Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Dr. Pepper said: One might think you'd see the predicted traffic tomorrow rather than, um, not tomorrow.... Dr.P, Perhaps, I figured given most would be traveling today so that they would be in place for the eclipse tomorrow. The traffic today has be fairly light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Dr.P, Perhaps, I figured given most would be traveling today so that they would be in place for the eclipse tomorrow. The traffic today has be fairly light. I would think most people traveling would make a weekend out of it, and the bad traffic would be more on Friday night and Saturday morning. I haven't left my neighborhood though or paid any attention to the news, so I've no idea if that was the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 10 minutes ago, Fez said: I would think most people traveling would make a weekend out of it, and the bad traffic would be more on Friday night and Saturday morning. I haven't left my neighborhood though or paid any attention to the news, so I've no idea if that was the case. I had to travel for a funeral yesterday and the traffic was heavy but it never snagged, unusual for the interstates around here. Heavy traffic almost always leads to traffic jams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I plan to waste time at work first making a cardboard pinhole viewer, then wasting more time being outside using it. Just try and stop me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, Nasty LongRider said: I plan to waste time at work first making a cardboard pinhole viewer, then wasting more time being outside using it. Just try and stop me. I'm taking the day off but my office is having an "eclipse party". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'm in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, visiting my 95 year old mother. Her assisted living place is having an eclipse party tomorrow. Not sure if I will go to it or watch the eclipse at my sister's house (where I am staying overnight while I'm here) which is 2 miles away. As to the meaning of the eclipse -- it is hard for my mind not to go to the interpretation that since this is the first eclipse where the path of totality is visible ONLY in the USA (if you don't count a bit of ocean) that the USA is being "eclipsed" -- our time as the most powerful country in the world will soon be over. This may not be a bad thing, but given our present political situation it's hard for my mind not to see this "meaning" even though it's a very unscientific interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Dr.P, Perhaps, I figured given most would be traveling today so that they would be in place for the eclipse tomorrow. The traffic today has be fairly light. Or Friday, or Saturday. Likely the influx of visitors arriving would be spread out over the entire days. I would expect any sort of rush hour for people coming into town over the weekend. A better measure for the influx of visitors would probably be checking to see how full hotels are. A couple weeks ago a friend was trying to schedule a trip to come visit. I'm right at the edge of totality but plane tickets here were hundreds of dollars higher than usual and hotels were completely booked. The weekend before and after had ample availability and were more reasonably priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: I'm taking the day off but my office is having an "eclipse party". Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Well it's supposed to storm all day here. So much for the eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ded As Ned Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We've got great weather here. Taking a half day off to work to watch it with the kiddos! (Only 95% totality though). And yes we've made a pinhole projector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Some clouds but no rain. Hope it clears for the eclipse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Gonna be honest, I teared up some at this; we're so far away from that anchor's wish 38 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Tywin et al. said: Well it's supposed to storm all day here. So much for the eclipse. Yeah, it's so overcast here you can't see a damn thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiDisaster Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I have a dentist appointment that lines up with the supposed peak of the eclipse. Grand timing. I made a crappy pinhole thing out of a cereal box so maybe I can catch a glimpse from the dentist parking lot before I go inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Cloudy here right now, needs to clear up pronto. The show's on in half an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 34 minutes ago, Manhole Eunuchsbane said: Yeah, it's so overcast here you can't see a damn thing. We should have bought the cloud insurance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Got to see a decent bit of coverage for a few minutes, but clouds obscured the best views. Then it started sprinkling right at our peak coverage time. womp womp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 hour ago, KiDisaster said: I made a crappy pinhole thing out of a cereal box so maybe I can catch a glimpse from the dentist parking lot before I go inside. My sister and I made one of those as well. Seems to work alright. We're not in the direct path of the eclipse, but there's not a single cloud in the sky here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 That was a neat experience. It was a bit cloudy, but right at totality it was pretty good. Awesome view. And it looked pretty spherical to me, just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Wow, glad I lived to see that! I was in the courtyard of the Maristone, the assisted living place where my mother lives in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. There were a few clouds in the sky but none near the sun. I was particularly amazed at seeing the white ring around the black disc during absolute totality -- that was just incredible and better looking than I expected. I think my mother was also impressed (though unfortunately she won't remember a thing about it tomorrow.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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