Reply #178: It was volunteer ...

[RoyGBiv]

I got into because a friend and I were into HAM radio and computers and knew how to use the two together to connect to sites that gave up-to-the-minute weather information including map imagery we could use in the field. Sounds like no big deal now, but this was before the proliferation of Internet access and reliable wireless networks that didn't cost thousands of dollars and getting that kind of info from NOAA required an expensive setup our county couldn't afford. One radio and one cheap computer, however, did it all. It was pretty cool.

Anyway, regarding Ms. Hunt, coincidentally a friend of mine went to college with her and had one class with her. This was obviously before she was famous, but she made an impression even then. My friend refers to her as "that evil pottymouth" when feeling kind. :-)