Overview/About Me

Thanks for stopping by my blog dedicated to chasing severe weather. On here you will find my forecasts, chase accounts, and recaps. Also we will have a live stream during our chases which can be accessed from this link: Live Chase Cam As for myself, I am 31 years old and have lived in Colorado most of my life with a few pit stops in Orlando, FL and Los Angeles, CA. I am based out of Englewood near DU and Washington Park. I work in television for the Versus network in the Comcast Media Center in Littleton where I help coordinate and run a lot of their live events including the NHL, IRL, WEC, PBR, and NCAA football and basketball. Personally, I've been a weather enthusiast since the day I saw my first tornado back in 1990 when I was a wee lad. I've really only gotten serious about studying severe weather in the past 3 years or so. I am constantly trying to improve my forecasting and understanding of weather every day. The "science gene" skipped me big time so I also love the challenge understanding and predicting weather presents. I can be contacted through email at: scottahammel@yahoo.com Again, thanks for taking a look at my blog and comments are always welcome... Scott

Final Thoughts on Balloon Boy

Filed Under (Misc.) by Scott Hammel on 17-10-2009

At first I thought the media calling this kid “Balloon Boy” was pretty funny.  I mean, how could that not make you think of the “Bubble Boy” from Seinfeld?  And sure, the media coverage of this story is finally dying down but what does strike me as concerning is the fact that this guy is constantly being referred to as a serious ‘Storm Chaser.’  That couldn’t be further from the truth!  But not all is lost as finally an article appeared telling our side of the story.

Times Online Story

I’m glad they used quotes from my blog as well as Tony Laubach’s because this guy is a joke, fraud, and a bad parent.  I hope charges are filed and the actual storm chasing community can move on without this tarnishing our reputation any further.  Let us never speak of this guy again…

Scott

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