You prob'ly think this thread is about you.I'm going to NOVA SCOTIA.
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You prob'ly think this thread is about you.I'm going to NOVA SCOTIA.
Marvin would have just said "Don't bother, I've seen it. It's rubbish".I love the media hype over the eclipse, and the stupid news stories they try to make out of a natural occurrence.
First, they report that there will be $700 million in loss of productivity due to people taking time off to view the eclipse.
No sh*t, Sherlock! Now tell how many billions of dollars have been spent by people in preparation - the parties,travel, sunglasses, vendor gouging, etc. I'm sure the money spent will more than offset an hour of non-productivity.
Then here in CA, PG&E is talking about the loss of power due to the decrease in output of their solar arrays and the need to come up with alternate supplies. What they DON'T figure in is the millions of people who will be effing off watching the eclipse and NOT using the power they might have. And, the estimated 20 degree drop in temperature will surely cause AC units to shut off for some time.
Did you know that the price of porta-potty rentals in parts of Oregon have quadrupled for the day? That ought to help the cash flow!!
Are you sure that isn't an old river pirate graveyard?Watched it from my friends' cabin along the MO River south of Columbia, home of the mysterious BoatHenge. Right in the zone of Totality.
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Watched it from my friends' cabin along the MO River south of Columbia, home of the mysterious BoatHenge. Right in the zone of Totality.
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The Katy Trail goes along the old rail line here all the way across the state. They set up a tent and the boys sold Sunkist orange soda and Moon Pies. People stopped from all over - this crew in matching flag outfits came all the way from Tennessee.
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We had a good view of the river from in front of the Civil War era cabin although it was a little tree covered. We were going to go up on the bluff or down to the sand beach by the river but someone decided to cook burgers at the wrong time so we were eating just as the eclipse got pretty intense.
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Got this pic of the gang at Totality almost by accident - I had turned off my flash earlier but it must have reset itself when I shut the camera off.
A Great Blue Heron flew down along the river bank, probably heading for bed which is what the herons and geese do at dusk. Crickets and cicadas were intense for that few minutes. We also saw (we think) one of the fast moving NASA WB-57 planes that were going to fly at mach speed at 50,000 feet with cameras on board.
Afterwards I popped open a Corona. What better way to celebrate seeing the solar corona?
We were out in the middle of Lake Murray (Columbia SC) for the show. The weather worked out perfectly. Funny. As the shade increased and the air cooled, the clouds building up largely disappeared. Sky was perfect for August. We had a boat and many miles of water, so it did not realy matter. It really cooled down for August in Columbia. I think the "feels like" temp dropped below 120 for a few minutes.
As far as the totality, 99.99999% does not cut it. Not even a squint. When that thing goes fully blocked you get the full point of what is going on up there. To me, it was a sense of perspective as to how large and far away these objects are. You never get a sense of that otherwise.
The blacked moon looked what I presume a black hole must look like. Impossibly black surrounded by the solar corona. Just crazy.
On the horizon you can see blue sky and sun light clouds- in all directions. Freaky.
The build up comes slowly with progressively less light. Eventually it gets disconcerning, like you have polarized eyeballs and there is nothing you can do about it. The totality hits really fast. Instantly.
It was an experience everyone ought to see at least once. We lucked out to have relatives on the lake down there. The little dotted center line on the map cut right across the lake. Amazing. Exceeded expectations almost universally.
Are you sure that isn't an old river pirate graveyard?
The Katy Line runs along the north bank of the Neosho River, about 2 miles south of my parents' farm. I used to walk part of it when I was a kid.
There's an organization in Kansas that wants to make a bike/hike trail out of it, but they don't have enough funds.Hey we're connected, sorta.
While that's mighty nice of the Chinese, How does being conceived under the northern lights help make a bike/hike trail?The Chinese were doing that in St Joseph MO
The Japanese also go to Barrow AK to be under the Northern Lights, to conceive for the same reasons.
While that's mighty nice of the Chinese, How does being conceived under the northern lights help make a bike/hike trail?
While that's mighty nice of the Chinese, How does being conceived under the northern lights help make a bike/hike trail?
A casino on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation was totally rented to a Japanese group because they believed any child conceived during an eclipse would be special.