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Jason,

So, what you're saying is...

A NWS meteorologist with years of forecasting and warning experience, and holds
a college degree in meteorology, that chases...is stupid.
A university or grant funded scientist with a PhD that's chasing to perform
field study for tornado research....is stupid.
A weather hobbyist who may be educated in some other field, but chases to
witness the raw, awesome power of mother nature... is stupid.
You see where I'm going here?

Jason, let me be blunt. The fact that you're a SkyWARN coordinator is an
absolute DISGRACE to your community and the people that you have been assigned
to "protect". I feel terrible for the people that had to sit through your
so-called "training", given the thickheadedness through which your post was
made. I surely hope that these people seek official NWS spotter training.

Granted there are always a few idiots in every field, whether degreed or not,
the chasing community as a whole is certainly educated. The only qualm I have
(aside from poor driving), is that some chasers don't carry necessary
communication devices to report severe weather, damage, or injuries.

You have offended me, and likely the entire meteorological community with your
post. I can guarantee that there are a number of chasers at your local NWS
office, and for your sake I hope they don't read this post.

If you're going to place chasers in a bin of uneducated people, then you must
be a chaser, no? I counted nearly a dozen typos and grammatical errors in your
post.

-Evan




Jason Ellsworth wrote:

> I am the county skywarn coordinator for southern illiniois and have been
> butting heads with some people that I have tought.  So I am turning to the
> newsgroups.  Here is what I say when I teach basic spotter training class:
>
> "spotters are smart and chasers are stupid".
>
> Chasers are stupid, there not educated at all and frankly don't give a crap
> about other people around them when they are chasing. Which makes there
> actions look stupid and mullet.
>
> Now on the other hand Spotters are educated, smart and go threw trainning
> about what what to do and what not to do.

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