

HA! So true!

- When your friends and family ask you the weather, you have to remind yourself to say "good" when talking about clear skies and not a MDT risk for tornadoes.

- You dont laugh when you see signs for Kum & Go anymore.

- Cracked windshields and dented hoods make you smile.

- You sleep better in your car than you do your bed.
 
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