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

[Benjamin Rock]

when all the picture frames in your house are pics of storms instead of family..
(sorry Mom, I put one of you on the wall...you happy now??? geez...)

 

[Connor McCrorey]

You stay awake for 48 hours straight even when the biggest project of your life is due the next day.

 

[Dan Nichols]

.....you cancel a dentist appointment because of a forecast for "possible storms"

.....you make all your appointments for mornings only.

 

[Jason Foster]

You know you're a storm chaser when.....
.....some yahoo goes and does something crazy and stupid and is put on TV, and you get all defensive and write long posts on weather forums about how this idiot shouldn't be out there and he/she is going to reflect badly on storm chasing as a whole.

You know you're a Veteran storm chaser when.....
......you just ignore the whole thing and pay more attention to the models and if there is any hope for the death ridge to not materialize.

 

[Jane Herbert]

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.........

ROTFLMAO - can relate to this!!! We had this situation with our Dodge Charger with California plates that was seen by the sheriffs in 17 states in a month...no wonder we kept being pulled over

...and my contribution....

when you have a sick day and you are actually really sick and should be in bed....and you go chasing 200 miles away....and then have to explain why you had a flat tire the next morning which makes you late to work...

 

[Jason Foster]

....when you have a sick day and you are actually really sick and should be in bed....and you go chasing 200 miles away....and then have to explain why you had a flat tire the next morning which makes you late to work...

To build on that thought:

...when you have to muffle the audio during half you chase-vacation because it took days to getting over hawking up a long from the flight out to DFW and caught a bug on the flight from the bad air quality. And once you finally get over the cough, then there really isn't anything to tape anymore, and so almost all your highlights from that year on video have muffled coughing in the background of the video.

 

[Greg Campbell]

"Oh, jeesh! Another rattlesnake crawling around at my feet?!"
"I wish these dang things would stop bugging me."

(Gently, calmly!, use a tripod leg to 'persuade' it to move along. Resume shooting.)

 

[Laura Duchesne]

You chase the storms far away from home, but when you're at home you somehow miss the action either due to poor location, work or other errands. (grumbles)

 

[Allan Jeffers]

...When you hear the sirens go off, you run OUTSIDE, even when you know its just a test... I did that today actually. Thats when i found out how loud Thunderbolts really are

Or you hear the sirens after the warning has been issued and you run out side with a camera

 

[Matthew Piechota]

when you hit F5 on your keypad every 5 seconds waiting for the new outlook to come out.

 

[Jason Foster]

when you hit F5 on your keypad every 5 seconds (wearing it out beyond recognition) waiting for the new outlook to come out.

Which applies for so many different outlooks and other products....or satellites etc. so I edited yours a little.

 

[Eric Treece]

When you head out on a chase and you take a deep breath adjacent to that Kansas feed lot on the east side of the highway and say "AHHHH yes, today is going to be a GREAT day! Spring is in the air!!"

 

[Stephen Levine]

When seeing thunderheads outside the window while at work or other indoor commitment makes you feel like a butterfly trapped inside a jar.

When it's worth going through an 11 hour day at work after having just 4 hours of sleep the night before due to watching and filming kickbutt lightning.
And the inspiration from experiencing the storm keeps you awake and alert all day long.

You end your day relaxing and falling asleep to grandeose images of towering thunderheads and distant lightning shows playing in your mind.

When students seen just once during a substitute teaching assignment recognize and remember you fondly five years later because you are a storm chaser.

When the very thing you got ruthlessly teased and isolated for as a child growing up gets you on National Geographic TV and other national TV shows as an adult.

When you move away from a beautiful city such as San Francisco and return to the middle of the US because there is almost never any lightning in the beautiful city.

When people occasionally tell you that you are "crazy" for chasing and you are proud of it.

Thunderheads outside the restaurant window become more compelling than the company you are having dinner with.

 

[Robert Edmonds]

When storm chasing dramatically affects what you planned to do with your life and career.

 

[Derek Weston]

when you haven't bathed yourself in three weeks and it's..... July