I said, "Can you imagine what will happen if those storm chasers get hur, or die, tryinng to cover this for Fox?" I don't know if these were the same men who died, but it seems pretty foolish to me to have people who are in imminet danger of bodily harm to be reporting about it live, on air, while it is happening.
Where's the common sense?
i always thought them guys was crazy....but i’d go with them if asked;-)
I believe they were associated with National Geographic.
Those three there were killed didn’t work for FOX news.
Here are some other threads about them:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3026421/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3026425/posts
Adrenalin Junkies.
When you mess with the Bull, sooner or later you get the horn.
Any groundhog knows to dig a hole.
Chickens know when to come in out of the rain.
They ain`t stupid.
These guys were associated with the National Geographic and were involved in serious scientific research.This research,presumably,has led...or could lead...to improved forecasting of tornadoes which,of course,would save lives.
That said, it's getting to be a big problem with thrill seekers, both locals and tourists, following the professional storm chasers (all the local TV stations, at least eight, have their own, plus probably a few others associated with certain radio stations.) around this part of the world and posting stuff on youtube.
Poseurs and thrill seekers, take heed.
They don’t learn anything or prove anything except that they are stupid idiots!
Good ridance!
I put storm chasers and mountain climbers in the same category.
I’ve always wondered why they don’t get some kind of APC to use for storm chasing.
They are mostly dumb, adrenaline junkies with an occasional viral YouTube video to show for their “work”.
Driving a damn custom vehicle into a middle of a tornado serves no scientific purpose. If they want to “chase” tornados to help warn people of it’s path, they can do that from a far safer distance.
I saw that, too. Shep is always nearly unbearable, but he was particularly annoying Friday evening.
I have seen them before. Really fascinating footage especially of some of the lightning.
I honestly did not think it was that dangerous as it seemed they could always just drive away from a tornado. I was once driving North of Tulsa and just on the edge of a town. A bunch of guys were standing in front of a filling station.
As I passed by they pointed North and there it was maybe a quarter of a mile away. A perfect tornado just like they show in the movies. I turned on the radio and listened as they tracked it. It did only minor damage to a couple of farm out buildings.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Queen Barry called a news conference to announce he has created 3 new jobs in the storm chasing industry.
I’d offer my condolences, but how can I do that and not have it interpreted that I somehow endorse their “Hey! Watch me stick this fork into the electrical outlet!” lifestyle.
In fact I’ll just come out and say it... these guys got the brains of a radish!
Ignorant and selfish - look what their self-aggrandizing fantasies have left their families with.
I’m not sure if anyone has posted this vid yet, but the camera was recording after having been ejected and was taping the weather channel SUV rolling and rolling.
http://www.weather.com/video/go-as-fast-as-you-possibly-can-37102?
I think they’re nuts, but RIP anyway. Lots of people die doing stuff they know can kill them, but it’s their life, not mine.
The first thing you learn in tornado country is “Tornados can change direction unexpectedly. Never try to outrun a tornado”.
These guys have to be right every time. The tornado only has to be right once.
Common sense and weather people are mutually exclusive. How many of them stand out in hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, etc.? And this isn’t only on Fox News.
Back in the 70’s and 80’s I was a storm chaser for Channel 9 in Oklahoma City. I was younger and maybe thought I was bullet proof, But I had one thing going for me. I had worked in the oilfield for many years and knew the back roads like the back of my hand and could manage the find routes that would keep me out of the path of the storm and at a safe distance. I spent little time on the main highways with all the traffic and was mostly on the section line roads.