Any chasers out there?

Wally · 01-31-2006, 09:41 PM

You know the kind.....

Aliantha · 01-31-2006, 09:50 PM

I hope that pic was taken through the rear window of the car. lol Awesome picture!

Elspode · 01-31-2006, 09:54 PM

I've been iknown to drive hurriedly to the place where a tornado has been reported. Never got to see one on purpose, but it is the kind of thing I'd love to do.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-31-2006, 10:15 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, Wally.

We always have room for one more crazy SOB. You're crazy, you know?
Didn't your mother tell you you're supposed to run THE OTHER WAY?

Sundae · 02-01-2006, 05:54 AM

Great picture!

I opened the post with trepidation, wondering if perhaps it referred to chubby-chasers....

Kitsune · 02-01-2006, 08:33 AM

Awesome! The sound of wailing sirens still sends a chill through me. Down here, no one understands why.

As for chasing, that isn't an option since I live where I do, now. The damage path on the storms I see tends to be wide enough that the only option is for the storm to chase you!

busterb · 02-01-2006, 08:41 AM

Nope. I'm a runner.

barefoot serpent · 02-01-2006, 11:05 AM

Living in Kansas for the last 15 years I've seen plenty of wall-to-wall wall clouds but I've only seen 1 tornado -- in Colorado. And it was struggling to rise from dust-devil stage to F1 category. But if there are warnings, I'm headed to the basement (not The Cellar

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Wally · 02-01-2006, 01:31 PM

Thanks to all for the warm and enthusiastic welcome - much appreciated.

Heh - in the photo above, you are actually looking at less than half of the tornado. This is the most dramatic I have ever seen. I wish I could say it was mine, but alas, it is not. I'm a couch chaser now - too old to run like hell anymore.

If you liked this pic, here is another that should make you pucker - as dramatic a wall cloud as has ever been seen (by me anyway),

footfootfoot · 02-01-2006, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Great picture!

I opened the post with trepidation, wondering if perhaps it referred to chubby-chasers....

Ambulance chasers
Beer chasers
casting chasers

somehow I blocked out chubby chasers...

Cool as hell pictures, Wally. Welcome!

Wally · 02-01-2006, 05:45 PM

Here is a photo of the April 10, 1079 F4 tornado that nearly destroyed Wichita Falls, Texas. Diameter at ground level is nearly 1.5 miles.

footfootfoot · 02-04-2006, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Wally

Here is a photo of the April 10, 1079 F4 tornado that nearly destroyed Wichita Falls, Texas. Diameter at ground level is nearly 1.5 miles.

I see you've upgraded your photo gear since then. BTW, I didn't realize that one could get film or cameras in 1079. Also, was Texas even a state back then?

Perry Winkle · 02-04-2006, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I see you've upgraded your photo gear since then. BTW, I didn't realize that one could get film or cameras in 1079. Also, was Texas even a state back then?

It's a little known fact that a few years after conquering England good old Billy Norman took a swim and founded Texas. Then Mr. Norman took a piss which created the Grand Canyon.

Griff · 02-04-2006, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by grant

It's a little known fact that a few years after conquering England good old Billy Norman took a swim and founded Texas. Then Mr. Norman took a piss which created the Grand Canyon.

01-31-2006, 09:41 PM	#1
Wally Ripperologist Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 8	Any chasers out there? You know the kind..... Attached Images

01-31-2006, 09:50 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I hope that pic was taken through the rear window of the car. lol Awesome picture! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-31-2006, 09:54 PM	#3
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I've been iknown to drive hurriedly to the place where a tornado has been reported. Never got to see one on purpose, but it is the kind of thing I'd love to do. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-31-2006, 10:15 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, Wally. We always have room for one more crazy SOB. You're crazy, you know? Didn't your mother tell you you're supposed to run THE OTHER WAY? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-01-2006, 08:41 AM	#7
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Nope. I'm a runner. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

02-01-2006, 05:54 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Great picture! I opened the post with trepidation, wondering if perhaps it referred to chubby-chasers....

02-01-2006, 08:33 AM	#6
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Awesome! The sound of wailing sirens still sends a chill through me. Down here, no one understands why. As for chasing, that isn't an option since I live where I do, now. The damage path on the storms I see tends to be wide enough that the only option is for the storm to chase you!

02-01-2006, 11:05 AM	#8
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Living in Kansas for the last 15 years I've seen plenty of wall-to-wall wall clouds but I've only seen 1 tornado -- in Colorado. And it was struggling to rise from dust-devil stage to F1 category. But if there are warnings, I'm headed to the basement (not The Cellar )

02-01-2006, 01:31 PM	#9
Wally Ripperologist Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 8	Thanks to all for the warm and enthusiastic welcome - much appreciated. Heh - in the photo above, you are actually looking at less than half of the tornado. This is the most dramatic I have ever seen. I wish I could say it was mine, but alas, it is not. I'm a couch chaser now - too old to run like hell anymore. If you liked this pic, here is another that should make you pucker - as dramatic a wall cloud as has ever been seen (by me anyway), Attached Images

02-01-2006, 05:45 PM	#11
Wally Ripperologist Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 8	Pushing my luck Here is a photo of the April 10, 1079 F4 tornado that nearly destroyed Wichita Falls, Texas. Diameter at ground level is nearly 1.5 miles. Attached Images

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