Merry Christmas 2007

[Forrest lambert]

Hi everyone, just wanted to say merry christmas and a happy new year. 3 more months untill me and the wife move back to south dakota!

[Jeff Miller]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Chases to all the chasers here on Stormtrack. Drive safe - this is the midwinter milestone, the halfway point till chase season begins in March once again!

Maybe Santa has a wxworks for someone this year!

[Josh Richardson]

Merry Christmas everyone and stay safe during your holiday travels!!

[Shane Adams]

Yes, Happy Holidays to all. And hooray for a new year!!! The ole tornado count will flip back to "0" and we do it all over again. 'Tis the life I love.

[Bill Hamilton]

Merry Christmas and have a safe New Year. Make the most of this special time with family and friends.

[Doug Lee]

The best Christmas greeting I've ever heard says:

"May you get all you want, want all you get, and want for nothing."

[Tarmo Tanilsoo]

Merry Christmas to everybody!

[Andrea Griffa]

Happy Christmas to all and happy new year!;)

[Forrest lambert]

one thing i hope santa brings me is a new mtx audio t5302 300 watt 2 channel amp for my subs:D

[Jay Cazel]

Merry Christmas to everyone!!! Have a safe and fun Christmas and a wonderful New Year!!

[Joe Zemek]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and blessings and peace in the coming year to all peoples of all faiths, and all sides of the global warming issue;)

[John Hudson]

Here's hoping the Holidays bring you and your loved ones great memories and safe journeys.

So have a Merry Christmas, everyone, and a tornadic New Year;)

John

[Mike Pohlen]

I'm new here, but I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[Terry Tyler]

one thing i hope santa brings me is a new mtx audio t5302 300 watt 2 channel amp for my subs:D

lol...me and my freinds put together a little box a couple weekends ago...

weve got 1 JL 15" hooked up to a 2-channel 2400 watt mosfet amp...

i dont care about it if people cant hear my truck coming down the highway before it passes their house...


merry christmas...and happy new year!

[Laura Hedien]

Be safe and happy this coming New Year!!!
Laura

[Carrie Halliday]

Merry Christmas All! I wish everyone a fantastic 2008 filled with many memorable, successful chases! ;)

[Jay McCoy]

I want to wish everybody here a very merry Christmas. I hope you all stay safe in your travels this week and hope it is full of joy and love. May God protect you and your families this coming year and may we all be safe and fruitfull in our chasing endevours this spring. I hope Santa brings us all the Camera we asked for :)

Peace and joy be with us all

Also want to sent a special shoutout to all our men and women serving on this holiday. Thank you for your sacrifice and service. You are trully heroes. God Speed.

Jay

[Helge Tuschy]

Yeah...I wish you all a few days of peace and regeneration, too.

Greetings from S-Germany ,

Helge

[James Siler]

Wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. Be safe everyone and may we have no repeat's of what happened to me, David, and Amos this in this up coming year.:o

[Mikey Gribble]

Jesus Jay! Where's your sensitivity? It's happy holidays now. Some of us don't celebrate Christmas. Didn't you see the rule on leaving religion out of this. Mods please delete Jay's post. There is no god!
No, I'm just screwing around. Merry Christmas to everybody.

[Tarmo Tanilsoo]

Jesus Jay! Where's your sensitivity? It's happy holidays now. Some of us don't celebrate Christmas. Didn't you see the rule on leaving religion out of this. Mods please delete Jay's post. There is no god!
No, I'm just screwing around. Merry Christmas to everybody.
I read your post and I thought: "You gotta be kidding!" Honestly, I react with hostility against every "Happy Holidays" wish where "Merry Christmas" could be used instead. Although, the No Religion rule might put the Christmas greeting indeed into jeopardy.

Merry Christmas to you all and an active new year!

EDIT: Aren't we already having one Merry Christmas thread?

[Jay McCoy]

EDIT: Aren't we already having one Merry Christmas thread?


OOps I guess we are.. Mods feel free to combine these..my bad

I wont even get into the Christmas vs holiday thing. We all KNOW what this holiday is about.

[Mikey Gribble]

Indeed we do have a Merry Christmas thread already Tarmo, but hell, what's one more.
That avoiding saying "Christmas" drives me crazy too. You will be hard pressed to find a major business with any sort of decoration that says "Christmas". It's always "Happy Holidays" now. You have the godless liberals and tax raisers to thank for that (just kidding again, that's off SNL for those of you that don't know). They are lucky I'm not CEO of a major company or I would have "Christmas" splattered all over every one of our corporate stores just to piss the politically correct off. I grew up going to catholic schools, but I don't go to church and don't really consider myself catholic anymore. I still embrace Christmas though. Who really cares? I think it's more tradition than anything else. Kids don't think of the birth of christ when you say Christmas. They think of presents and time off school. It's great. Everybody loves Christmas and doing away with calling it that is about as ridiculous as it gets to me. We are so damn concerned about offending people anymore. We are so careful not to offend the minority that now we regularly offend the majority.

[Jay McCoy]

Is this possible?? Do I agree with Gribble??? wow :)

[Martin North]

Merry Christmas threads merged.

[David Wolfson]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays, too, for all! It's all about a time of renewal and rebirth and the return of the CAPE-producing sun (in the Northern Hemisphere anyway). Oh, no, wait -- it's about gifts and family obligations. No I'm just screwing around. Actually it's about.... Oy veh! :D

[Jason Tunzer]

Happy Holidays to all the Stormtrack family!Good luck next year and be safe.

[Terry Tyler]

Didn't you see the rule on leaving religion out of this. Mods please delete Jay's post. There is no god!


damn...

i see the point of leaving religeon out of this, but that needs to be a two-way street...

for those of us who DO believe in God...i find this to be a very disturbing post...

definatly not what i want to read on christmas eve...

[Craig Maire II]

Terry wrote:

"damn...

i see the point of leaving religeon out of this, but that needs to be a two-way street...

for those of us who DO believe in God...i find this to a very disturbing post...

definatly not what i want to read on christmas eve..."


Did you happen to read Mikes entire post?
Also, Merry Christmas and Happy New Years everyone...:D

[Terry Tyler]

Did you happen to read Mikes entire post?


i did, and its all good...

i just dont like what it said...

is that okay?

[Craig Maire II]

Terry wrote:

"i did, and its all good...

i just dont like what it said...

is that okay?"

Seems ok to me :D Just didn't think you read the whole post because Mike said he was joking.

[David Poch]

Everyone have a safe and Merry Christmas!

[mike scantlin]

merry Christmas blah blah. you know what really kills your Christmas spirit? working at a place with the Sirius Christmas channel on all day. if i hear manhiem steamroller one more time i just might burn this mother down!!!

[skipper bennett]

Merry Christmas to all..............May God give you a safe storm season and may you see and experience something in the wonderful sky that you have never seen before.
Skipper

Oh, and thanks for sharing knowledge and forecasts.......I have learned much. I appreciate it.

[Martin North]

Merry Christmas from Mariah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip-Ql5FQlhc) and myself...

[Kurt Hulst]

Merry Christmas peoples.

[Mikey Gribble]

Easy there Tyler. I was joking around. I honestly didn't mean to offend anybody, hence the "I'm joking".
Merry Christmas everybody.

[Marko Korosec]

Merry Christmas to everyone and stay safe out there!

[David Draun]

A Merry Christmas to all the Stormtrackers out there! Lets have a prosperous new year with big supercells every month of the warm season.

Here is to a Tornadic Twenty-aught-Eight!!

[Shane Adams]

FYI, I have always said "Happy Holidays" to encompass both Christmas & New Year's. It's simply easier than saying "Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year." I'm just lazy that way. The fact it also "covers" all other religious holidays just happens to be a convenient coincidence.

I usually don't even say Christmas, I'm an "Xmas" kinda guy.

[Robert Dewey]

I agree with Shane. Happy Holidays! (there, that covers everyone, everything, and the New Year to boot).

[Rocky Rascovich]

Just wanted to pass along Season's Greetings from our family to you and yours. Its been quite a year for many chasers! I hope that we'll have another banner year if we can only get by with no destruction and fatalities. Perhaps I'll see you at the Storm Chasers Convention in Denver Feb.15-17th. I hope you'll make a point to go as it is the 10th Anniversary of Roger Hill and Tim Samaras putting it on. I know it will be the best yet. I will try to host a get together here at the house in Piedmont, OK. the last Sunday in Jan. or the first Sunday in February. We'll see how people's schedules stack up. We've been doing some remodeling around the house so they'll be a few changes! More on that soon.

So however you celebrate this special time of year, do it with earnest and with safety, and never take life for granted.. everyday is a gift. Make it count.

Blessings Always
Rocky&family

[HAltschule]

Yes, Happy Holidays to everyone out there. And yes, that includes friends who celebrate all religions. I do not celebrate Christmas in any way, but I do celebrate Chanukah. So, I do thank those of you who kept us in your warm wishes too. For those of you who specifically stated that they essentially wouldn't be caught dead saying anything else but Merry Christmas, there are reasons why you are not a CEO of a company and why you will never be. I usually take all of the Merry Christmas wishes in stride and consider the person wishing me well in the holiday spririt...so that is OK. But the isolated, specific insensitive remarks that 2 people posted (one from a country that ryhmes with ammonia", I take offense.

Happy Holidays to all!! And to those who don't like me saying that...you have the rest of your life to get over it and to learn to be a little more sensative.

PS: Without starting a flame war, please note that I am referring to only 2 posts here. The genuine all-encompassing Christmas wishes I take as holiday wishes and wish the same to all of you.

[Tarmo Tanilsoo]

Well, happy Chanukah to you, HAltschule and sorry for the offence.

[Darin Brunin]

Happy holidays everyone! From the atheist corner of ST ;)

[HAltschule]

Tarmo,

Thank you for the reply and for the kind private message. I wish you and your family Merry Christmas as I know it is what you celebrate. And a Happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to you and to all. Only the best things....

[HAltschule]

Happy holidays everyone! From the atheist corner of ST ;)

LOL. That's great. All the best to you and yours too.

PS: I am in South Florida on vacation right now. It is very strange seeing all of the decorations and Santa outfits when it is 80 degrees and humid. I'm pretty sure a "White Christmas" is not something they look for in the long range forecasts.....

[Forrest lambert]

hey tim, my wife mom got me ur book for christmas storm chasing handbook. cant wait to read it merry christmas to all!

[Perry Williams]

Wishing everyone at Stormtrack a very Merry Christmas!! :)

May God bless,
Perry

[MatthewCarman]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[Verne Carlson]

Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and many backlit, open-field tornadoes in the New Year to everyone!

[Terrence Cook]

Hello everyone,

Merry Xmas and make '08 even better!!

-Terrence

[APritchard]

I don't celebrate any holidays.

Yeah I do.

Merry Christmas! But not Hanukkah.

Okay, Hannukah too.

Too bad there's no way for someone to purchase and bring home for us a gift card for one free backlit wedge tornado. Happy Holidays all, except Tarmo, because I don't want him to get hostile.

[Tarmo Tanilsoo]

Happy Holidays all, except Tarmo, because I don't want him to get hostile.
Nah, you're fine. I am just hostile against oppression of another certain greeting(too late to add that point to my previous point), and since this causes one certain another greeting to be used, knee jerk conclusions are easy to come. My apologies to all. Happy Holidays(including New Years Eve!), Andrew...

[Mikey Gribble]

Haltschule said...
"For those of you who specifically stated that they essentially wouldn't be caught dead saying anything else but Merry Christmas, there are reasons why you are not a CEO of a company and why you will never be. I usually take all of the Merry Christmas wishes in stride and consider the person wishing me well in the holiday spririt...so that is OK. But the isolated, specific insensitive remarks that 2 people posted (one from a country that ryhmes with ammonia", I take offense."

Did I say I wouldn't be caught dead saying aything else besides Merry Christmas? And what I said some how conveys to you that I'll never be a CEO of a major company? Yeah, that makes sense.
I would have said sorry since you were offended, but since you handled it the way you did I'm not going to. Boo hooo hoooo. Get over it.
I make a point to say "I'm joking" after my statement, yet a couple people are still upset about it. Lighten up and find something meaningful to cry about.
BTW I'm atheist too.

[Dick McGowan]

Merry Christmas everyone! Only 67 days till March 1st. 2008 is a leap year!

[Dick McGowan]

Looks like the NWS in AMA is in the Christmas Spirit too! A friend just showed me this...

http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KAMA/0712242150.fxus64.html

DISCUSSION

IT IS THE AFTERNOON BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR
THE NWS IS FORECASTING ON THE METEOROLOGICAL FRONTIER.
THE MODELS ARE IN DISCORD WITH THIS TROF ON THE WAY...
AND WE ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF SNOW IS IN PLAY.

THE NAM IS IN A HURRY WHILE THE GFS KEEPS THINGS SLOW.
WHICH ONE TO BELIEVE AND DO I CONTINUE WITH SNOW?
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD BUT MOISTURE IS LACKING.
SURFACE WINDS WON/T HELP BECAUSE THERE ISN/T ANY BACKING.

WITH DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE AND NO HOPES FOR SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW...
MOISTURE WILL HAVE TO FALL FROM ALOFT TO DOWN BELOW.
WITH SO MANY DIFFERENCES FROM MODEL TO MODEL
I FOLLOWED THE GFS SO I WON/T HAVE TO TWADDLE.........

[Mark Farnik]

In light of the ludicrous holiday greeting controversy in this thread, I have constructed a new greeting which addresses everyone and is sure not to offend:

Hapmerry Christanukahkwanzaaidays!!!!
:D

Take that, all you politically correct morons and obnoxiously opinionated arses!:p
Sorry. Was I thinking out loud there? :rolleyes:
For crying out loud, people... regardless of what holidays we celebrate or how we celebrate them or what we call them, considering the time of year, can't we give this kind of nitpicking crap a respite and just show general good will towards our fellow man? :confused:

[Mikey Gribble]

I'm not taking the heat on this one Mark. I just tried to say Merry Christmas to everybody and give them a laugh.

[Maggie Kahman]

lol Mark. You took the words right out of my mouth. I couldnt have said it better myself. Have a Wonderful Christmas and a kick-butt new years. CHEERS TO 2008!!!


In light of the ludicrous holiday greeting controversy in this thread, I have constructed a new greeting which addresses everyone and is sure not to offend:

Hapmerry Christanukahkwanzaaidays!!!!
:D

Take that, all you politically correct morons and obnoxiously opinionated arses!:p
Sorry. Was I thinking out loud there? :rolleyes:
For crying out loud, people... regardless of what holidays we celebrate or how we celebrate them or what we call them, considering the time of year, can't we give this kind of nitpicking crap a respite and just show general good will towards our fellow man? :confused:

[Doug Lee]

(In miltary cadence)

I don't care what people say
I'll wish you a Merry Christmas anyway!
And if my words leave you blue,
You can have a Happy New Year, too!

[Laura Duchesne]

LOL Mark, you beat me to it. Merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone!

Wishing you and your's good health, and plenty of storms to chase in '08!