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Posts And Comments For July 2016

Posted: Jul 31, 2016, 7:31 PM

Chris Collura replied to Rocky Rascovich's comment.

I don't think so. Make the net 1000 feet wide, then maybe!

Posted: Jul 31, 2016, 4:57 PM

Chris Collura commented on George Kourounis's photo.

Now we need the hurricane season to start earlier. Or at least start, period.

Posted: Jul 31, 2016, 3:42 PM

Chris Collura commented on Karla Dorman's post.

Posted: Jul 31, 2016, 3:34 PM

Chris Collura commented on Doug Kiesling's post.

Posted: Jul 31, 2016, 3:26 PM

Chris Collura commented on Karla Dorman's post.

Posted: Jul 31, 2016, 12:59 PM

Chris Collura commented on Jeff Piotrowski's post.

Stuff there is so poorly constructed. This probably was barely an EF-1. Crazy footage.

I wonder if this was from a boundary interaction, orographics, or even a waterspout coming ashore?

Posted: Jul 31, 2016, 12:50 PM

Skydiving from 25,000 feet, with NO parachute, and hitting a net 100x100 feet ... DON'T F'CK IT UP ... From heaven sent...Updated Jul 31, 2016, 12:50 PM

Posted: Jul 31, 2016, 12:37 PM

Chris Collura commented on George Kourounis's photo.

Same here in the states, earlier and earlier each year. Like Christmas shopping starting after Halloween instead of Thanksgiving.

Posted: Jul 30, 2016, 9:28 AM

Chris Collura replied to Margie Kieper's comment.

Thanks :)

Posted: Jul 30, 2016, 8:27 AM


Anticyclonic gloom = No skydiving today. Meh, turn around and back to sleep :(Place: Skydive Chicago (41.400397516895, -88.791019221867) Address: 3215 E 1969th Rd, Ottawa, Illinois 61350

Posted: Jul 28, 2016, 8:20 PM

Chris Collura replied to Tommy Aistrop's comment.

Usually I know right away...

1). I know who you are and I'm not interested. Please remove me from your list!

2). The last person calling this address died a gruesome and gorey death! Ever see Hostel? Or Saw? ... Well then remove me from your lists!

Both responses above seem to work.

Posted: Jul 28, 2016, 7:41 PM

Chris Collura replied to Aldahir Molina's comment.

Whimp! Not the Sumo monster we always see in the Eastern Hemisphere past few years!

Posted: Jul 28, 2016, 7:35 PM

Chris Collura commented on Brandon Molyneaux's photo.



Posted: Jul 28, 2016, 7:19 PM

Chris Collura commented on Melanie Lorraine Metz's post.

Total BS and this is a known scam. There's even a flyer hanging on the wall at my workplace lounge about this same IRS scam.

A very similar scam is someone (usually with a thick Indian accent) claiming they are with Microsoft support may call and ask you to install something on your computer (via a download or support session) ... if this happens, a virus or malware is installed, and they run a scan.

To remove it, they say you need to BUY a program to fix it, and charge your credit card, sometimes hundreds of $$$. Some cases, the virus wasn't even removed once planted.

Unfortunately many people (usually ones less savvy on computer security) have fell victim to this.

Posted: Jul 28, 2016, 5:48 PM


Just saw something on here that touched me so much and made me in tears ... Reminded me too much of my beautiful mother. Damn I miss her so much. Not faking this feeling. I JUST took the picture of my eyes and tears now. Ugh.

Posted: Jul 28, 2016, 5:46 PM

Chris Collura commented on Derek Sibley's video.



Posted: Jul 28, 2016, 5:42 PM

Chris Collura commented on Derek Sibley's video.

My mom was too :)

Posted: Jul 27, 2016, 7:57 PM

Chris Collura commented on Jason Holden's post.

Posted: Jul 27, 2016, 7:55 PM

Chris Collura updated his status.

The down right PISS OFF moments on Facebook is when I'm commenting on a post, I have to exit Facebook, usually to download and edit a picture to use in my post.

When I go back in, I'm placed at the top of the news feed and when I scroll back down to where the post I wanted to comment on, it's GONE (but the post above and below it ARE there)!

This makes me either want to throw my smartphone against the wall OR just delete Facebook. Fix that shit !!!!

Posted: Jul 27, 2016, 7:51 PM

Chris Collura commented on Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys's photo.

I grew up seeing this on every trip there. Now I'm really happy I moved out of Florida!

Posted: Jul 27, 2016, 7:39 PM

Chris Collura commented on Doug Kiesling's post.

Lost wages ... I just toss my summons in the trash, they always understand it got lost in the mail.

Posted: Jul 27, 2016, 6:33 PM

Chris Collura replied to Dalton Do's comment.

Yeah I was wondering that. But it's still funny in a stupid sense!

Maybe he was missing those teeth to begin with!

Posted: Jul 27, 2016, 6:29 PM

Chris Collura commented on Tony Laubach's video.

Awesome job!

Posted: Jul 27, 2016, 4:42 PM

Chris Collura commented on Justin Baker's post.

Posted: Jul 27, 2016, 4:35 PM

Chris Collura replied to Kris Paapanen's comment.

I was gonna ask that.

Okay, very far away from here.

Posted: Jul 26, 2016, 2:50 PM

Chris Collura commented on Brett Wright's photo.

Capture it and put it outside.

Posted: Jul 26, 2016, 6:39 AM

Chris Collura replied to Beverly Mowry's comment.

That's right. This is a tragedy, not a joke. A young woman doing an amazing sport with most of her life ahead of her is gone. Very sad...

And for those who want to call the sport dangerous, let's look at some numbers. About 1,200 people die each year on Illinois roads, mainly the congested interstates (I90 and such) near Chicago.

A typical skydiving year we lose maybe about 5 to 10 people, and MOST OF those are pilot error while landing their chutes trying to do a risky maneuver, not their "chute not opening". Football causes more injuries than skydiving as well.

Posted: Jul 26, 2016, 6:27 AM

Chris Collura commented on KWTV - NEWS 9's link.

This can happen, and a good gear check could have prevented this. Just have an instructor double check your parachute rig and harness after you put it on. It's just a second double check.

I've seen many times during a gear check where the skydiver forgot something. A buckle on the leg strap, un seated reserve D ring, and, most scarey, they forgot to do their chest strap. This can cause you to fall put of the harness.

Also some skydiving gear ain't designed for free flying (unusual attitudes and speeds achieved such as head down, sit flying, etc). If gear fails or malfunctions during such speeds (over 200 mph instead of "just" 120) things like your parachute handle being pulled accidentally (or blown open by the wind) could break the chute lines ... and break YOU too.

Also, some cases where skydivers were found "away" from their gear were suicides. Can't rule out every possibility. People who do this usually don't show signs of depression.

...About it being hard to find someone who is missing...

Many times during skydiving I landed out, meaning a mile or so from the drop zone. A quick ride back is needed.

Most of the time we are not OVER the drop zone during the skydive, but under canopy (steerable square ram air parachutes), we make it back easily (we can go almost a mile after opening at 3,000 feet).

So if someone doesn't open or has a problem, I can see how they would land in an area that may be difficult to search (trees, buildings, swamo, etc).

I've seen skydiving gear that was jettisoned (such as a malfunctioning main chute, which is quite large) land in a field not far from the drop zone, but take over a week just to find it or get to it.

Posted: Jul 25, 2016, 8:50 PM

Chris Collura commented on Stephen Jones's photo.



Posted: Jul 25, 2016, 3:25 PM

Chris Collura commented on Jason Holden's post.

Posted: Jul 25, 2016, 2:30 PM

Chris Collura commented on Dalton Do's photo.

Posted: Jul 25, 2016, 6:09 AM


I always hated elevators. Slow, stops at ever floor, no exercise value ... Oh and occasionally they DO break...Goin' UP ?...Here some poor people wait patiently to be freed from an elevator that refused to release it's prisoners!Take the stairs !!!

Posted: Jul 24, 2016, 10:35 PM

Chris Collura commented on Tony Laubach's post.

I saw it last night in Imax 3D. What an awesome experience!

Posted: Jul 24, 2016, 10:02 PM

Chris Collura commented on Doug Kiesling's post.

The last 3 jury summons I got since May 2015 went right into the garbage. Where it belongs.

I'm here in Chicago but my voter registration THINKS I'm in FL. Sorry.

No bench warrant, I was pulled over in FL last month, nothing.

Catch me while U can.

Posted: Jul 24, 2016, 6:53 AM

Chris Collura commented on Kory Livermore's post.

https://youtu.be/zD-Bbd2mavc

Posted: Jul 24, 2016, 6:50 AM

Chris Collura commented on Nissan's video.

They're driving the wrong way! Chase storms!

Posted: Jul 23, 2016, 12:30 PM

Chris Collura commented on Justin Baker's post.

Posted: Jul 23, 2016, 6:10 AM

Chris Collura commented on Derek Sibley's photo.

https://youtu.be/nKhN1t_7PEY

Posted: Jul 22, 2016, 4:01 AM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.



Posted: Jul 21, 2016, 6:39 PM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Just want something to chase :)

Posted: Jul 21, 2016, 5:00 PM

Chris Collura commented on Margie Kieper's photo.

Screw the EPac!

Posted: Jul 21, 2016, 11:18 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dalton Do's post.

Wow!!! Nice!

When I was a kid I built a zip line across the pond from a tree top atop a hill to the fence on the on the low side. We slid down the 200' line with bicycle handlebars.

Posted: Jul 21, 2016, 7:50 AM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Posted: Jul 21, 2016, 7:31 AM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Posted: Jul 20, 2016, 4:31 PM

Chris Collura replied to Lori Ferguson's comment.

Yeah I wish I can give that to you!

Posted: Jul 20, 2016, 4:29 PM

Chris Collura replied to Lori Ferguson's comment.



Posted: Jul 20, 2016, 4:23 PM

Chris Collura commented on Frank Tsang's post.

Posted: Jul 20, 2016, 4:20 PM

Chris Collura commented on Ray Carlson's photo.

Oskosh?

Posted: Jul 20, 2016, 9:51 AM

Chris Collura commented on Jason Foster's post.

I found a gas caddy I think at pep boys with wheels for about $120, 14 gals. It had its own gas pumper hose too but that since corroded.

Posted: Jul 20, 2016, 9:51 AM

Chris Collura wrote on Lori Ferguson's timeline.

Happy birthday!

Posted: Jul 20, 2016, 9:17 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dalton Do's photo.

Posted: Jul 20, 2016, 9:15 AM

Chris Collura commented on Kirk Short's post.

Laos I think. That is insane. Looks like it went above the clouds (3,000+ feet)!

Posted: Jul 19, 2016, 8:00 PM

Chris Collura commented on Ricky Forbes's photo.



Posted: Jul 19, 2016, 7:10 PM

Chris Collura commented on Joe Reddy's post.

Group: RadarScope Users Group

Massive MCV

Posted: Jul 19, 2016, 6:32 PM

Chris Collura commented on Karla Dorman's post.

Posted: Jul 19, 2016, 6:26 PM

Chris Collura commented on Southwest Airlines's post.

Depends on where you go and most importantly WHEN during the day (6 AM on a Thursday morning may be $69, but certainly NOT Friday at 7 PM)!

Posted: Jul 19, 2016, 4:48 PM

Chris Collura commented on Kory Livermore's post.

Looks like off the Palm Beach Florida coast during a 15 foot North swell :)

Posted: Jul 19, 2016, 3:08 PM

Chris Collura commented on Angie Norris's post.

Posted: Jul 19, 2016, 5:42 AM

Chris Collura commented on Lindsey Fowler's post.

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 6:42 PM


Nighty nite.Place: Hoffman Estates, Illinois (42.0594, -88.1431) Address: Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60010, 60067, 60169, 60173, 60192, 60194, 60195

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 6:24 PM

Chris Collura commented on Jeff Piotrowski's post.

Poof. There goes the 2016 hurricane chasing hopes. Just like that!

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 6:20 PM

Chris Collura commented on Stephen Sponsler's post.

Interesting seeing that the news on the website states the bouy is missing and such.

I wonder if either a boat hit it or it was vandalized. Certainly wasn't a recent hurricane.

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 1:45 PM

Chris Collura replied to Rocky Rascovich's comment.

Yeah I'm sure it's a big endeavor to move anywhere like that. But even dating ... my type of people here are the most difficult to meet - like if I had some sort of stigma or something. In Toronto, they APPROACHED ME, rather than me first and making a complete jackass of myself as I do over and over again in the States.

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 1:25 PM

Chris Collura commented on his own post.



Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 1:15 PM

Chris Collura commented on Sarah Prigmore's post.

She'll be rich in no time if she worked with special effects with that talent.

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 11:00 AM

Chris Collura commented on Lindsey Fowler's post.



Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 8:55 AM

Chris Collura replied to Rocky Rascovich's comment.

I know. California was such an awesome place to meet people. That went to chit about 4 years ago. Toronto today is still friendly. Last time I was there I had a lot of people talk to me first.

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 8:29 AM

Chris Collura replied to Rocky Rascovich's comment.

It WAS good. But something changed last year and everyone here turned out to be an asshole.

I used to work in Saint Louis in 2006, and every 2 weeks drive 5 hours each way and spend the weekends here in Chicago. Everyone back then was so nice.

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 8:25 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dalton Do's photo.

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 8:23 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dalton Do's photo.

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 6:38 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dalton Do's photo.

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 6:38 AM

Chris Collura commented on Christopher Burrows's post.

Posted: Jul 17, 2016, 4:56 PM

Chris Collura commented on United Launch Alliance's photo.

Why won't we just save the F'CKING money and use it to find out what the F'ck Is wrong with people in this country?

Posted: Jul 17, 2016, 4:07 PM


The TV in the lobby in my hotel here (after hearing a loud crash and someone say "I'm sick of the USA and it's gun violence" earlier)!As for me, at least now there's no news to spoil my day in the morning?

Posted: Jul 17, 2016, 3:41 PM

Chris Collura commented on Josh Morgerman's post.

Posted: Jul 17, 2016, 3:33 PM

Chris Collura updated his status.

Sad day here. I have few friends here in my area. Right now focusing on work and such. Not sure what to do. People here in Chicago got a cold shoulder all of a sudden.

God bless all you folks. Wake up everyday and thanks God you "woke up today". You're life is a privilege :)

Posted: Jul 17, 2016, 11:51 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dalton Do's photo.

Posted: Jul 17, 2016, 10:06 AM

Chris Collura shared a memory.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/image/mwcl2011/m12dings.jpg

Posted: Jul 16, 2016, 12:47 PM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Posted: Jul 16, 2016, 8:42 AM

Chris Collura commented on his own post.

Just learned flight cancelled. Not worth going. Rebooked for 2 weeks from now.

Posted: Jul 16, 2016, 8:41 AM

Chris Collura commented on Randy Denzer's post.

Posted: Jul 16, 2016, 8:39 AM

Chris Collura commented on a post.

Posted: Jul 16, 2016, 7:44 AM

Chris Collura updated his status.

No Florida today. My flight was cancelled. Moved it to the week after next :/

Posted: Jul 16, 2016, 6:58 AM

Chris Collura updated his status.

Quick trip to Florida this weekend for family stuff. Back to Chicago Monday around noon.

Posted: Jul 16, 2016, 6:56 AM

Chris Collura commented on Mark G. Farmer's photo.

Congrats ... very nice looking couple there!

Posted: Jul 16, 2016, 6:55 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dalton Do's post.

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 8:57 PM

Chris Collura commented on Magan A. Farmer's life event.

Better!

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 5:55 PM

Chris Collura commented on Josh Morgerman's post.

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 4:23 PM

Chris Collura commented on Dalton Do's video.

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 2:54 PM

Chris Collura replied to Verne Carlson's comment.

That's what a 2% does in Colorado :/

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 1:18 PM

Chris Collura commented on Verne Carlson's post.

Remember a measly 2% tornado probability in Colorado is exactky the opposite if having 10% hatched there, intuitive wise.

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 10:44 AM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Yeah, cool too look at at least.

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 10:43 AM

Chris Collura commented on Derek Sibley's photo.

Well, when I was DerekSibley's age this didn't start until 2 weeks before school (late August). Like there being no more Thanksgiving, and Christmas right after Halloween now, it's the same commercialized bull crap.

Rest assured, the summers' far from over.

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 7:56 AM

Chris Collura replied to Danilo Grkovich's comment.

In the video clip the killer first goes for a knife, then decides a frozen piece if meat is much better. So if that happened today they'll ban frozen meat?

Gimme a break, morons.

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 6:32 AM

Chris Collura commented on David Cravatta's post.

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 6:29 AM

Chris Collura commented on Blake Michaleski's post.

F.O.D = Foreign Object Damage

Oh FOD !!!!

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 6:28 AM

Chris Collura commented on Lindsey Fowler's post.

Now we need to ban trucks?

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 6:27 AM

Chris Collura commented on Jerry Prsha's post.

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 6:25 AM

Chris Collura replied to Karla Dorman's comment.

Ban people maybe?

Just kidding ... Lol...

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 6:25 AM

Chris Collura commented on Charles Edwards's post.

Congrats. You got rabies.

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 5:56 AM

Chris Collura commented on Margie Kieper's photo.

As long as it's NOT in the Atlantic, it's interesting :(

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 5:50 AM

https://youtu.be/BMKgUJn0feM

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 5:46 AM

Chris Collura replied to Margie Kieper's comment.

Thank you :)

Posted: Jul 15, 2016, 5:45 AM

Chris Collura commented on his own photo.

Now France getting more of this type of shit now?

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 3:07 PM

Chris Collura commented on Dave Lewison's photo.

I hate when that happens.

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 1:36 PM

Chris Collura replied to John Beven's comment.

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 1:31 PM

Chris Collura commented on Kory Livermore's post.

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 12:22 PM

Chris Collura commented on his own photo.



Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 12:04 PM

Chris Collura commented on Roger Hill's photo.

Almost 80 dew point, wow, looks like something you'll see in a Vietnamese / Amazon rain forest.

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 12:01 PM

Chris Collura commented on his own photo.

Thanks Neva Andersen, Margie Kieper. But the job stresses are the LEAST I'm worried about. My job doesn't have much stress, just someone I work with who thinks his shit don't smell, and is only nice to a small group of people.

I'm concerned about all the other things going on (I'm 46 and still single, no one talks to me anymore on any dating site). The once so nice Chicago has gone downhill. I never imagined that in 2014 - ever.

Having to attend a parade or outdoor concert or event, NOW in the back of your mind you wait for a bullet to whizz by? You're kidding me?

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 11:57 AM

Chris Collura commented on Mike Umscheid's post.

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 11:40 AM


I have just about had it with the way people have gotten here lately in this country. Un F'cking believable. Rude, insensitive, treat our friends, co workers, and family like shit. Shootings (don't go there). Come on guys... grow up !!!I'm worried because I'm seeing these changes happening in a very short period of time (2 to 3 years at most). Everyone's looking at looks, age, and money when dating. I seem to be the only one left who says "please" and "thank you". I say good morning at work in the morning and hear nothing back. You gotta worry about our safety. Ugly.I try to wake up every morning so happy I'm here another day, all happy and excited. Then I see the news on the TV in the lobby. Say "Good morning, Frank" ... And hear ......... (nothing). Good mood stops there.I noticed some cities had this "pattern" first. Miami seemed to be like this since the late 90s. California got like this in the past 3 to 5 years. Chicago had a welcoming and nice crowd, but that ended in 2015 or so. Places like Toronto is still ok, as well as few and far places in the USA, like Wichita or Amarillo. I've heard comments from Canadians saying the USA is headed towards a new civil war.Even personally. Here I do my job, make up missed time, always polite. Go over in details with my boss here, and he gives me a tone if he has to repeat something I already agree with him on. Says good morning only to the full time people here. Nasty. Today he mad an ass out of me in front of a bunch of people. I got so miffed with him today I had to take a walk. I was close to breaking something. Not me.Like a dark tunnel with no light at the end.What the F'ck is this country getting itself into???Place: Chicago, Illinois (41.883222, -87.632496) Address: Chicago, Illinois

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 11:28 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dalton Do's post.

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 7:30 AM

Chris Collura commented on a link.

isitdownrightnow.comSouthwest.com Down or Just Me ?http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/southwest.com.html

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 6:26 AM

Chris Collura commented on his own post.

Posted: Jul 13, 2016, 7:34 PM

Chris Collura commented on Jerry Prsha's post.

Posted: Jul 13, 2016, 7:32 PM

Chris Collura commented on a post.

Posted: Jul 13, 2016, 7:28 PM

Chris Collura commented on Kory Livermore's post.

Posted: Jul 13, 2016, 7:25 PM

Chris Collura commented on Neva Andersen's post.

Actually ... they should do that here on I-90 (Chicago).

Posted: Jul 13, 2016, 2:07 PM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Yeah, Doug Kiesling, it seems it went way, WAY downhill here the past year. Even the people here now have a Cockey, shit don't smell, stuck up "Florida" like attitude here. Surprised and disappointed. Still closer to the tornado alley though than paying $1000+ for airfares.

But I think this is all of the USA in general now. People just scared and uptight. California is a mess there too, also recently like Chicago. In Toronto or Canada in general, people there STILL nice and respectful.

Wait until Trump is in office and we all die.

Posted: Jul 13, 2016, 1:24 PM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Yup. It's (I 90) rated the worst bottle neck in the entire USA with 5 times the delays as the second worst (405 in LA). Traffic starts at 4 AM and ends at 10 PM (only IF construction doesn't close most of it overnight), with no let ups between morning and noon, nor evening.

Posted: Jul 13, 2016, 1:18 PM

Chris Collura commented on Luis Alberto LLense's post.

Posted: Jul 13, 2016, 1:16 PM

Chris Collura commented on Bill Hark's post.

...Nobody's gonna break my stride, I'm running in a water spout, oh no, I gotta keep on moving...

Posted: Jul 13, 2016, 11:44 AM

Chris Collura commented on Neva Andersen's post.

Try driving into Chicago (from the NW suburbs) if you really want to pop a vein :(

Posted: Jul 13, 2016, 9:25 AM

Chris Collura added a new photo to Larry Lazar's timeline.


Happy birthday!

Posted: Jul 12, 2016, 7:51 PM

Chris Collura commented on Frank Tsang's live video.

Posted: Jul 12, 2016, 7:41 PM

Chris Collura commented on Skip Talbot's photo.

I'm struggling to decide on a vehicle too ... Jeep Wrangler with hard top, Subaru Outback, or Kia Soortage?

Ford radically changed there Escape SUV into a CAR and made it $10,000 more expensive so that's out!

Posted: Jul 12, 2016, 9:00 AM

Chris Collura replied to Belinda McMahon's comment.

Posted: Jul 12, 2016, 9:00 AM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Posted: Jul 12, 2016, 8:57 AM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Posted: Jul 12, 2016, 8:53 AM

Chris Collura commented on Josh Morgerman's post.

Posted: Jul 11, 2016, 2:02 PM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

I hate shuttle busses. Murphey has a field day with those...

The last time I arrived here in MDW, I see the bus sitting there for the economy parking. I start running. The bus sat there until I was 20 feet behind it, with me still running, and took off. Douchebag.

It was 25 minutes before the next one too. I imagine the driver who hates his job, laughing at me waving and running with my roller bag, in his mirror, and says "screw him" and keeps going.

Posted: Jul 11, 2016, 1:58 PM

Chris Collura replied to Joseph Barton Comstock's comment.

LGA absolutely SUCKS for delays. I don't think I ever seen anything leave from or arrive there on time.

In fact, every time I fly I chuckle when I look at the flight status boards and the "prominent" red or delayed areas are almost always, and only, "LGA" :)

Posted: Jul 11, 2016, 1:56 PM

Chris Collura commented on George Kourounis's photo.

La Guardia is great!!! YOU never have to get there on time to catch your flights. .. hah!

Posted: Jul 11, 2016, 1:55 PM

https://youtu.be/K5tw8ah_8jU

Posted: Jul 11, 2016, 1:38 PM

Chris Collura commented on Rocky Rascovich's post.

Amazing how there's more division in Toronto, Canada - Wait, let me rephrase that: MORE DIVERSITY.

There, despite massive multicultural and mixing of races, there's NO violence or anything like here...

You see no one fighting, and everyone there is nice. None of that crap I always rant about on FB ... I'm convinced what's going on here in the USA is hurting everything we enjoy - even socially.

... Maybe take them (Canada) as an example and F'cking GET ALONG !!!!

Posted: Jul 11, 2016, 12:57 PM

Chris Collura commented on John Martel's post.

Posted: Jul 11, 2016, 12:56 PM

Chris Collura commented on Rocky Rascovich's post.

I left facebook on Friday cuz of that. Too much sad info.

Posted: Jul 11, 2016, 12:55 PM

Chris Collura commented on Mark G. Farmer's photo.

Awesome. I certainly won't try to drive it but I'll go for a ride!

Posted: Jul 11, 2016, 9:28 AM

Chris Collura replied to Danilo Grkovich's comment.

I see absolutely none of this BS we have here in the USA in other civilized courses (such as Canada).

Posted: Jul 11, 2016, 8:48 AM

Chris Collura updated his status.

Back here after not being on Facebook since Friday morning (7/8). Just praying the entire USA gets its act together.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 8:50 AM


I decided to NOT be on Facebook this weekend. No postings, no looking at it, just taking a break. See you all on here next week after I'm done with business trip. Try not to shoot your toes off while I'm gone...Place: Nowhere (28.7097041, 77.0707127) Address: Take Right, Again Take Right, Please Again Take Right, One More Time Take Right.. You Will Reach Nowhere

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 8:44 AM

Chris Collura commented on Marko Korošec's post.

Amazing!

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 8:41 AM

Chris Collura replied to a comment.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 8:36 AM

Chris Collura replied to John Planco's comment.

Might be an idea. Even the Asian and Europeans here in the USA are so nice when they FIRST come here.

The ones born here are rude and more reserved than white people. Out there they are the nicest people you ever will meet.

Goes to show you grimly where the USA us headed.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 8:34 AM

Chris Collura replied to Marko Korošec's comment.

I saw that alot in Wilma in 2005 in S Florida. Lots of flipped cars. Only takes about 120 mph gust to flip a car.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 8:31 AM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 7:25 AM

Chris Collura commented on Jeffrey Lâm Hùng's post.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 7:06 AM

Chris Collura replied to Josh Morgerman's comment.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 7:04 AM

Chris Collura commented on Josh Morgerman's post.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:59 AM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

I remember in 2004 in Charley each destructive gust was often preceded by a second or two of pressure in your ears. Andrew in 92 (miami) being the last similar feeling.

Probably mini swirls.

I see the smaller low pressure spikes on the baro trace too, especially near the lowest pressure trace.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:46 AM

Chris Collura commented on iCyclone's photo.

You were obviously on the steep gradient. Did your ears pop (lol)?

Awesome baro-trace! I saw the center just "jump" south of you at landfall.

I think when this hits mountains that high, it simply cannot go over them. It tends to slide along the foothills and just dissocates, with the upper and mid level portions of the storm continuing WNW.

I wonder if you'd see a FL wind (if a recon plane flew the storm) at 10,000 feet of still 140 knots, but like 10 or 15 at ground level after it passes the mountains?

Imagine the low level shear at that point (tornadoes?).

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:42 AM

Chris Collura commented on Stephen Jones's post.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:40 AM

Chris Collura commented on Karla Dorman's post.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:31 AM

Chris Collura replied to his own comment.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:28 AM

Chris Collura commented on iCyclone's photo.

I'll take news like THIS here in the USA but instead it's all about guns and shootings. Would be nice to chase a major hurricane after 10+ years but that's a tall order it appears.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:28 AM

Chris Collura commented on his own photo.

I'll take news like THIS here in the USA but instead it's all about guns and shootings. Would be nice to chase a major hurricane after 10+ years but that's a tall order it appears.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:24 AM

Chris Collura updated his status.

If I see one more F'cking senseless act of violence on the news when I wake up ... I'm seriously gonna think about just leaving this country!!!

Some Americans just turned out to be real cowards and just down right STUPID. My dad was a police officer. I take this stuff very VERY personally...

See this news and I go to work in a bad mood, and it screws up the whole day.

Maybe go somewhere else, like Taiwan or something ... Since the Atlantic basin doesn't get major hurricanes anymore anyway... jeez.

F'cking stop killing people !!!!!!!!

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:20 AM

Chris Collura commented on Stephen Jones's post.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:18 AM

Chris Collura commented on Skip Talbot's photo.

That's the problem ... you HAVE TO come BACK to the United States :(

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:17 AM

Chris Collura commented on Jason Foster's post.

I never noticed the eyes on that shark, a hollow plastic bowl with a black ball inside... haha haha!

I was too focused on the guy getting eaten! But in the 70s that's all we had and that animatronic / puppet was still ahead of its time then.

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 6:14 AM

Chris Collura commented on Chris Novy's video.

Wow. MCV?

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 8:00 PM

Chris Collura commented on Chris Weather's post.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 7:58 PM

Chris Collura commented on Bill Hark's post.

Awesome. Clearly weakened due to Taiwan's high terrain long before landfall.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 4:28 PM

Chris Collura commented on iCyclone's photo.

Job well done! Get some sleep once the adrenaline wears off. Glad you're OK.

Someday we'll see this action in the USA / Atlantic again.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 4:03 PM

Chris Collura commented on a video.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 1:13 PM

Chris Collura commented on Chris Weather's post.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 1:11 PM

Chris Collura commented on Bryan Wilson's post.

Hillary Clinton I suppose :/

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 1:04 PM

Chris Collura commented on George Kourounis's photo.

Wow. If you squint all it is a bunch of concentric circles.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 12:39 PM

Chris Collura commented on Joyce Fountaine's photo.

This turned to crap.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 12:27 PM

Chris Collura commented on iCyclone's video.

Looks like you're gonna get the calm eye directly over you ... once again your luck and choice of a target paid off. Let me know of you see any stars. Lol.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 10:28 AM

Chris Collura replied to Misty Perez's comment.

He's surfing.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 10:27 AM

Chris Collura replied to Lori Ferguson's comment.

Yeah ... I wish I was. The "check in location tag" put the city name in. I could not chase this one as I cannot take a week or two off work now.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 8:51 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dave Lewison's post.

Here in Illinois there's a town called Joliet. So we always slam the project manager who's from there... calling it "Joilet" (transpose L and I)...

I'm straining on the Joilet, in Illinois!

She was born and raised in the Joilet...

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 8:49 AM

Chris Collura replied to Dave Lewison's comment.

Yes sir I do ... especially when it ain't my bathroom to stink up!

Fringe benefits, use their TP and all that.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 8:38 AM

Chris Collura commented on iCyclone's photo.

Stay safe ... this will be 160 knot gusts in the dark.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 8:37 AM

Chris Collura commented on iCyclone's photo.

The core of these things is compact. Almost like a large oversized tornado. The 160 mph winds are in a rather narrow band, with the hurricane forced winds extending not far from that. Trust me, when that eyewall hits ... you'll know it :!

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 8:24 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dave Lewison's post.

And those exceptionally "loud stools" too to compliment it!

At work the men's room is across from accounting. I blow it up all the time with a loud grunt and plop!

Usually I see a man all "dolled up" in suit and tie after an interview passing by with "crinkled nose" (puuuuuuu)!

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 8:20 AM

Chris Collura replied to Margie Kieper's comment.

Lucky dude ey, Margie Kieper?

Flying out there from LAX is so easy and surprisingly cheap (Eva Air, etc). Just super long flight.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 7:02 AM

Chris Collura replied to Rudy Bolocon Jr.'s comment.

Maybe starting to feel the downslope effect from the mountains / or just normal internal structural changes in the eyewall itself. Could be a cooler pool of water too.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 7:01 AM

Chris Collura replied to Kinen Luigi Kao's comment.

Isolated cell in a feeder band? You can see it on the radar on the southern tip of the island.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 6:52 AM

Chris Collura replied to John Planco's comment.

I've been seeing that. Downslope dry air possibly from the 9,000+ foot terrain. Similar to storms well north of Hispaniola weakening due to small amounts of dry air from mountains while still offshore. Also, and quite seriously, the landfall may be at night / sunrise.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 6:48 AM

Chris Collura replied to John Planco's comment.

Yeah ... this pattern can change in days, literally. Not years!

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 6:36 AM


True "perfection" to anyone who loves tropical cyclones! Ofcourse not --This is not the Atlantic (remember, Florida doesn't get these anymore -pun, sorry)!This is a radar and IR satellite of Typhoon Nepartak, bearing down on southeastern Taiwan. Just incredible. The iCyclone group (@[1274967078:2048:Josh Morgerman]) is on this storm and it's going to be quite interesting to see his updates from near Taitung City.Place: Tainan, Taiwan (22.9833, 120.183) Address: Tainan, Taiwan

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 6:30 AM

Chris Collura commented on iCyclone's post.



Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 6:04 AM

Chris Collura commented on George Kourounis's photo.

The good Ole days when you didn't have to go to Asia to see that :)

Posted: Jul 6, 2016, 6:04 PM

Chris Collura commented on iCyclone's photo.

Your track record is NON existent in the lame western hemisphere. The last time I saw winds over 110 mph was October 2005...

... uh, umm. That's a long time.

Posted: Jul 6, 2016, 5:59 PM

Chris Collura commented on iCyclone's photo.

I HOPE it's a daytime landfall (?)

Posted: Jul 6, 2016, 2:31 PM

Chris Collura replied to Karlos Diaz's comment.

Awesome Josh Morgerman. Glad you made it!

Posted: Jul 6, 2016, 2:31 PM

Chris Collura replied to Karla Dorman's comment.

It's small though. Like the size of a pinkey nail.

Posted: Jul 6, 2016, 1:41 PM

Chris Collura commented on Danilo Grkovich's photo.

NEVER in the Atlantic :(

Posted: Jul 6, 2016, 1:41 PM

Chris Collura replied to Karlos Diaz's comment.

Josh Morgerman is out there I think.

Posted: Jul 6, 2016, 6:12 AM


In my sink this morning ... Big bug in it (macro shot of mosquito)!

Posted: Jul 5, 2016, 8:07 AM

Chris Collura wrote on Mike Umscheid's timeline.

Happy birthday!

Posted: Jul 5, 2016, 8:07 AM

Chris Collura wrote on Frank Tsang's timeline.

Happy birthday!

Posted: Jul 4, 2016, 11:29 PM

Chris Collura commented on Tony Laubach's post.

Thanks for keeping me too. FB has so much garbage on it sometimes.

I'm happy for you and your partner going through the trying moments together. Congrats on that!

Posted: Jul 4, 2016, 10:35 PM


Happy 4th of July everyone!Place: Naperville Ribfest Fireworks (41.762515476623, -88.161071300074) Address: Naperville, Illinois 60540

Posted: Jul 4, 2016, 7:57 AM

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6 Years AgoChris Collura updated his status.Jul 4, 2014, 11:53 AMJust wrapped up chase of hurricane Arthur with an all-nighter chase from Morehead city and Atlantic Beach, ultimately ending up on the outer banks near Nags Head. Getting much needed rest now (back to Chicago at 7 am sat) ... pictures to come soon!

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Posted: Jul 3, 2016, 12:17 PM

Chris Collura commented on Chris Weather's post.

Posted: Jul 3, 2016, 6:56 AM

Chris Collura commented on Dave Lewison's post.

Biggest success was May 24 Dodge City. Failure was not staying extra 8 hours to chase May 9 near Sulphur Oklahoma. May 25 I recovered that chase. Barely.

Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 10:02 PM

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Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 6:53 PM


What a crazy crimson sunset out here in Rochelle, IL!Place: Chicagoland Skydiving Center (41.89266998826, -89.071537256241) Address: 1207 East Gurler Road, Rochelle, Illinois 61068

Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 4:26 PM

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Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 12:54 PM

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Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 11:11 AM


Skydiving here today at the Independence Boogie here in Rochelle, IL. Jumping from Otter, Skyvan, PAC 750, and even a Pitts Special! Just finished jump from nearly 18,000 feet MSL.Place: Chicagoland Skydiving Center (41.89266998826, -89.071537256241) Address: 1207 East Gurler Road, Rochelle, Illinois 61068

Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 8:43 AM

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Chicagoland Skydiving Center (Rochelle, IL) during Independence Boogie (June 30) - Inverted jump from Pitts Special biplane. Rolling to exit here in zero G roll!

Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 8:43 AM

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Chicagoland Skydiving Center (Rochelle, IL) during Independence Boogie (June 30) - Inverted jump from Pitts Special biplane. Climbing to exit altitude.

Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 8:43 AM

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Chicagoland Skydiving Center (Rochelle, IL) during Independence Boogie (June 30) - Inverted jump from Pitts Special biplane. Inverted, hanging on, and getting ready to let go.

Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 8:43 AM

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Chicagoland Skydiving Center (Rochelle, IL) during Independence Boogie (June 30) - Inverted jump from Pitts Special biplane. In free fall and back lopping!

Posted: Jul 1, 2016, 5:11 PM

Chris Collura commented on Margie Kieper's photo.

I 4 through Orlando was absolute hell for traffic. I used to pinch my nose and say "Congestion" (with the "N" prominent when I couldn't breathe down there due to yet another cold)!

Posted: Jul 1, 2016, 5:06 PM

Chris Collura commented on Tornado Intercept's photo.

Miami, FL.

Posted: Jul 1, 2016, 5:03 PM

Chris Collura commented on Luis Alberto LLense's post.

They could have used that in West Virginia last week. Better be prepared for the 20,000 year flood / asteroid impact off Bermuda?

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