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I am getting a interview with the Waikato times on my weather station on the 18th of August.
I am quite shocked that the Waikato times contacted me about it.
The guy that contacted me said it will be a picture based article so youl probably see my friendly face in the paper in the environmental section.
Ill let you guys know what paper it will be coming out in.

I am soo stoked that they are doing a picture article, I never thought I would be in the paper LOL.

Just thought Id let you guys/gals know and when to look out for it.
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Congrats _b Just make sure you get to proof it first - might end up calling you 'Mini Tornado Tim'. :lol:
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Awesome TT _b

Will look forward to reading the article from http://www.waikatotimes.co.nz web site - take care.
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Hey nice work!!!! That is incidentally how i found Foggy, www.hamiltonweather.co.nz and this forum.
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Watch out you'll have TV there next! :) I'm amazed at how much interest there is in weather enthusiasts, so far I've had newspaper, magazine and TV articles for greylynnweather
I hope we can get to see it online.. :)
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good stuff Tim :)
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The times are going to interview me today, I have absolutely no idea what I am going to say to them.
I think i will just explain how the thing works, LOL

Hamilton Press are on to me now and want to do a article too!
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The interview went really really well! :mrgreen:
They took about 20-30 pictures, it gets really hard to hold your smile while the photographer waits for the sun to show up in the background, LOL :B
Took about 30-45 min to do the whole thing.
They even want my opinion when Waikato Weather events pass through in the future, HAHA! :lol:
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Tornado Tim wrote:They even want my opinion when Waikato Weather events pass through in the future, HAHA! :lol:
Hey thats cool!!!!!! Make sure you never EVER use mini and tornado in the same sentence hahaha and that way we might begin to skill up the press about not using it
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The online weather stations are a great resource and a credit to all those who set them up. Its the only source of real time surface obs we get really. The Met Service 3 hrly thing isn't as useful. Hopefully a lot more online weather stations are set up. I would operate one myself but Ricky's weather station is nearby so this area is covered.
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The article is expected to be around 50cm long and i think the tone will be around "Weather stations are coming down in cost, making more people to get interested in the weather around them" - This is only my thought on what tone of the story will be based on what the reporter told me.
He has gathered more comments from other people (such as Bob from Metservice and so on....) to make the article more substantial so that article can be bit longer, LOL.
He is expecting the article to be in the Saturday Paper (Not Confirmed).
Hopefully they took a good picture of me, :lol:
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OK, its confirmed:
It will be in Saturdays Paper near the end of the A section:
Does Auckland event get the W Times?
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Great stuff Tim!! :mrgreen:

I'm sure it's available at some newsagents, otherwise you can scan it and post it on here. :smile:
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Well its in the paper, LOL
For your reference the page number is A13.
I am glad the article came out like it did, although there was a minor spelling mistake and it said i got it from the UK which they might of heard me wrong. Oh well Minor issue (hardly worth mentioning)
Here is a link to the article via the internet: http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/ne ... r-watching
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Good stuff.

Any article that brings attention to what you and others are doing is good.

What is particularly good is this one, in my opinion, may make others interested enough to do it too, it gives the impression it's reliable inexpensive technology which is great.
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Yes, an interesting read. Web cams can be a great addition to these weather stations. I often look at the Raglan weather cam.
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Just incase you cant get your hands on a physical article:
1st Section:
Download Here: http://web.me.com/gunnimacman/Waikato_W ... ewspic.jpg
Download 2nd Section: http://web.me.com/gunnimacman/Waikato_W ... s/text.jpg
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Mr Hamilton began experimenting with an old Commodore VIC-20 computer, originally connected to an electric fence
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I said that the electric fence blew up the old Vic 20
it was not actualy connected to the electric fence....but we did use the fence wires to get the data from the top of a hill.....and it was induced voltage that was the problem..LOL
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Good one Tim!! And good references to yourself and Peter there Brian! And also the further developments. It sounds like they have interviewed you briefly too! Half page article, a good broad aspect of modern technology being affordable and providing valuable data when displayed on websites. And that the public take notice - as NZStorm said - it is live and local and relevant! Whereas the Metservice data is gapped and hourly or so.

I know my site is hit by the Weather Networks including MS every day. We give them valuable local conditions when they do not have anything in the region.
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Thanks for your wonderful comments everyone.
I am so pleased how they linked to Brian straight from a simple name drop!
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This is a better rep of the actual article:
(this is around 1 MB so beware)
http://web.me.com/gunnimacman/Waikato_W ... otimes.pdf
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Good Stuff Tim! love the pic too
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Heck I have got Front Page of the Hamilton Press.
Download it Here: http://web.me.com/gunnimacman/Waikato_W ... mpress.jpg
Please substitute the word "Graphical" in the article to "Global" i really don't know why it said Graphical.
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Hello Tim :wave:

A great article - and, I am certain your family and friends must be very proud of you young man. May you be an inspiration for the younger generation who have a interest in weather (smile) I diffinately will be showing my young son the article _b

I can only imagine that over your lifetime you will have a wonderful circle of friends who in likekind share the same enthusiatic interest in weather - My wish and hope for you is to go chase those storms and to live your dreams.

Take care.
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Thank you so much for those comments DT-NZ.
My Mum and the rest of the Gunn Family is quite pleased with me (from what has been said to my face anyway) :lol:
and not to mention my m8s (they must think i am a real weather geek now :B ) 1 of them has said he is going to frame the articles and hang them in his room, HAHA!
Because it has been in the paper, nearly everyone that I know have came up to me saying "your on the front page" OR "your in the paper" LOL
I honestly cant wait for the future eh especially when I go to the US in spring sometime in the future hopefully around 2012.
I hope to meet all you weather buddies on Sep 5, or sometime in October when we have a weather meet at Brians place.
Thank you guys sooooo much for the comments, True weather geeks arent we!!!!!

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