A Very British Storm Junkie

[ChrisF]

For anyone interested in extreme weather conditions (no, not snow...) then this show will be worth a watch:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/a-very-british-storm-junkie

It's on Thursday, 9pm on Channel 4.

I had the pleasure of working with Stuart on a contract once, and he was a real character. Loads of stories and jokes and he's, quite obviously, completely mad.

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[ChrisF]

Well I enjoyed it

[PrayforMojo]

Meant to set the Sky plus for this but it slipped my mind. Hopefully if it will be repeated on More 4 or something. Can't be arsed reinstalling 4oD again. My anti-virus software hates it.

[VR46]

It was very good stuff. His enthusiasm is just amazing.

A hobby that takes proper dedication, time and money. Bit like gaimg eh.

[Dezm0nd]

I wonder if he sits on messages boards arguing just like gamers, too?

WHAT? THAT STORM ONLY GOT A 7 OUT OF 10?!

[merf]

just caught up with this, a great little doc about a proper british eccentric

i like the way he didn't really seem to take much scientific data from his experiences but just did it for the rush and some good pics/vids

[ChrisF]

i like the way he didn't really seem to take much scientific data from his experiences but just did it for the rush and some good pics/vids

You not seen his website then?

http://www.stormtrack.co.uk/

[ChrisF]

I wonder if he sits on messages boards arguing just like gamers, too?

WHAT? THAT STORM ONLY GOT A 7 OUT OF 10?!

Yep, he does on http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/

[merf]

his website though looks like a bunch of instruments in his garden hooked up to his pc

whenever he chased storms he ran about like a 5 year old only occasionaly holding a wind speed guage up in the air.

maybe the doc just focussed on the people side of things (something it did very well), but i got the feeling he was a big kid who liked going 'wooooo' at extreme weather as there was no clues at all as to what scientific benefit he was deriving from his activities