Edward Ballou
EF4
I've completed my first season of storm chasing and I turned 23 at the end of the season. Didn't really understand the term yahoo until read some of the literature on ST this past summer. I would say that I've had a few moments of yahoo-ness. But as far as safety during chasing is concerned, I've done all my chasing with the upmost safety in mind. I know that I am still building on my knowledge. So last summer I went out and chased a few storms, staying on the outskirts (if not farther) as much as possible. This was influenced by the fact that I was chasing alone. But now I've found a couple people in town here that I can call and see if they'll go out with me. Also working on increasing my knowledge - so I bought all of Tim Vasquez's books and am reading through them now. They're OUTSTANDING and I recommend anyone wanting more knowledge to read them.