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Kerrville is a premium viewing destination. NASA will hold a watch party with scientist-speakers and a front-row seat for four minutes and 25 seconds of total darkness. Admission to the festival is free, but a room at the Motel 6 costs $900 for one night.
The normal charge for the Kerrville Motel 6 is $70.
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That entire strip along the eclipse path has gone Nuckin Futs! The crazies are invading ranches, entering people's homes, and so on and so forth... The locals in central Texas communities being invaded have even made Facebook pages dedicated to recording the insanity. 
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Pffft
Boomers would rather watch The Sons Of Katie Elder for the 9,224th time.🤣😃
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Damn TOURONS!!!!
no one should be allowed to enjoy the eclipse
Arrrgggghhhh!!!! I gotta make angry pirate poopy and eat my steel cut oatmeal.
Then I’m gonna drive Yuma…ARRRRGGGHH!!!!
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Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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My weather forcast just went from 40% to 70% chance of rain,12mph south wind bringing in gulf moisture.Looks like 50/50 at best.........the circus has begun west of Lostin and the hill country is being invaded like the border has been for the last three years.My happy ass is staying in my garden for the rest of the weekend.Yall be careful out there,theres fruits,nuts and crispy critters everywhere.
Rehab is for quitters!
THEY are all guilty!
Name one honest politician!
DEFINE Treason.
God bless the USA
Democrats ARE the plague!
RINO'S need to be hunted!
Who's a bigger puzzy than Paul Ryan? Mike Pence? John Kerry ?
REELECT NOBODY! Except Trump
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Apprx 1 million extra expected to be on Kintuckuh roadways for the event.
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nytimes.com
April 4, 2024
The solar eclipse that will cast a visible shadow across the United States on Monday is already leaving an obvious mark on hotel prices.
Super 8 Hotel Prices for the Eclipse
The Super 8 hotel chain is considered an inexpensive option for travelers, and it has over 1,400 American locations. About 300 of those are within the path of totality, and 100 of those were sold out for Sunday or Monday, according to the Super 8 website.
One Super 8 in Grayville, Ill., advertised $949 a night for a Sunday-Tuesday stay. $2,847 for 3 nights. Its normal advertised nightly rate is $95.
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I have family in Kerrville, they own Gibson's Hardware.
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I have family in Kerrville, they own Gibson's Hardware. I love that old Gibson's! About the last one standing. Went in there many times in my youth.
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Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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I have family in Kerrville, they own Gibson's Hardware. Kerrville, Texas: Our charming town of Kerrville, nestled in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, offers a prime viewing spot for this celestial ballet. And while you’re here, don’t miss a visit to Gibson’s Discount Center, where you’ll find everything from eclipse glasses to quirky souvenirs. Parking at Gibson’s: We are a retail business so we need to ensure that we have enough parking for those folks that want to shop with us, so, on the day of the eclipse, we will be charging $50 to park. However, if you spend $100 or more in the store, we will refund you the parking fee.
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I'd love to watch the total eclipse. The last one, in 2017, we had 98 percent here. That was pretty good, we had six people drive up here from Atlanta for our eclipse party, that was fun.
But I'd love to see a total eclipse. If I had a friend I could stay with in the zone of totality, I wouldn't mind driving six or eight hours and seeing the show.
But I'm not paying $949 for one night in a motel. I bet the motels require payment in advance. And what are you going to do if it winds up cloudy. I have slept in the cab of my Nissan Frontier many times, and on the ground with or without tent more’n that. Egad! Go see it man!
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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Stayin’ right here at the ranch. Was in Johnson City Monday with ranch boss. She has booth at antique mall there. Place was already packed. Folks from UK in the shop. Looking bleak for the tourons. Lots of cloud cover here this morning. I say c’mon rain. We need it bad. I know Burnet county has issued burn ban til next Wednesday. Back 150 acres are in Burnet county. Look for Blanco to do same. I need to burn more cedar piles.
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Stayin’ right here at the ranch. Was in Johnson City Monday with ranch boss. She has booth at antique mall there. Place was already packed. Folks from UK in the shop. Looking bleak for the tourons. Lots of cloud cover here this morning. I say c’mon rain. We need it bad. I know Burnet county has issued burn ban til next Wednesday. Back 150 acres are in Burnet county. Look for Blanco to do same. I need to burn more cedar piles. Nothing would please me more than about a 5-6 inch rain about now!  I hear of a 1300 acre ranch that sold RV type space... over 40k paid to park so far. That would be entertainment for the record book if it would get sloppy muddy there on that ranch with all the vehicles and RVs... 
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I was going out there but it gonna be cloudy
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5-6" of rain here would be a Godsend!!!! Couzins and I be fixing watergaps for a month! But I’d gladly do it! Yeah can just imagine it would be reenactment of Woodstock up there on Reivelle mountain where the big RV park is!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Yes, it will be raining in Texas Monday. Staying home the next 4 days no need to go anywhere. It is nuts here also. Locking the gates and loading more guns. Stay safe the nuts will be out.
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Something you eclipse fans may want to consider safety wise...we have millions of new residents from Central America enriching our culture...they are the descendants of the Aztecs, Toltecs etc. And history tells us that they are fond of human sacrifice and blood orgy, to appease the sun god during times of solar anomaly...and sometimes, just for the sheer fun of it too. Situational awareness, lads. (sarc)
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Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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Don't need to travel, my house is dead center under the path. Will just have to keep an eye on far end of my field for trespassers.
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