I remember back in the day when my mother would pick me up from school at Burke Elementary in Ruskin Heights, Mo right after lunch because we were “in a Tornado Watch”. I would sit by the front door at home listening to WDAF-AM 61 Country as the storms rolled in later that afternoon. Waylon Jennings hit song Luckenbach Texas was abruptly interrupted by the EAS warning system and my hero Dan Henry would discuss the weather situation for Jackson County. My mother would grab my arm and we would go to the basement where she would put me under my father’s heavy wooden workbench that could support the Empire State Building if it had to. From that moment on (first grade), every time I hear that song Luckenbach Texas it would take me back to that moment when I believe my first dose of adrenaline rushed through my young body and I searched for that jolt every day through my passion of the weather. What is your story? Are you terrified of thunderstorms or do you sit on the front porch with an adult beverage and wait for that 80mph wind gust to blow you over the rail? I would love to hear some stories. I will leave you with a great list of 10 signs that you might be a weather nut by Robert Ruhf. I believe I could check mark many of these. Have a great Saturday! Subby
TOP TEN SIGNS THAT YOU MIGHT BE A WEATHER NUT…
Written by Robert Ruhf
YOU MIGHT BE A WEATHER NUT IF…
(10) …YOU SPEND MORE THAN THREE HOURS A DAY WATCHING THE WEATHER CHANNEL.
(9) …YOU DRIVE AROUND TOWN WITH A DOPPLER RADAR ATTACHED TO THE ROOF OF YOUR CAR.
(8) …YOU HAVE EVER BEEN IN AN ARGUMENT WITH SOMEONE OVER A TRIVIAL WEATHER FACT.
(7) …YOU WERE LATE TO YOUR SISTER’S WEDDING BECAUSE YOU WERE OUT CHASING A THUNDERSTORM.
(6) …YOU NAMED YOUR CAT “BLIZZARD” AND YOUR DOG “STORMCHASER.”
(5) …INSTEAD OF RUNNING FOR THE BASEMENT WHEN A TORNADO IS SPOTTED, YOU RUN FOR THE VIDEO CAMERA.
(4) …YOU KNOW THE NAMES OF AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL.
(3) …YOU’VE CALCULATED THAT YOUR BACK DOOR PRODUCES A WIND CHILL EVERY TIME IT IS OPENED TOO FAST.
(2) …YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY IS GROUNDHOG DAY.
(1) …YOU HATED THE MOVIE “TWISTER” BECAUSE OF ITS UNREALISTIC POTRAYAL OF STORM CHASING, BUT YOU’VE SEEN IT AT LEAST SIX TIMES.
