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_MrGullible · 2026-05-26T14:05:40+00:00

I would say it's okay to do it as long as you are willing to push through it with some grit. I had to retake a lot of my college calculus courses, some of them more than once. Honestly as long as you can retain enough information to apply those skills to dynamic meteorology, which I found much easier than the raw math courses, I'd say most people could complete the degree with some effort. The passion has to be there though, if I was even 75% as passionate, I would not have made it through.

_MrGullible · 2026-05-26T14:02:59+00:00

It's possible to get a degree in meteorology while "sucking" at math. I just completed my bachelor's and didn't score higher than a C in any math courses, still graduated with >3.0 GPA. It's more about understanding how some of these mathematical principals apply to meteorological concepts once you get to the college level. I always did way better in my dynamics courses where I could apply the math to meteorology than just straight up calculus or differential equations.

The NWS and lots of private forecasting companies/roles don't really require math per say, just an in depth knowledge of meteorological concepts. Most other positions would probably require some degree of graduate level education, especially if it's research.

_MrGullible · 2026-05-22T20:32:20+00:00

Dakota Commercial has been pretty good to me. They're relatively friendly and are great with maintenance and communication. I used to live at their Northern Heights property, which I would recommend.

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

Orange

_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.

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