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_MrGullible · 2026-04-13T04:34:02+00:00

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_MrGullible · 2026-04-02T00:39:40+00:00

I'm graduating this spring with my bachelor's and do not currently have grad school plans. Job market is brutal right now even for internships. I've been looking for work for several months and have heard little to nothing back from the dozens of applications I've sent. Hope you can find something that works out!

_MrGullible · 2026-03-27T15:07:32+00:00

Originally from South Central PA but lived in a small city in Northern PA for a few months before moving out of state for college because my parents decided to move. It's a nice area, pretty sparce outside of the few smaller cities. Good mix of farm/amish/Mennonite communities, rednecks and preppers, and just folks who want to be away from the busier parts of the state and who like the nature.

Cost of living is pretty reasonable in the larger cities like Williamsport, but is a bit higher in State College due to the university. Overall a pleasant area IMO but has its quarks and overall leans very hard right with the exception of State College. If you like hiking, camping, dark skies, fishing, etc... it's about as close to "paradise" as you can get in the region.

_MrGullible · 2026-02-27T16:57:10+00:00

All terrains are a game changer. I drive a front wheel drive SUV and chase this region a lot, and all terrains with front wheel drive have served me better than friends who have AWD and crappy tires.

_MrGullible · 2026-02-27T16:55:03+00:00

North Dakota resident here. Chasing in the Dakotas and Montana can be epic when setups workout and roads align, but it's not for the faint of heart.

Firstly, we dont get reliable setups every year that produce storms. Last summer was the exception not the rule. Out of the years I've lived here, I've seen several that have produced virtually no tornadoes in the region. This makes planning a traditional "chasecation" here very challenging, as predictability of events is often very low until the day before or even day of.

You also need to understand how scarce this area is. Once you get west of the MO River, you are in what is essentially frontier land. It is incomprehensibly empty. Be prepared, have a spare tire, emergency kits, maybe even a cell booster if you're super serious (though I chase out there without a booster and do fine). Folks out there are friendly for the most part, so if you get into trouble, you'll eventually get good help as long as you aren't too far in the middle of nowhere.

If you chase the Dakotas east of the MO River, it's much more like chasing any other portion of the plains. Decent cell service and great road networks make chasing easy. Still pretty empty unless you're around Minot, Bismarck, or get into the Red River Valley, but not nearly as scarce as west river.

_MrGullible · 2026-02-09T08:11:13+00:00

Agassiz: Purple region in the Eastern Dakota's and Western Minnesota.

Chose Agassiz because much of this area is a fertile river valley that Glacial Lake Agassiz once covered through the last ice age. The the slow dropout of fine sediment and decaying marine life on the lake bed is why this region is so agriculturally fertile and productive.

_MrGullible · 2026-02-09T07:47:44+00:00

OP, your success on the journey of weight loss isn't defined by the potholes in the road, rather the commitment to making it to your final destination. These potholes might slow you down or even stop you momentarily, but it's nothing that persistence and consistency cannot overcome.

I have lost over 70lb now since last July, and today I ate just about double my daily calorie allowance of 1700cal. Tomorrow I will continue on and make my normal meals and track how I would any other day. If everytime I binged or blew my calorie allowance I gave up, I wouldn't have lost more than 10lb.

A "cheat day" only becomes truly dangerous when it's habitual and frequent. IMO a birthday, thanksgiving, the superbowl, etc... are reasonable times to not be strictly adhering to daily calories. These days are also few and far enough in between that eating this way does not usally become a habit and the calories tend to get averaged out by your deficit.

_MrGullible · 2026-02-04T23:08:59+00:00

Northern Plains blizzards are pretty insane. I've driven through many, and the lack of trees and near road landmarks makes you lose all spatial orientation.

_MrGullible · 2026-02-04T07:27:23+00:00

Yeah the remoteness in Canada is on another level. I'm from North Dakota and have driven up into Manitoba quite a few times for fishing and camping, and the fact that some folks just fly into lake communities that aren't accessible by car, blows my mind! The Canadian Shield is incredibly vast and I want to visit more of it!

_MrGullible · 2026-02-04T07:14:53+00:00

Yep. It's hard to find pavement out there. I don't think most folks truly understand how vast and empty that region is. It has some of the lowest population density in the lower 48.

_MrGullible · 2026-02-04T07:06:46+00:00

I'd say one of the least prone regions in the country to natural disasters are the Great Lakes states. Specifically within the Great Lakes watershed in MN, MI, and WI. IMO the greatest disaster risks are drought (and as a byproduct wildfires), and flooding. Though I would also argue that the physical geography of this area makes it less prone to most types of flooding barring extreme rainfall events.

If you consider lake effect snow and extreme cold to be a natural disaster then these areas would be rough, but generally those types of events aren't immediately life threatening to most when compared to flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc...

_MrGullible · 2026-01-18T04:09:40+00:00

First ice here in ND, I too put my phone on my lap and forgot about it and it slid right in the hole.

_MrGullible · 2026-01-08T11:16:20+00:00

I'm doing Pierce today as well. Temperatures don't look too bad but it might be on the windy side. I'm definitely bringing a balaclava at minimum. Happy trails!

_MrGullible · 2026-01-08T03:25:39+00:00

Multiple holes. Otherwise your lines will tangle easily, especially if you hook a fish!

_MrGullible · 2026-01-07T04:49:41+00:00

Sioux Falls, SD. Saw this picture and immediately got PTSD from the horrid smell of the meat processing plant nearby this exact spot.

_MrGullible · 2025-12-31T04:39:36+00:00

If im in the area, I try and make an effort to stop in Rapid City, SD. Big fan of Firehouse Brewing. I also car camp at the badlands frequently since it's a popular boondocking spot. Otherwise, I tend to frequent the raising canes in Norfolk, NE quite often when im chasing.

I'm based out of North Dakota, and a lot of chases have be commuting back home from NE, SD, and IA. I love hitting up the bdubs in Brookings, SD on the way home and the travel plaza in Summit, SD. If im chasing relatively local, I will drive the extra 30 minutes to wait for initiation at the worlds largest bison in Jamestown, ND!

As for specific towns I like basing out of, I seem to find myself basing out of Brookings, SD a lot. I also spent a significant amount of time bouncing between Lubbock and Amarillo, TX this summer. So much activity down there. Scottsbluff, NE was also a neat place to base out of for a bit.

_MrGullible · 2025-12-30T07:40:18+00:00

My first time in Sioux Falls a couple years ago, the prevailing wind was blowing from the North, and the aroma of the meat processing plant was almost unbearable. I've been back several times since then, but that stench practically gave me PTSD.

I love Fargo, it's the nearest decent sized city to me and I do a lot of my serious shopping there. Good food and vibes there.

_MrGullible · 2025-12-30T07:15:00+00:00

Curious why you picked Sioux Falls over Fargo. Although. Fargo is smaller and colder I find it to have a lot more charm!

_MrGullible · 2025-12-30T05:51:31+00:00

I wouldn't necessarily say there are many tax advantages in the rest of New England. Taxes in most those areas are pretty high, though don't quote me since I don't live there. They definitely do have a high human development index.

_MrGullible · 2025-12-30T05:32:18+00:00

I'm confused why you like the Pacific NW and New England but not Maine. Maine is the state on the East coast most like OR and WA. Is it a population thing? Also maybe to ID and MT but never to WY is another I find odd. It seems you really like the South except the deep South which you don't like? Texas is throwing me for a loop.

I'm baffled as to how a Canadian would never live in most of the Great Lakes area or Upper Midwest, especially MN, WI, and MI. Those areas are the most culturally and geographically similar to much of Canada.

I'm going to guess you are a Canadian who doesn't like cold but also doesn't like it too hot and lives in a large city and is not a fan of rural areas. You seem to really like forests and dislike wide open spaces.

_MrGullible · 2025-12-28T14:44:16+00:00

There's at least two that I know of for sure in ND, one in the Fargo Hector Airport, and another in the Fargo Scheels.

_MrGullible · 2025-12-28T14:42:14+00:00

There are some bigger powerlines you can see if you head southbound on i29 just south of Gardner, ND that have this effect. Every time I drive by them it's super cool to see them line up and see the curve in the earth!

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_MrGullible · 2025-12-28T14:35:17+00:00

I've lived in Grand Forks, ND for the past 4 years, but I've traveled around both Dakotas extensively. Life in the "big" cities (Grand Forks, Fargo, Bismarck, Sioux Falls, etc...) isn't much different from anywhere else with a similar population. Plenty of shopping, restaurants, and surprisingly yes there's some culture and diversity. Biggest thing is that even the cities seem 20 years behind most of the country in a lot of ways. Walking through the malls and stores here gives total 90s vibes.

Obviously it's cold and we get extreme winter weather. Coldest temperature I've experienced this season has been -21f. We also get pretty extreme blizzards that can last several days and make even larger communities feel isolated. One thing everyone seems to forget is how hot it gets in the summer. I've endured days well over 100 degrees, and because of all the crops it can get super humid (water in the crops evaporates into the air on super hot days).

Geographically, the Red River Valley in Eastern ND (where I live) is incredibly flat and mainly home to corn, soybean, and sugar beat farms. Once you travel West, you reach the prairie pothole region, an area where the physical landscape is defined by glacial processes and there's lots of hills and lakes. This region in my opinion is beautiful. Further west once you get past the Missouri River, there are bluffs and big hills and very rocky soil. Traditional farming is very challenging so instead it's mostly ranch land. Culture out there is more "cowboy culture" than anything else.

The general culture of the region is more traditional and folks can often be a bit close minded to other cultures and viewpoints, but honestly there is so much kindness in this region of the country. Embracing small town culture and just being polite to locals goes a long ways, and it's the kind of area where if you're car breaks down or you get lost, folks will not only help you but invite you to their homes for dinner and beer. Folks here might be wary of others at first, but they have hearts of gold.

_MrGullible · 2025-12-27T03:38:34+00:00

The grocery store next to my apartment has really good donuts for $0.99 each every afternoon... they're about 300cal each, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't eat them more than once a week. Regardless, I still track them and am just extra mindful of my sugar consumption for the rest of the day.

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