SO let's get this straight. The TV weather forecast is predicting all sorts of dire consequences, warning people to stay indoors and to batten down the hatches.
There might not quite be a plague of frogs on the way but in other aspects it appears as though a disaster of Biblical proportions is fast approaching.
What would you do? Personally I'd invest in some hardboard, dismiss all negative thoughts about how I should have had the roof checked when the weather was nice and hide under the duvet with my earplugs in.
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However, for some people, a tornado warning is a cue to get all excited, climb into a pickup truck which is a cross between an outside broadcast van and the Ghostbusters car and head off in search of a twister.
Storm Chasers on Five followed the boffins in America (where else) who live to hunt down tornados.
One thing about having such an unusual interest - the road's are always pretty quiet as everyone else is heading away from the storm as fast as possible.
Not so, Sean and Josh, who featured last night. They buckle up with huge schoolboy grins on their faces and charge into the danger zone.
Five appears to have cornered the market in quirky, human interest documentaries. If you loved Ice Road Truckers, Storm Chasers could be just the thing to fill the void.
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