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yeah I can remember seeing one or two it seems like for sure one we was in elementary school and made these boxes with aluminum foil and a mirror or something as such.
in this area there really advertising about the strip through Arkansas. mountain home Arkansas in particular is predicted to be a place to be because of the being in the total blackout area for a certain length of time and no cloud cover for today...
well I can tell you this highway 60 out of Springfield Missouri into Rogersville Missouri where I'm currently setting to go to work highway 60 East is absolutely packed which is the path to mountain home Arkansas from here you go 60 East and then not forget the highway drop South... there seems to be a lot of idiots on the move..
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Consider the word "totality" It exists in almost complete anonymity for years at a time, then suddenly one day it is violently yanked from its comfortable life of obscurity and is beaten to a frazzle for a few days before being sent back to oblivion.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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What is a safe way to see it?
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
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Dead center here. Daughter and grand kids coming over for a party. All about them. Any excuse to get together with family is a good one. Fish biting yet?
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What is a safe way to see it? Don’t believe all the hype, it’s only people wanting to sell you something. Just look up!
Black Cows Matter!
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What is a safe way to see it? Don’t believe all the hype, it’s only people wanting to sell you something. Just look up! Yeah, remember it’s the sun. Don’t stare even if it’s not painful, take a glimpse once in awhile.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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I see one every day of the month except one if I look at the moon.
A shadow. Big deal
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I've seen 3 or 4 in my lifetime, and I never thought it was that big a deal.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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I see one every day of the month except one if I look at the moon.
A shadow. Big deal LOL That’s not an eclipse, but there are occasional lunar eclipses.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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What is a safe way to see it? Take a card board box. Poke a small hole in one side. Set it on the ground on the opposite side. Look in through what would have been the top. The eclipse will be projected on the side that is on the ground.
-OMotS
"If memory serves fails me..."
Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay "
Television and radio are most effective when people question little and think even less.
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I beg y'all, don't be selfish, please put on your covid glasses for the sake of grandma's eyes !! ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/tRZxhCm5/GKpp-Kp-AWIAA1wdk.jpg)
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Am I the only one who has seen an eclipse and been very underwhelmed?
Sure, it's something you don't see everyday, it's darn rare.
So is Halley's comet.
Just like an eclipse, there was a tremendous hubbub about it,
then I saw it.
Oh.
So I'll never see that again.
And why does that matter? I am with you. Have seen two. Underwhelmed. Must have been different in the days when folks thought some unholy monster was eating the sun.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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I agree, it just isn't that big of a deal. The hype is stupid, but the media is stupid and corporate America can sell some glasses and other junk.
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People have paid hundreds or more to come to the Austin, TX area for the eclipse...looks like a cloudy midday sky from Liberty Hill, TX.
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clouds and fog in Pearland Texas.
Current visibility about 1/2 mile.
My lease at Reagan Wells is in the path of totality.
Two buds are there. Once they are where they can get cell coverage I will check with them in regards to the eclipse.
ya!
GWB
A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.
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They say everything happens for a reason.
For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.
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I just saw the Goodyear Blimp circling Scottsdale. An eclipse and a blimp on the same day, I may just wet myself.
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I am in the path. Very sick of hearing about it and having stupid people calling off work and jamming up the roads to stare at it.
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Halley's Comet appeared in 1986. For some reason it wasn't very bright.
On previous appearances throughout the years, Halley's Comet was brilliant, and much much brighter than the one we saw.
I have seen one partial eclipse, 98 percent, and it was great. I'd love to see a total eclipse. Halley's came by when the earth was at the wrong in it's orbit, therefore too far away, for the best viewing. I saw it but needed binocs. I've seen much more impressive comets over the years. In '17, we drove about 150 miles to visit friends who were in the direct path of the eclipse. It was worth the trip and we got to visit our friends while there.
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