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I need to go Northeast about 600 miles to get 100%... Whose gonna meet me in St Louis?...
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Yeah, I need to go about 400 miles to the totality zone. I'm thinking about just staying home and viewing it. I'll be at about 87%.

But I'd still like to see it 100%...
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Smithville Lake, north of Kansas City looks like a good spot. Get out of the city. Wanna meet me there Geoff? I've got an extra pair of viewing glasses...
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lol poor ppl who can't afford constant sun...
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seremtan wrote:lol poor ppl who can't afford constant sun...
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Geoff, we could wait until 2024. Totality path goes through Dallas...
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Actually, it'll be damn close to where you live...

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/ ... oogle.html
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Viewing party at Geoff's?
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xer0s wrote:Yeah, I need to go about 400 miles to the totality zone. I'm thinking about just staying home and viewing it. I'll be at about 87%.

But I'd still like to see it 100%...
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Just get your wife to walk past you.
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Ooooooooo.

Will be peepin' it from Vancouver. Close enough for me. What is totality, 2 minutes or so? Not worth the trek... I'll stare straight into the eclipse on 300 mics of LSD, it'll be grand.
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I'm taking the day off of work to get closer to the 100% zone.
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saw a partial eclipse here 20th March 2015

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pretty nifty. of course if this happened around geoff's way they'd probably sacrifice some virgins to bring back the day ball (assuming they could even find any virgins) :|
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sounds like you're gonna have a ball Geoff. :olo:
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Got my hotel for Sunday in Topeka Kansas. Just gotta drive about an hour north of there to be in the path of totality :up:
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Do yourself a favor and don't take pics. Have fun. :up:

It's too far of a drive for me, but in 2024 another total eclipse will actually come through my state, and I may not even need to leave my house for the best view. :up:
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Damn, lucky.

The one in 2024 will be closer for me too, but I figured I might as well see this one too. Ya never know, the weather may not cooperate. Or I could even be dead...
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xer0s wrote:Damn, lucky.

The one in 2024 will be closer for me too, but I figured I might as well see this one too. Ya never know, the weather may not cooperate. Or I could even be dead...
That's how I'm looking at it. A lot can happen between now and 2024.
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So Geoff made this thread but never responded about really going. Too poor to go?
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No... Too busy... Kids already in school.... My school starts soon...
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Too poor to make it happen...
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Change of plans. Clouds in Nebraska, so we drove to Wyoming. 12 hour drive, but I feel pretty confident the skies will be clear. Way excited for tomorrow :D :up:
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scared? wrote:No... Too busy... Kids already in school.... My school starts soon...
time to have those testosterone and estrogen levels tested again because you're sounding like a huge pussy.
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Well it's cloudy here with a chance of rain. Guess I will catch the next one.
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