re: So What's Everyone Doing for the Eclipse?

I actually copied and pasted from a lyric site that obviously had a misspelling.

In real life I'm taking a local customer to the Peabody rooftop party. It should be tight.

At about 1:00 I'm going to walk out of my office. About 1:25 I'll wish I was stoned in my backyard with a beer and not at work. Around 1:28 I am going to watch the totality. At 1:31 I'll think to myself, "Well that was pretty badass." Then at about 1:35 I'll go back to work and hope traffic clears by the time I leave that evening.

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I was like, what the frick is your candy little snowflake arse talking about.

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You sound mad....Like a mad valley like--gurl.

I work outside so I'll probably just notice its a bit darker and go back to work. Woopie doo dahhh

I really hope the teachers don't take the kids out of class and go outside to see it. If you don't have the proper eyewear especially kids you can damage your eyes permanently.

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I don't know what to do, I'm always in the dark...

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I feel like this post was underappreciated and wanted to give it another chance of recognition.

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I'll be taking off a couple of hours early to watch it with my wife and son. We're going to be at 98%, good enough for me. We're in our mid 30's so it'll likely be the best chance that we get of seeing one without traveling.

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FWIW, it's a world of difference between even 99% and totality.

Put it this way, your 98% will be closer to the experience of those in the 75% range than it will be in totality. It would be little different than a passing dark cloud obscuring the sun.

Compare that to going from noon to twilight in 30 seconds, animals freezing wondering what the frick is going on, winds kicking up because of the rapid thermal variations, and what appears to be a simultaneous sunset in all directions.




If it's in your backyard, don't miss out just because you didn't want to drive an hour. Because otherwise you'll miss out on the entire experience but still wonder what the fuss was about.

Sacrifice my neighbor's pets so the sun comes back.

At my work they're organizing a big pot luck for lunch and then a gathering outside for an hour where they are supplying glasses for everyone. Told everyone to bring a blanket or lawn chair. They're also supplying ice cream for everyone while we watch. There are at least 50 people in the area I work in.