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I'm in the path of totality. |
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I'm not, but am planning on going somewhere that is. |
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I'm not in the path of totality and will be staying home. |
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BallState1984
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Posted: 08/07/17 6:43 am ::: |
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Took a personal day and I will view it in Missouri at a winery. Staying Sunday in Illinois, where I originally was going to go to view it. I am still giving myself the option to go to Nebraska or North Carolina in case the weather does not cooperate.
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Posted: 08/07/17 7:46 am ::: |
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BallState1984 wrote: |
Took a personal day and I will view it in Missouri at a winery. Staying Sunday in Illinois, where I originally was going to go to view it. I am still giving myself the option to go to Nebraska or North Carolina in case the weather does not cooperate. |
The economic impact of this is going to be huge!!!!!
I'm spending Sunday night in Louisville. The plan is to go south on Monday. If the weather sucks I figured that I could go either east or west from Louisville without too much trouble.
It's crazy though. There isn't a single hotel room in Nashville. Gonna be tons of unhappy people if it's rainy/cloudy and their all stuck in traffic trying to get out of town!
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summertime blues
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Posted: 08/07/17 10:01 am ::: |
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I *could* drive the 6 hours to Tennessee and view it at my daughter's house along with the 6 kids (5 teenagers) but I think I'll stay put and watch the partial version here in Virginia. I have seen two total eclipses, one as a child in Wisconsin, the other on the day of my daughter's kindergarten graduation in Tennessee. They are eerie and amazing.
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BallState1984
Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 1892 Location: Halfway between Muncie and West Lafayette
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Posted: 08/08/17 6:57 am ::: |
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When I made my room reservation in January, it was the last one in a 300 miles area. I originally was planning to go to Carbondale Illinois, but it had all the earmarks of a giant cluster and I did not want to do that. So I will stay in a room off I 57 near St. Louis, then drive into Missouri first thing in the morning.
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Posted: 08/08/17 8:02 am ::: |
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Not doing anything special for this year, but, knock on wood, I'll be at ground zero, in NH, for 2024's.
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Posted: 08/08/17 8:16 am ::: |
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BallState1984 wrote: |
When I made my room reservation in January, it was the last one in a 300 miles area. I originally was planning to go to Carbondale Illinois, but it had all the earmarks of a giant cluster and I did not want to do that. So I will stay in a room off I 57 near St. Louis, then drive into Missouri first thing in the morning. |
That's what I'm thinking I'll do from Louisville.
I may not have my solar eclipse glasses though. The company sent me an email that they shipped them, but I haven't received them. Tracking label has been created, but they are still showing that they are at the seller. Contacted them and they told me that I needed to contact the shipper. Shipper says that they never received them. Have another email in to the seller, can't get through on the phone, says the mailbox is full. Probably bunches of other people that didn't get their glasses!!!!
Fortunately ordered another pair the other day, but they are coming from eBay and I kind of leery about the quality of them.
_________________ "Women are judged on their success, men on their potential. It’s time we started believing in the potential of women." —Muffet McGraw
“Thank you for showing the fellas that you've got more balls than them,” Haley said, to cheers from the crowd.
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Posted: 08/08/17 9:33 am ::: |
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I got my glasses at Lowe's ($1.98 ) and a lot of places like that have them here where I am. The ones I got are made by American Paper Optics and are on the approved list of manufacturers.
Of course I'm not in 100% zone, in fact with low clouds (very common where I am in the morning) it may not happen (or rather, not be able to be seen), even if the smoke from the B.C. fires are not being blown our way.
But I do have my glasses, pretty easy to find still up here.
Good luck!
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Posted: 08/08/17 9:57 am ::: |
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If you're Amazon Prime, you can get free 2 day delivery of a five pack of Lunt glasses from Amazon for $14.99.
That would seem a lot more reliable than gambling on eBay.
B&H Photo also says they have the Lunt glasses in stock for shipment today. I have used that company in the past without incident.
The Lunt glasses and B&H are on NASA's lists.
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NEVER MIND from Amazon. They are NOT in stock and don't look like they will be in time.
B&H is a possibility though.
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Posted: 08/08/17 11:37 am ::: |
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Actually, since this thread got me thinking about it, I just went ahead and ordered a 5 pack of Lunt glasses from B&H for $12.95. I was planning on ordering something else already anyhow, so that got me just over $50, which meant free expedited shipping. No sales tax.
Supposed to arrive tomorrow. I'll try to remember to post something when they actually arrive.
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Posted: 08/08/17 11:56 am ::: |
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I expect I'll probably stay home (81% here), but I'm still considering driving to my sister's place in Raleigh (93%) or all the way to Greenville, SC (100%).
20 hour round trip seems like a lot for a 2 minute total eclipse. Haven't gotten myself excited enough about it to make that seem worth the effort.
Plus they're expecting a million visitors in South Carolina. That trip could easily turn into a nightmare.
And with my luck it will probably be cloudy and rain all afternoon anyhow.
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Posted: 08/08/17 2:28 pm ::: |
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Not going anywhere. Will see about 70% where I am.
This reminds me of one of my most memorable outdoor experiences. In the early '60's, I hiked all alone up the western slope of Mt. Katahdin in northern Maine, over the peak, and down the eastern slope on day when an almost total eclipse of the sun hit in the afternoon as I was descending.
I had no gear other than a canteen of water and a sandwich, and I sat down for 20-30 minutes of greatest darkness. I recall running down much of the trail after the eclipse peaked so I could meet my father's car near the appointed time at the eastern base. I was a very good track athlete in those days, indestructible and fearless.
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Posted: 08/08/17 9:59 pm ::: |
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ArtBest23 wrote: |
Actually, since this thread got me thinking about it, I just went ahead and ordered a 5 pack of Lunt glasses from B&H for $12.95. I was planning on ordering something else already anyhow, so that got me just over $50, which meant free expedited shipping. No sales tax.
Supposed to arrive tomorrow. I'll try to remember to post something when they actually arrive. |
I ordered a 5 pack from B&H. Too bad they only last about 3 years and then need to be replaced.
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BallState1984
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Posted: 08/09/17 6:45 am ::: |
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I ordered viewing glasses just for fun, but part of the package deal with the winery viewing party is a pair of glasses along with lunch and a serving of wine in a commemorative glass!
Just hope Mark did not oversell his venue!
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Posted: 08/09/17 3:10 pm ::: |
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ArtBest23 wrote: |
Actually, since this thread got me thinking about it, I just went ahead and ordered a 5 pack of Lunt glasses from B&H for $12.95. I was planning on ordering something else already anyhow, so that got me just over $50, which meant free expedited shipping. No sales tax.
Supposed to arrive tomorrow. I'll try to remember to post something when they actually arrive. |
Well, as promised, the five pack arrived in perfect condition this afternoon via UPS, just a day after they were ordered.
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Posted: 08/09/17 8:53 pm ::: |
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ArtBest23 wrote: |
Actually, since this thread got me thinking about it, I just went ahead and ordered a 5 pack of Lunt glasses from B&H for $12.95. I was planning on ordering something else already anyhow, so that got me just over $50, which meant free expedited shipping. No sales tax.
Supposed to arrive tomorrow. I'll try to remember to post something when they actually arrive. |
Well, as promised, the five pack arrived in perfect condition this afternoon via UPS, just a day after they were ordered. |
Great! I don't think mine have shipped yet, but I just did regular shipping.
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