brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
I'll be on vacation when this occurs. If I remember, I'll walk outside for a look see.
Total Solar Eclipse (TSE) - August 21, 2017 (On Topic)
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Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
I live in the totality path.
The eclipse will make first the first landfall in the continental US on the beach in Lincoln City, which is about 45 minutes from my house on a normal day. It will probably be a 4-6 hour drive on Monday. All major freeways in my state are expected to be gridlocked. All motel rooms and campsites have been sold out for months. The population of Oregon is expected to more than double, since it its here first and we will get both the California and the Washington/ Canada crowd. People are being warned to stock up on food, gas and cash since these commodities could temporarily run out. Crazy times. I went ahead and took an optional holiday because work is already enought of a disaster on Mondays as it is.
The eclipse will make first the first landfall in the continental US on the beach in Lincoln City, which is about 45 minutes from my house on a normal day. It will probably be a 4-6 hour drive on Monday. All major freeways in my state are expected to be gridlocked. All motel rooms and campsites have been sold out for months. The population of Oregon is expected to more than double, since it its here first and we will get both the California and the Washington/ Canada crowd. People are being warned to stock up on food, gas and cash since these commodities could temporarily run out. Crazy times. I went ahead and took an optional holiday because work is already enought of a disaster on Mondays as it is.
oldngray
nowhere special
I saw the rental car companies overbooked and left a lot of people who reserved early out of luck.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
I've been in a partial eclipse where the sun was not showing much and it was cool.
Whites glimmer and the hues are off on other colors.
It's like dancing at a club with really good pulsating lights and your 'MAD' is kicking in.
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I HATE those pulsating lights.
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
I dont know that I would drive 500 miles to see it, but I do understand why it is so fascinating. It is a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical phenomenon. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
oldngray
nowhere special
I saw some schools are going to close because they are afraid the little kiddies will hurt themselves staring at the Sun.
The superintendent of Jefferson Area Local Schools said Thursday that the eclipse could pose a risk to students who view it even inadvertently while at school or on the bus ride home.
The day will be used as a service day for faculty and staff.
Jefferson is about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of Cleveland. The area will see a partial solar eclipse from about 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday.
And the Post Office is issuing some stamps for it.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Some optometrist basically said don't let kids watch it they'll go blind.
And now everyone is freaking out
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pickup
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Great album.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
During totality it's ok to look at the sun.
Five Things You Must Not Do During Totality At The Solar Eclipse
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Schools around all bought a bazillion pair and they've all been recalled
Eye Drs all gonna have a big run next week
rod
Retired 23 years
Apparently kids were smarter years ago. I don't recall any schools shutting down in "79" during the last one. I say let the schools stay open---the gene pool needs cleaning out anyway.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
I've got people contacting me left and right. Seems like it's really blowing up the last few days.
Told a lady today I have room for over 2000 vehicles. She told me I will run out of room. If I do that's freaking awesome.
Told a lady today I have room for over 2000 vehicles. She told me I will run out of room. If I do that's freaking awesome.
Do not look at the sun without ISO NASA certified lenses.
Bought solar binoculars from Amazon. They were delivered today, tried them out and everything's black except the sun.
We're going to use them to take a look at the eclipse. Why not? Probably not spectacular here since it's only 60%, but going to look anyway. Hopefully it's not a cloudy day here on Monday. Even it's perfect conditions here there will be better pics and video on the internet than we will ever be able to see from here.
Bought solar binoculars from Amazon. They were delivered today, tried them out and everything's black except the sun.
We're going to use them to take a look at the eclipse. Why not? Probably not spectacular here since it's only 60%, but going to look anyway. Hopefully it's not a cloudy day here on Monday. Even it's perfect conditions here there will be better pics and video on the internet than we will ever be able to see from here.