I agree with this entirely. I was also in the same boat as Agnes but choose Engineering instead of Chemistry. Americanwx is unique because it has a broad audience. I feel like the NYC forum is completely unapproachable to the noobie because of all of the politics.
His gradient is far too loose. I suppose we shouldn't get to upset with him afterall he stuck by his final call which was made nearly 24 hours ago. 2 inches off is not a terrible error margin for that far out.
Indeed, also from my personal observation eastern Berks tends to be most similar to ABE, because of its high relative elevation. RDG, I think should be considered western Berks.