One of the most neglected, and one of the hamsexiest subcultures of amateur radio is the WEATHER WHACKERS - you know, the Skywarn freaks... the hail chasers... They've got many names. Now, before I begin, please realize that there is a distinct difference between bona fide storm chasers, and the Weather Whackers. There are some professional weather trackers out there, be they university professors, career meteorologists or professional trackers. But for every one pro, there are several whackers out there that really turn up the Hamsexy and slap that bitch till she don't know what's what.

Lets, for the moment, look at Skywarn. An interesting idea: a bunch of hams in their cars reporting weather conditions and severe weather sightings to NOAA. But don't confuse the issue, here - Skywarn (and CANWARN up there in Canada) have suffered from the same cancer as ARES - a perfectly fine service turned totally sour by ignorant, nerdy hams who are too concerned with being weathercops than actually performing their service. I know there are several Skywarn people who are fans of this site... there are even some that are good friends of mine. Well... guys,.. Guess what ... SKYWARN is ARES with lightning. boycott us all you want, but you know it's true.

The best part of ARES is the cadre of overweight hams pretending they are cops. The best part of SKYWARN is self-important weather nerds installing terrible equipment into their rolling shitheaps and calling it a "Chase Vehicle".

Here are some selected vehicles I've collected from various sources: