I know, I'm a weather nerd. Everyone tells me that. That's why I chase for KJRH...my love of weather and the love of public service.
But, am I the only one who misses waking up at 6:30 a.m. to a Tornado Watch, and watching the weather ALL day on TV (before the internet came to be), and going out and observing the atmosphere and the clouds and making guesses as to where the storms were going to fire?
Do you miss the KJRH Weather indicator with that big old 2 under the state of Oklahoma, and a drawn box for the Watch/Warning area?
Aaaahhhhh...the good old days.
Not knocking new technology at all...don't get me wrong...and the other day, we actually DID get to wake up to a Tornado Watch issued (talk about nostalgia...haha), but I watch some old recorded shows sometimes and it's neat to see how far we HAVE gone in terms of weather forecasting.
But, for a chaser, it does kind of take some of the "fun" out of the forecasting with the computers telling you when and where. But, I guess that's why I chase, and will continue to chase even after I go to OU for Meteorology...I LOVE observing the weather first hand.
So, am I a nerd, or who's with me? ;)
Kristi