Total Solar Eclipse - August 21, 2017

#126
#126
Just returned from a quick trip to the Maryville Walmart. Lots of people setting up in the parking lot. One car had New York tags.
 
#127
#127
Nerd-Vol said:
Couldn't you say the same thing about a football game if you didn't care about football? I admit that it is an interesting reason to travel and not something I would do, but then again I'm not a stargazer. I am excited to see how surreal the atmosphere is.
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At least a football game lasts longer than 2 minutes.
 
#131
#131
Nerd-Vol said:
Fair point. That said I still feel bad for my notre dame fan brother in law who went all the way to Miami to watch their doors get blown off in minutes by Alabama.
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Admittedly, when you include the time that at least part of the sun is covered, I guess it does last for a few hours, which is comparable to the length of a football game from kickoff to final whistle. Although the real hardcore people say a partial eclipse is nothing. And there are some places along the total eclipse path that would be cool to make a vacation/long weekend out of, so I can see that aspect of it too. The superlatives that people are assigning to this go far beyond what people say about a football game - even the Super Bowl - it seems a little excessive.

But people really seem to be freaking out about it - schools closing (can't you just let them outside when it happens?), towns overrun, etc...just seems overdone to me.
 
#134
#134
Western Kentucky Parkway heading toward Hopkinsville...reports are it looks like downtown Nashville traffic. License plates from all over the country; even Canada.
 
#137
#137
Because Butch puts such emphasis on eye discipline, I expect zero eye injuries from the football team today.
 
#139
#139
I came back home for moms 75th bday. We're staying a couple extra days to be in totality for 2:36 seconds here in St Joe, Mo.

Lots of Tx, Ak, and Tn tags in town. Quite a big deal for my hometown.
 
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#144
volger said:
I came back home for moms 75th bday. We're staying a couple extra days to be in totality for 2:36 seconds here in St Joe, Mo.

Lots of Tx, Ak, and Tn tags in town. Quite a big deal for my hometown.
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I don't know why one in TN would drive to MO when there's plenty of places in TN that will be in the totality area (and closer).

Plus MO sucks :) (says the guy with a degree from Columbia College).
 
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