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Er......not if I have my way ..I'll be in the nearby Spa
the budgeie smuggler look is not cool but the weather is hot
but it looks like weather is heading for a quite break period towards the end of the next week should work out for us with an active bust period to start our tour with.
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Looks like the majority concensus is 3 weeks to go
as it is my birthday in 3 weeks time my present came today a nice new nikon D5100
all i can say thankyou family
now i got a couple of weeks to learn how to drive the camera i hope it not to diffrent to the nikon d80 i had a last year.
paul h
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I am , technically It's 3 weeks and few hours....but who's counting
sorry but my trip starts at 11.15 am on monday 15th when i travel up to the airport hotel so me it is less than 3 weeks
paul h
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Hi all, I am currently addicted to this site : http://www.weatherbus.com/light.php , shows just how actice the area is for lightning, wow
nice one craig just like the isleofwightweather website but for phoenix area i shall add it to my favorites.
paul h
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If you guys find a good site for triggers, could you please ping me with the details? so far I've found out how to make one otherwise I may need to make a pit stop to New York !
Hi Claire
the best and the cheapest i have seen is by a one band outfit called patchmaster @ $107.0 (approx £70) there one arround about year ago for $200 i seem to recall.
paul h
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Craig is the man to talk to for photographic advice, he took some cracking shots on T1 this year
just for starters camera equipment question
1. i have a nikon d5100 will a lighning trigger help are we just looking at night shots i have the remote control and a tripod from previous chases.
2. will a UV filter or what type of fillter will be of benfit.
3 does anyone know what the broadband coverage is like away from the metro areas .
i need to start looking at what equipment i am going to take as well as we will based in one hotel? for the stay i might
just push the boat out in the luggage dept a bit . paul h
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Thanks Paul, now that I understand . I apologise in advance for the stupid questions in Arizona!
no apoligies needed i will also be asking the questions of the photographic kind ?
paul h
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Hi all
see the nice new graphics on nws phoenix web site very colourful.
lots of lovely moisture for the weekend in the east spreading west.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/make_img.php?wfo=psr&iname=WeatherImage1L&size=1&force=no
paul h
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Oh I dont know - 2 day drive up I-25 From New Mexico through Colorado and Wyoming. Reckon we could do a Moderate Risk in 2 days :lol:
Seriously our scope will be 5-600 miles in any 1 day. But most days will probably be down towards Tuscon and back (200 Miles) or the Mogollan Rim or Payson etc etc
Nice and Sedate with hopefully lot of Desert Lightning!
But............The Texas Panhandle is only 5 hours drive
:lol:um The big texan....
but seriously my first storm chase was in rosswell,NM not too far away all we need is the right synoptics.
if i was a serious betting man i bet paul could pull a tube out of the bag at some in the tour.
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Thing is our range is extensive, we can take in SW Colorado, Western New Mexico and Southern Utah and SE Nevada as well so we will go where the Weather is as long as we can get back.
Worry not!
that is get back for our departing flights on the 27th/28th
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It was very frustrating, the nice BA lady said it's based on a global demand system, but I fail see how this can push a price up in the space of 20 mins, unless the price increases everytime someone searches on a flight.
next time if i see a flight i want but not at the price it pays to haggle over the phone
if you are intrested craig i have booked a hotel room at the travle lodge in feltham for£25.00 on the monday night
because i dont want to get up at 3 am to start traveling and we wont hit the sack again till at least 6am wed uk time
it is easy to get to the airport from there as it is next to the rail station and loads of local buses.
ps they have a bar there as well.
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After booking this trip I've discovered it pays off to ring the airline directly. Thanks to the very nice lady at BA I got the direct flights at the same price I had the AA flights on hold for and was told never try to fly back on a Saturday as seats are at a premium , especially over a bank holiday.
Just shows the personal touch still works
Hi Claire
thanks for info but i have now paid for my flights . i am on same flights(AA51 TO DFW) as craig
it would have been nice to all fly together nonstop . As craig has said" i need the monday to recover from the dreaded jetlag "which i also tend to suffer with more than going out and time diffrence a mere -8hrs .
i will be staying in a hotel at heathrow as i do not realish getting up at 3am to get to the airport for 7am .
paul h
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Hi all
flight booked 1 stopper via dfw fly out tues 16th fly home sat 27th 2.30pm
and i will staying in a hotel overnight near heathrow prob a travel lodge
paul h
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Hi Craig
Ok I will pay tonite when I get home as I Have a 24hr hold on that flight
And I will meet u at the airport mate see u there
The storm fisherman
Will post when paid for
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Hi craig
are you still going with dallas stop over as paul and claire are on the non stopper comning back sunday. not sat
prices have disappeared for that flight.
paul H
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Looks like you will have to put up with me for 1 day extra
Flights also booked on the same as Claire
Out on 16th August at 1435 Direct with British Airways
Back leaving Sunday 28th getting back into LHR On Bank Holiday Monday just after 1pm
Again all Direct flights
Paul S
**So are we all booked now
i am looking at this as well because of times and non stop
i ve got time to make a choice the extra night at the super 8 is only £19 on hotelclub website. cheaper han my extra travel cost getting to heathrow will try book flight now
no luck prices have gone.
paul h
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Yup ...very grumpy indeed !
we either stick with plan a or we can rebook via ORD OUT 7.45 FLIGHT VIA DFW BACK £840 whichever way we neend to make a dicession before 24 hours runs out
paul h
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Wanna see how much the Travel Lodge would be for the 15th ?? As leaving here at 330am is going to be quite hard to do. Check in on that flight would be 445am
£25.00 heathrow central
premmier inns £49.00
paul h
is this perferred flight option cost now £949
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Same here the transport cost to the airport was a concern till. I had a nat exp coach option
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Right, flights sorted, esta updated, now wondering about insurance, u guys gonna go the "go walkabout" way, or take out regular cover? I'm leaning toward regular tbh, not expecting it too be too hazardous?
i will go normal for this trip as it is more like a sight seeing tour not much chance of major mishap like out in the plains.
paul
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no, i had to go in again as I crashed Google , may leave it until tomorrow
i see that the flights have gone up
dilema do you wait till tommorow or bite the bullit? and book now i you do book now at least you can cancel tommorrow but at least they a still there
paul
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hi claire did you not get a booking ref number?
it should be ok for 24hrs
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lon-dfw no 51 dept 09.30am arr 1.25pm
dfw-phx no 1607 dept 2.50pm arr 3.10pm
phx-dfw no 1428 dept 2.30 pm arr 6.50pm
dfw-lon dep no 78 7.45pm arr lon 10.45am
paul h
i thought you be happy dfw
can someone contact paul s
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yes thats ago
i have booked aa £817 flights listed above post
on line on hold for 24hrs to see if everbody else is ok
paul h
just push the boat out in the luggage dept a bit . 
:lol:
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Hi all
just a quick thought before it's too late is there anything that we may wish pack to
apart from the normal stormchase gear.
paul h