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#261 Postby Astro_man92 » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:22 pm

Ixolib wrote:Update #6
Since the last update, 25 more members have participated in this thread and given up the goods! Our youngest member is 12 and our esteemed elder is 72!! And the youngest age group (10-19) includes June 2005's MOTM - Go Floydbuster!!!

Of those who participated, here's the breakdown of ages:

10-19 years old = 19
20-29 years old = 32
30-39 years old = 43
40-49 years old = 55
50-59 years old = 24
60-69 years old = 5
70-79 years old = 1

BTW - the 40-somethings are STILL leading the way on S2K!

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Thanks again, Stormcenter, for originating this thread...


You should put this some where on the site (maybe the memberlist) where every one will be able to see it when ever. They will already but eventually this thread will creep back through the pages. Make it so when a new member regesters they will have an option that is optional and they will enter there age and how long they have been tracking hurricanes. Once they regester the list on the site will automaticly update.
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#262 Postby boca » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:24 pm

I'm 40 and been tracking for 26 years
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#263 Postby pavelbure224 » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:30 pm

Im 22 and been tracking for 12 years
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#264 Postby Ixolib » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:55 pm

It's the weekend and since things are not as "fired up" as in recent weekends, I thougt I'd bump this up a bit in case anyone else would like to participate. Keep those stats coming and I'll keep things in the table updated as reasonable... It's pretty simple - just post your age and how long you've been tracking 'canes.
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#265 Postby HurricaneJoe22 » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:50 am

29 years old
been tracking for 18 years
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#266 Postby Acral » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:57 am

36, tracking for 17 years since just before college
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#267 Postby Houston_Tempest » Sun Jul 31, 2005 4:26 am

Im 28 y/o and have been tracking for 15 years.
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#268 Postby brunota2003 » Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:47 am

I'm 14, turning 15 in Sept. been interested since I was 5, so 9 years!!!! :D I also bought Mark Sudduth's Hurricane Landfall Project Isuzu Rodeo last year after it went through Hurricane Ivan...
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#269 Postby Frank P » Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:00 am

53 in June.... first storm of any significance was Betsy in 65... I thought it was so cool, and got us out of school too.. then I got up close and personal with Camille... that was the storm that made me a storm tracking fanatic, Camille was the most incredible event that I have ever witnessed and I doubt (and hope) that nothing weather wise will ever top it... I have been living right on the beach in Biloxi since 1975 and is so awesome when it comes to tracking and experiencing the storms, for Camille I was on the east end of town on the point, actually worse than being on the beach... however, I must admit I get a little anxious when we get threatened with a potential Cat 4 or 5....
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#270 Postby WindRunner » Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:04 am

14 and i've been going for hurricanes since 2002 so three years

but you could say 5 because that's how long i've been tracking local wx
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#271 Postby vbhoutex » Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:24 am

Frank P wrote:53 in June.... first storm of any significance was Betsy in 65... I thought it was so cool, and got us out of school too.. then I got up close and personal with Camille... that was the storm that made me a storm tracking fanatic, Camille was the most incredible event that I have ever witnessed and I doubt (and hope) that nothing weather wise will ever top it... I have been living right on the beach in Biloxi since 1975 and is so awesome when it comes to tracking and experiencing the storms, for Camille I was on the east end of town on the point, actually worse than being on the beach... however, I must admit I get a little anxious when we get threatened with a potential Cat 4 or 5....


LOL!!! I hope so!!!!(see bolded) You were a little closer than I was during Camille(I was in P'cola). Like you I hope I never see a landfalling 'cane like that again!!!
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#272 Postby Frank P » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:30 am

yeah VB last year's close call with Ivan and this year's threat with Dennis has affected me more than any other of the storms throughout my tracking career... I think I don't just handle the major threats as well as I did when I was younger... Heck 20 years ago I would have NEVER even considered evacuating the beach for any kind of storm... now I do consider it but fortunately have not had to... I would still stay put for a Cat 3 or weak 4 since I am 20 feet above sealevel... but my wife would evacuate to the MS Power Company where she works...

I've been storm tracking for 40 years.... and they never cease to amaze me....
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#273 Postby Javlin » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:37 am

It's the age thing Frank we now have something to lose and starting over at 45 or 50 in your case(?) does not sound appealing.My experiences go with Frank's to young to remember Betsy though.See you around Frank.OK the numbers 44 yrs old about 20 yrs of tracking.

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#274 Postby skysummit » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:40 am

Hey...I don't see me on that graph. I'm 29 and been tracking for 19 years.
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#275 Postby solarflare » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:33 am

55yrs, tracking since I was 7
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#276 Postby TS Zack » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:41 am

16yrs old.....Tracking 4 years...
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#277 Postby HeatherAKC » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:09 am

I'm 34.

I began tracking hurricanes for my mother while she was at work (she couldn't play at work and of course, there was no internet. Just me glued to the TV updates and in later years TWC) in around 1979. So I guess that's about 26 years!!!
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#278 Postby jimbo » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:21 am

46 years old and tracking for 35 years. Moved to Houston in 1970 from the west coast getting the cane thing going but have been fascinated by weather my whole life.
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#279 Postby Hurricanehink » Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:13 pm

I thought I did this.... Oh well.
I am 17 years old, and have been tracking hurricanes since Hurricane Erin of 1995, exactly 10 years ago today :D
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#280 Postby Jupiter » Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:21 pm

35 years old, tracking for 3 years
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