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Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:28 pm
by scared?
I need to go Northeast about 600 miles to get 100%... Whose gonna meet me in St Louis?...

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:58 pm
by xer0s
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%...

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:02 pm
by xer0s
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...

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:50 pm
by seremtan
lol poor ppl who can't afford constant sun...

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:54 pm
by lars63
seremtan wrote:lol poor ppl who can't afford constant sun...
(LOL)

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:06 pm
by xer0s
Geoff, we could wait until 2024. Totality path goes through Dallas...

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:10 pm
by xer0s
Actually, it'll be damn close to where you live...

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/ ... oogle.html

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:11 pm
by xer0s
Viewing party at Geoff's?

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:00 pm
by Whiskey 7
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%...
NIKE.... Just do it :)
Photos will be appreciated.... Wait, it's dark :rolleyes:

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:13 pm
by Doombrain
Just get your wife to walk past you.

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:38 am
by mrd
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.

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:27 pm
by Lieutenant Dan
I'm taking the day off of work to get closer to the 100% zone.

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:45 pm
by seremtan
saw a partial eclipse here 20th March 2015

[lvlshot]https://i.imgur.com/cyNESUy.jpg[/lvlshot]

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) :|

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 3:09 am
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF
sounds like you're gonna have a ball Geoff. :olo:

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:47 am
by xer0s
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:

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:29 am
by Transient
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:

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:38 pm
by xer0s
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...

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 1:18 pm
by Lieutenant Dan
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.

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:09 pm
by xer0s
So Geoff made this thread but never responded about really going. Too poor to go?

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:13 pm
by scared?
No... Too busy... Kids already in school.... My school starts soon...

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:20 pm
by xer0s
Too poor to make it happen...

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:30 am
by xer0s
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:

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:19 am
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF
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.

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:20 am
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF

Re: Traveling to eclipse August 21st?...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:10 pm
by shaft
Well it's cloudy here with a chance of rain. Guess I will catch the next one.