It's Raining Cats and Dogs and I am Famous!

I live in Minnesota and we get a wide variety of weather as you do. Well, we get blizzards and you don't like here. Anyhow, I have had many photos of hail, tornado damage, snowstorms and rain photos aired on a few various TV chanells here in the past few years. Some people call me a storm chaser of sorts as when a storm of any type hits, I am known to grab my digital camera and head into the storm for photos. I have not been paid as I love taking and sharing photos. I've done many a discussion about storms with photos I took added as well in years past here on myLot. Normal temps and a little snow is all so far this fall/winter. Going to be in the 50's for Turkey day though so the 2 inches I got will be gone by then. I want some snow and I want it now actually. LOL. I love the snow. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

Oh wow! I ain't seen you here in forever! Well I am glad you got your name and pic up. I'd like to do that myself, our news has segments for cats, dogs, babies, etc... Hmm, well I think I was on the news a loooong time ago in elementary school! The weather, well it was raining a bit. Ya'll needed the rain, no? I read an article about a drought in texas and burial sites being uncovered!

So far no precipitation here, maybe some tomorrow night. I do not send stuff into the television stations so I have never received notice for them either. I bet that was really cool for you, though.

Wow, I first read this last night and it was misty outside, but I got distracted and soon it was too late, so I had to sign off. But now that I found it again guess what? It's pouring rain... Congrats on getting your pics shown on the news, we also have that here, but I haven't shared any pictures yet, maybe today....

Wow thats nice. Especialy something that you least expected then Bang you got it. Here in my country especially where im staying it has been raining everyday and we could hardly see the sun. The swimming pool looks inviting but it too cold to swim...brrrrr,its not the swim but after the swim. Back to the rainy days, i kind of love it cause drinkking tea or coffe during the rain could give an uplifting feeling as in the aristocrates

hi:) here also in the Philippines when it's raining month, it pours for the whole day and the result is flood all over the city especially on the central part. they even use small boats on some area just to got home because cars can't enter on some part. about what you did, that's cool, maybe your photos are good that's why they air it. congrats!

To answer your second question first: Living in England, the weather is always interesting! We've not had much rain recently though which is unusual! I've never submitted anything like that to the news but I was once interviewed for a news programme. My local pub was doing meals for 99p. We happened to be in there when the news crew arrived so we were on the local BBC News for that. That was good until I watched myself on it and realised I sounded like my sister! As it happens, the people who did that didn't stay much longer and the pub has changed ownership a couple of times since.

Oh wow how cool was that, I can now say I know someone famous, its an achievement getting credit like that they probably get heeps of photos and such sent to them, good on you.

It's fun being famous, even if the fame is only fleeting. I achieved a minute of world-wide fame a few weeks ago, when I submitted a comment to the BBC World Service via e-mail, and they read my e-mail on the air, using my name and everything. It was pretty cool, knowing that millions of people all over the world know what I thought!

cool about the tv not so cool on all that rain Havent saw rain for about a month now I think maybe longer dont rain much here but when it does we get a cully washer

That's really cool! I submitted a picture of my dog to my local CBS TV station once and the picture got on the air. It was supposed to have to do with the elections, so I put the 'I voted' sticker I got when I voted on his chest and took a picture of it. It was really cute. And then my parents were once interviewed on our local FOX news station. It was weird. They happened to be somewhere where they were stopping people and asking them questions about traveling and got on the news. He had people calling them to tell them they had seen him. And my sister posted the link to the video on her Facebook page. Congrats again!

AweSOME! We had a brief, hard downpour, but its stopped now. All that thunder and lightening stuff tho. I ended up in the news in 1972 when a news crew happened onto my car wreck coming back from a news event in San Marcos and mentioned my name. Very strange having people calling or stopping by to see how I was!

It's cloudy, does that count?

For me really not good weather it's up to you follow the bad weather or not.

We've been getting some drizzly evenings and nights, but no exceedingly hard rain as of yet. I actually enjoy the rain (save for the freezing temperature) this time of year as there is less likely to be a thunderstorm. It must have been very exciting to see your photo on television! I am originally from New Orleans and my parents tell me that when I was a baby there was a flood and people were paddling boats down our street. The water just barely missed the house, they said. I'm glad I grew up (and still live) in much higher environs, though it would be interesting to see a photo of people taking boats down the street instead of cars! I don't think my parents took one though. I'll have to see if someone posted a similar sight on YouTube or something. I have never submitted anything to my local TV station. I don't even watch television, let alone local news. I'm not quite sure what I'd submit if I did! A friend of mine was on local news several times - she wasn't interview or mentioned or anything, but it was great to see a familiar face.

Congratulations...BRAVO! You created some "sunshine" for yourself at a very dreary time! As I sit here, typing this....the wind is absolutely HOWLING outside--been a long time since it has been this bad, so expecting the power to go out any minute! Living on an Island, in the middle of the Ocean, means the vast expanse of the ocean, the winds can gather up some tremendous speed...means we will be isolated as long as the storm lasts...OH YES, it comes replete with torrential rain storms , too! I am dreading going to work this morning, as I ride an E-bike...OMG, I will be one drowned rat by the time I get there, if the wind doesn't blow me off my bike! Thank goodness, I only have wood heat! Hope your rain goes away, too!

It is really cool that something nice happened to you in the midst of this bad storm. I never had anything aired on the news that I sent something out about. I did get interviewed on the news once when I was in Chicago. My husband messed up the tape though so I never saw it. I was with my sister in laws and husband's aunt at the time and they interviewed us about the weather. My sister in laws ex husband managed to tape it but I have never seen it. I also submitted a recipe to my local newspaper once and they published it and I also won $50 so that was really cool.