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Happy Hoosier

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39. Here locally, they are using it to have extra police and EMS on duty.

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 08:40 AM

Apr 2024

The population of my town is expected to about double today and tomorrow.

AS of 8:40 AM, all seems pretty calm. We'll see what it's like arounf 5PM as folks start to leave. I live close to the main Interstate access.

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The April total solar eclipse could snarl traffic for hours across thousands of miles [View all] Tom of Temecula Apr 2024 OP

I'm almost afraid to say this... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #1

It's not a four minute eclipse... brooklynite Apr 2024 #2

And they say the media doesn't influence people. Think. Again. Apr 2024 #3

I would have driven hours to experience it, even staying overnight, without media input whatsoever EYESORE 9001 Apr 2024 #5

Me too... JT45242 Apr 2024 #8

You could also go airborne True Dough Apr 2024 #59

People have waited a lifetime for this, has nothing to do with media. we can do it Apr 2024 #23

Exactly.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2024 #38

The media influenced me this time ecstatic Apr 2024 #75

Why not cross the Peace Bridge and watch from Niagara Falls? MorbidButterflyTat Apr 2024 #120

I agree, although in some places it will last an hour or more. Brenda Apr 2024 #4

Here locally, they are using it to have extra police and EMS on duty. Happy Hoosier Apr 2024 #39

Is it really going to be worse than Thanksgiving traffic on the interstates? Brenda Apr 2024 #42

No fed money is being dispersed. Biden will need to declare a "federal disaster" first. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #50

Consider: people don't all have Thanksgiving dinner in the same time and place. brooklynite Apr 2024 #62

The president must declare an area a federal disaster area before federal funds are dispersed. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #46

Okay, thanks for the info. nt Brenda Apr 2024 #71

4 hours for the millions watching in path of totality. we can do it Apr 2024 #112

You're right snowybirdie Apr 2024 #6

Oh, every few years? When's the next total eclipse visible in the U.S.? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2024 #16

Don't expect a cogent reply. we can do it Apr 2024 #25

Any reason you changed the topic to... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #27

Same reason you narrowed it to Americans. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2024 #37

I didn't narrow it... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #48

brenda who WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2024 #53

Sorry... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #58

Have you seen one? Happy Hoosier Apr 2024 #40

Yes snowybirdie Apr 2024 #44

I've waited lifetime for this! Unfortunately, I'm getting clouded out. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #56

Sorry the clouds are messin' with ya. Happy Hoosier Apr 2024 #64

You are very lucky to have experienced several totals... Happy Hoosier Apr 2024 #63

Several TOTAL eclipses? Do you have a private plane? we can do it Apr 2024 #68

Several as a child? Are you a world traveler? Most of us can't do that. we can do it Apr 2024 #106

Who's marketing? Most events are free. we can do it Apr 2024 #113

I've seen 3 .. Think. Again. Apr 2024 #51

Yes. Back in elementary school - a lot of us are older and remember making the TBF Apr 2024 #80

A total eclipse is rare. Elessar Zappa Apr 2024 #107

Thank you we can do it Apr 2024 #114

Local police and fire said Indianapolis traffic likely worse than race day JT45242 Apr 2024 #7

You watching it from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Emile Apr 2024 #11

IN laws house... JT45242 Apr 2024 #17

Awesome family experience. Emile Apr 2024 #18

Hopefully the clouds will be thinner than that... Happy Hoosier Apr 2024 #43

I live 60 miles north of Terre Haute and Emile Apr 2024 #52

I'm so sad. We are in totality, but have the worst visibility due to thick clouds. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #73

Me too, Left SARose Apr 2024 #77

We drove up to Boerne where my son lives. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #98

Starting approx 3 hours and it's 60 degrees and sunny Emile Apr 2024 #84

Much of N TX , Ark, and Midwest will have great conditions. We just got unlucky LeftInTX Apr 2024 #97

Here is what looks like near Terre Haute. Emile Apr 2024 #109

We saw the corona for a second. Just at the end of totality LeftInTX Apr 2024 #118

Awesome. Almost totality in Indiana Emile Apr 2024 #119

Here in Austin Texasgal Apr 2024 #122

We saw totality in Boerne for about 1 sec! Son snapped this with his phone just as it was about to get light again. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #123

Indy 500 billing it as Indiana's Spectacle in the Sky Emile Apr 2024 #86

Maybe claudette Apr 2024 #13

lol what on earth WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2024 #15

I thought those were fairly clear... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #19

No I'm just wondering what a "commonplace American" is and why a person would have to either be scientific WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2024 #36

oh, okay, carry on. Think. Again. Apr 2024 #45

If I had the money, I'd travel far to see this. Elessar Zappa Apr 2024 #24

We drove to Ohio snpsmom Apr 2024 #28

450 miles from Rehoboth Beach to Akron for totality. Got to see partial in 2017. we can do it Apr 2024 #35

Some of the reporting does sound a little hyperbolic True Dough Apr 2024 #60

No. It's just allocating police, EMS, local emergency management and asking for cooperation of the public LeftInTX Apr 2024 #67

I drove 12 hours to experience it. usedtobedemgurl Apr 2024 #74

Not only are local schools closed, they're barricaded to keep eclipse parties off grounds. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #102

You are SO wrong. Liberal In Texas Apr 2024 #76

Abd you believe all that would be happening without... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #79

Yes. People know seeing a total eclipse is for most people a once in a lifetime experience. Liberal In Texas Apr 2024 #81

Yes because many of us planned this years ago, when we saw this is last possible for decades. we can do it Apr 2024 #115

Translation: "I 'm not interested so of course nobody else is" brooklynite Apr 2024 #85

No need for a false translation... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #93

Don't get ForgedCrank Apr 2024 #87

Only chance to see the sun's corona! LeftInTX Apr 2024 #104

I drove 5 hours to TN with my son to see the 2017 eclipse SYFROYH Apr 2024 #126

I must be caught up in the hype, because Emile Apr 2024 #9

How does it change your life? nt Brenda Apr 2024 #10

If you need to ask, you probably won't get it Emile Apr 2024 #12

An experience claudette Apr 2024 #14

They happen fairly often... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #21

No. They. Do. Not. we can do it Apr 2024 #29

Yes. They. Do. Think. Again. Apr 2024 #32

Reading for comprehension would be helpful here. Total eclipse visible in US, not partial, not annular, total. we can do it Apr 2024 #41

uh huh... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #57

Yeah, if you have money to travel all over the world!!!! LeftInTX Apr 2024 #69

Hi, if you read my post... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #72

Lots of places have been giving away glasses and holding free events. we can do it Apr 2024 #78

But, not always visible in our country claudette Apr 2024 #92

Sorry about what? Think. Again. Apr 2024 #95

Geography is hard AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2024 #100

Not TOTAL eclipses claudette Apr 2024 #88

... Think. Again. Apr 2024 #94

Most are far away from civilization. But go ahead keep repeating yourself. we can do it Apr 2024 #105

Thank you for saying that claudette Apr 2024 #111

OMG claudette Apr 2024 #110

They happen fairly often (i.e annually) but 70% are over open water... JT45242 Apr 2024 #31

You're making assumptions when I simply asked a very specific question Brenda Apr 2024 #30

The same way hiking to awe inspiring places does. Or a phenomenal live musical performance. we can do it Apr 2024 #47

Why would you assume I don't know those things? Brenda Apr 2024 #70

All awesome claudette Apr 2024 #90

The forecast for the Twin Cities is Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2024 #20

Yes, but it will be even darker and gloomier for a little while. So there's that. Ocelot II Apr 2024 #83

there's a thread on Gen Discussion onethatcares Apr 2024 #22

Arkansas must be a comfortable place to live. Think. Again. Apr 2024 #26

OMG, I'm in the DFW area and I cannot wait until this stupid eclipse is over. tanyev Apr 2024 #33

I'm in an area of only 97% eclipsivity. And I will stay off the roads. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2024 #34

Probably dumbshits trying to drive with eclipse glasses AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2024 #103

When I heard that Greg Abbott was calling in TexasBushwhacker Apr 2024 #49

Looking forward to the greatest totality I've experienced. 90%+ here. Torchlight Apr 2024 #54

I'll let the grand dogs out today Marthe48 Apr 2024 #55

LOL she got you. Emile Apr 2024 #61

She said she had some for the chickens too Marthe48 Apr 2024 #65

Bwhaha Emile Apr 2024 #66

🤣💕 MerryBlooms Apr 2024 #91

😄💕 MerryBlooms Apr 2024 #89

A relative lives in a town in the path of the total eclipse Ocelot II Apr 2024 #82

William Shatner will be at Indiana University Emile Apr 2024 #96

Cool!! LeftInTX Apr 2024 #99

Yesterday I saw pictures of Texas highways with signs that read, "No stopping to view the eclipse!" CrispyQ Apr 2024 #101

No "could" about it, and totality is completely different from 94% or any partial coverage. Hela Apr 2024 #108

My brother is in Carbondale IL which is one of the cities in the dead center for totality. honest.abe Apr 2024 #116

A shame. I hope all are careful out there driving or whatever means they are using to get to an observation SWBTATTReg Apr 2024 #117

The nuts do ruin it for the rest of us. Boomerproud Apr 2024 #125

Currently outside the kitchen window MorbidButterflyTat Apr 2024 #121

Nice. Could you feel a temperature drop? miyazaki Apr 2024 #127

The 90 minute trip from Binghamton to our viewing site in Oswego took three hours returning... brooklynite Apr 2024 #124

Leaving Greenville Maine....after hanging at a great little pub grill for 90 minutes..... OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2024 #128

We drove 30 miles to our son's home this morning. I told my husband, "Take the backroads" LeftInTX Apr 2024 #129

Unfortunately up here in Maine, there are no shortcuts. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2024 #130

So, did it ??? I was safely asleep within my home, DemocraticPatriot Apr 2024 #131