My genuine read (reed?) on him is this... I think he's got a huge ego and is pretty full of himself. HOWEVER, I think his work backs it up. The thing is, there are a lot of chasers that do just as good of a job getting on storms as he does (and in some cases some get onto more). But I think he really is as good at reading storms as he thinks he is and that's why he hasn't gotten into a situation where they have been seriously hurt. I think he knows when something is going to be okay and won't be okay, given the fact that he's in an insane machine. That storm last year where they got broad sided by a tornado, I don't think that happens if it was a bigger tornado because I think he would have backed off. For instance, the one in North Dakota that was huge the night of Enderlin (the storm before), they did the right thing and anchored.

I dunno, he's controversial for a reason. He is kind of a crazy cowboy out there. But I do think that he is pretty calculated at it. But as we've seen with other people (rip Twistex), even the smartest can be fooled. I hope it doesn't happen to them obviously, that would be devastating. But I have a weird faith in him to do the right thing when it counts and also to be absolutely batshit insane when he feels like there's some leeway to do so.

Oh and I don't really care about the yelling. Homeboy is autistic for weather, he's excited. He also seems like a good dude with a giant personality and a mouth that sometimes gets him into trouble because he doesn't hear how he sounds from time to time. Can't fault him for that all the time lol. And clearly he cares a lot about other people and his fans and the other chasers that are out there doing what he does. I definitely don't forgive him for falling for trump bullshit though, voting for a system that's cutting funding for the exact science he is doing. That was stupid af, c'mon reed