IanM

Hi For the ESTA please use the Best Western Forth Worth address above, we always start there, and they have a waffle machine for breakfast. Keep the paperwork with your hand luggage, you still have to fill out the green travel waiver on flights to the USA, and will need the address for that too. I think most of us are travelling on the same flights, so if you forget, you'll have back up on board. When booking insurance, remember if you have travel insurance with your bank account, or have an annual multi trip policy, you only need to book the hazardous/extreme sports cover, leave your luggage, flight cover etc on your existing policy, it's quite a bit cheaper. The 2011 forum will be up in the next 24 hours, ready for the kit lists, inventories, travel plans and all the other good stuff we need to prepare before the first Storm Chase reports start in 60 days!!!! Ian

Live stream from north east of Texas - looks like he is making a dash for some action later - Texasstormchasers

Ok, the T shirt design is slowly cranking along So far we have black being the preferred colour. Any suggestions for the design before I tidy it up and collect orders?

Pat I've ordered your custom shirt as requested, I couldn't get hold of you to confirm the writing on the back, so I went with this :

IanM size bigger than IanC - ouch, I'm going on a starvation diet, lol I've looked into the T Shirts and though I'm sure the American ones are made from pure Egyptian 1000 thread cotton, they do seem a tiny bit expensive. Ignore the clumsy design, I was just looking for a price for the shirts. We can get these made up from small to xxl (52 inch chest) for the princely sum of £10.99, and for another £6.99 can have a message and logo on the back too. Shirts don't have to be black, we can choose from a whole rainbow of colours (so long as it is black, white or grey), but once we have set a colour, that's it. Custom names etc could be accommodated, but I will need to confirm prices. If we get enough interest I can firm up the design and have the shirts ready for each tour Ian

I'm hoping this years tours deliver : Some reckless off road driving chasing an LP storm A proper hail storm or two (while we are parked under concrete....) Spectacular lightning Large, long lasting tornadoes on open ground with easy roads to chase them Cheap fuel Good company and everyone leaving with stacks of memories, gigabytes of video and pictures Is it too much to hope to get to double figures for tornado sightings this year - even if I have to do 3 tours to get there? In Pauls absence, as he is on Tour 3 he'll be wishing for quiet weather, a chance to snowboard in the Rockies and a Paul Mckenna self hypnosis book on 'How to overcome fear of storms, lightning and anything that potentially might come out of a cloud'...... Ian

It's not quite time for the kit lists to start flying, but for those who would like to pack some quality camera lenses without having to sell a body part to fund it these guys are very good - Lenses for Hire Good prices and very clean kit, and less frustrating than haunting ebay to grab a bargain..... Ian

Can but try......

Evening all, I'm thinking of getting some branding on the cars this year - so we look speshul..... First draft :

As a Director of Netweather I have to say it is a nice idea, one we would love to see it happen one day. I have called his relevant managers and directors to see what contractual obligations would need to be met and if we would need to step in with some additional finance. It's a long shot, but like I say one that would really make some headlines. The immediate response was quite warm, and we have spoken to his representatives a number of times over the past month and things were looking good. But now it seems that he doesn't want to take the position. Sad really, Lionel Messi would have been great for Portsmouth after all they've been through.

Ah memories, Officer Darling, how we didn't laugh still amazes me. I still cringe at my opening line though, thankfully Pat had finally turned the camera off.....

Hi Paul Finally Nebraska gives a little..... Found this picture from Mount Rushmore :

Great start to Tour 4, I definitely need to drive for two tours next year, can't believe we missed this one!! Good luck for the rest of the chase Ian

Just a couple of pics from yesterdays chase, nice skies, but no end product.....