We're in NY and a short drive get us into the area of totality. Packing up a cooler and have a prearranged parking spot not far from the Erie Canal to watch the show. Forecast is for pretty clear sky.
What are you doing (if anything) for the eclipse?
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Working. Turning on the office lights if needed.
I had cataract surgery last week, on my right eye, with the left being done the Wednesday after next. I’m now 20/30 in my right eye without my glasses, used to be 20/800. I am doing nothing that could possibly f this up.
Standard stuff - a ritual of fierce face painting, throat music, dancing around an open fire, offering a virgin to the Gods and finish it all off with a crème brûlée.
standard Monday.
standard Monday.
I was planning on taking a wedge lesson from Denny McCarthy. Not sure what I'm going to do now.
You're offering BobPSU82 as a sacrifice to the gods?? What if they don't like scones and latte - flavored meat??? You could end the world with that possibility.
Normal day in the morning, afternoon some yard work now that it’s over 55 degrees, and take a peak a few times at the event.
In NW Ohio, we get almost total eclipse.
Nothing special for the day.
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In NW Ohio, we get almost total eclipse.
Nothing special for the day.
OL
It's going to get dark. That happens every day at some point, unless you're relatively close to one of the poles.
I don't really get the buzz about this. Bah humbug. Get off my lawn.
I don't really get the buzz about this. Bah humbug. Get off my lawn.
Not working, thanks to administrators extending our spring break by a day so we can watch the eclipse! Not sure if I’ll watch or not.
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Lmk how it goes. My bil is in Austin (from St. Paul!).
I didn’t truly get the buzz about it until I decided to take an impromptu drive to Sweetwater, Tennessee to watch the 2017 total eclipse.
To me, it is one of nature’s most stunning displays. During totality, the sun turns into a black disc surrounded by a brilliant shining ring (the corona.) The ring seems to actively sparkle as the mountains and craters of the moon hide and reveal small bits of the light behind it. Insects and birds that are normally active only at dusk start singing. And anywhere you look toward the horizon, you get a 360-degree view that looks like the orange/pink glow of a gorgeous sunset.
Spent the night in Portland, Maine after a long drive yesterday. Hitting the road now up to Houlton to watch this one. The cloud cover is only supposed to be 11%. Really stoked for this day.
To me, it is one of nature’s most stunning displays. During totality, the sun turns into a black disc surrounded by a brilliant shining ring (the corona.) The ring seems to actively sparkle as the mountains and craters of the moon hide and reveal small bits of the light behind it. Insects and birds that are normally active only at dusk start singing. And anywhere you look toward the horizon, you get a 360-degree view that looks like the orange/pink glow of a gorgeous sunset.
Spent the night in Portland, Maine after a long drive yesterday. Hitting the road now up to Houlton to watch this one. The cloud cover is only supposed to be 11%. Really stoked for this day.
I'm next to go in for a colonoscopy. Perfect planning as I see it!
Enjoy your sleep.
I go into surgery at 3. My wife will be in the hospital parking lot watching the eclipse.
Currently cloudy in Happy Valley, not expecting to see anything. I don't get the hype. I do have a pair of approved sunglasses and will go outside to check it out....if I remember. I think we are in the 95% zone.
It was cloudy in 2017 in these parts as well. Just saw a cloudy version of it thru the approved sunglasses.
It was cloudy in 2017 in these parts as well. Just saw a cloudy version of it thru the approved sunglasses.
Very cool map
If you click a location on the map it’ll tell you about the eclipse timing and duration at that location.
https://nso.edu/for-public/eclipse-map-2024/
event at my location
If you click a location on the map it’ll tell you about the eclipse timing and duration at that location.
https://nso.edu/for-public/eclipse-map-2024/
event at my location
Flew down from Colorado with the wife to visit the in-laws and outlaws in Tyler, Texas. Got this shot off my phone. 
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My doctor saw the dark side of the moon and removed a small polyp. I'm good to go for another 3 years. Is there another eplipse in 2027? I'll be sure to schedule my next appointment on that day!
For your doctor, like the rest of us, things will be looking up!
I am sure I speak for the board that we are happy someone went up your *** today. Good luck going forward, all best wishes.My doctor saw the dark side of the moon and removed a small polyp. I'm good to go for another 3 years. Is there another eplipse in 2027? I'll be sure to schedule my next appointment on that day!
Hey, I'm glad you can find the majesty and wonder in it. I can't. I've seen them before. Unimpressed. My kids viewed the last one when they were "little" (under 10), complete with their safety glasses (unlike certain adults who couldn't figure it out). I was hoping I'd see the wonder in/through their eyes. They were totally unimpressed, too. We get at least 20 sunsets a year that are far more impressive ... rainbows are cooler ... heck, certain cloud formations are neater. And certain moons during the year.