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LeftInTX

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

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 08:54 AM

Apr 2024

We would go "eclipse chasing", but hubby just had a heart procedure.

We are in the path of totality. Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to see a total eclipse. It's once in a lifetime for me.

A solar eclipse in May 1919 helped prove one of Albert Einstein's most famous hypotheses: his theory of general relativity.

Did you know that total eclipse is the only time that the sun's corona is visible? Did you know that scientists from all over the world are descending on the path of totality to study the corona.

This isn't a "media thing", it's a science thing.

Eclipse chasing is gonna be fairly common today and it's going to clog roads.

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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