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Wx-chasers:
The video selling thread is an important topic.  We are nearing
the crux of the differences....
#
# While there is some merit to not selling tapes at all, selling them
# at *good* times is the
# best time to get money, because it is news. I do not know if selling it
# because you can get money changes the amount of people out there. While I
# absolutley agree that no one should be encouraged to chase to sell tapes
# immediately and GET CASH!!, I do not see anything wrong with helping
# defray expenses of chasing.
#
# - Paul L. Sirvatka

Paul,
If you were offered $2000.00 for a storm video, would you only accept
$173.26 because that was the sum total expense of your storm chase?

# ....etc....
# I can't agree more.  I understand the desire to recoup costs, but the
# costs incurred are a function of how much you decide to spend.  Nobody
# forces anyone to spend $5000 a year chasing - I used to get by for a
# few hundred bucks, mostly in gas and food.  IMHO a chaser should spend
# more time working on chase forecasting, and less on expensive
# equipment.  I get far more satisfaction out of a chase where I made
# good decisions for good reasons....
#
# - Rich T.

Rich,
Are you conceding that it is ok for chasers to recoup costs, but no
more?   And, that they are obliged to keep costs low?

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The basic idea that wx-chase has (apparently) agreed upon is that
selling video is acceptable only when recouping expenses.  The problem
with this idea (which Rich T. alluded to) is that expenses can be just
about anything (e.g.,I'm only recouping the expenses of my new vacation
chase home in Amarillo, TX, my new 4WD, my new camcorder, etc.).

Selling video and still photography of storms is an exercise in
prostitution.  It is the exchange of cash for your most passionate
storm experiences.  However, I do not understand the desire to stop
it.  Storm chasers are individuals with free will.  They may sell
video or hoard it for themselves.  I choose to not sell my storm
experiences.  They are available to storm researchers and other
interested chasers sans charge.  I was not bullied into this position.
Also, I do not insist that others follow my storm chasing philosophy.
I don't begrudge anyone for selling their video (that day, the next
week, or next year).  It is the storm chaser's prerogative.

I would prefer to see more "live and let live" attitude among my
fellow storm chasers.  We are all unique individuals with our own
individual goals.

Discussion encouraged!

-Richard

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