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Solar Eclipse Armageddon
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:29 pm
Dont remember it like this last time.
News stories talking about how there wont be any food/gas left in places that are expecting an influx of visitors.
Is this a scare tactic to raise prices?
News stories talking about how there wont be any food/gas left in places that are expecting an influx of visitors.
Is this a scare tactic to raise prices?
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Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:30 pm to pioneerbasketball
for the last one i was at ground zero in nashville and had to drive about 7 miles closer to town for the 'longest dark period' and my only recollection is we left about 30 minutes before it started and there was nothing out of the ordinary with traffic or anything else.
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:31 pm to pioneerbasketball
The estimate - Greenville, Texas 60k visitors, Sulphur Springs, Texas 120k visitors.
It will be a shitshow - long gas lines and it will overwhelm food places.
If I could go the night before to the family farm (dead center of the total eclipse) and leave the next day, I'd do it. I can drive there from where I live without refueling. Not worth the risk.
It will be a shitshow - long gas lines and it will overwhelm food places.
If I could go the night before to the family farm (dead center of the total eclipse) and leave the next day, I'd do it. I can drive there from where I live without refueling. Not worth the risk.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:32 pm to pioneerbasketball
When hundreds of thousands of people drive in, rent a room for a few nights, all at the same time, and all those hundreds of thousands need to eat and refuel their vehicles, yeah it might put a bit of stress on the local economy.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:32 pm to CAD703X
Nashville is surely more well equipped to deal with it than some of these places in Bumfrick, Arkansas. I know it's going to be a mess that week here 
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:34 pm to Hogwarts
all for something that lasts about 2 minutes. 
the real fun comes when you completely miss it due to a passing cloud
that happened to a ton of people here in nashville.
the real fun comes when you completely miss it due to a passing cloud
that happened to a ton of people here in nashville.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:40 pm to CAD703X
Carbondale, IL was the main place TV camera set up for the last one. Hotels in Bloomington, IN jacked up their prices 400% since totality is supposed to be as long there this time.
The answer to your question is yes, it's a convenient excuse for price gauging.
The answer to your question is yes, it's a convenient excuse for price gauging.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:43 pm to chinhoyang
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long gas lines
Didn't think about that. Looks like we'll be taking the wife's EV to San Antonio for it.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:46 pm to pioneerbasketball
Glad we secured our luxury bunker space in advance...
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:48 pm to CAD703X
Those concerns are for the smaller population towns in the direct path. Those towns have resources available to support their actual population and many of those places are expecting 100,000 visitors. That can’t be supported by the 2 local gas stations and single grocery store.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:56 pm to pioneerbasketball
My sister in law was talking about plans to travel to see the eclipse.
Has this always been a thing? I never recall any talk of traveling for eclipses. You'd hop out, do the paper trick, check that box and move on.
Has this always been a thing? I never recall any talk of traveling for eclipses. You'd hop out, do the paper trick, check that box and move on.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:00 pm to pioneerbasketball
I was in the direct line of the last one. Cool to see the streetlights come on, but no excessive crowd.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:04 pm to pioneerbasketball
quote:
Is this a scare tactic to raise prices?
No.
Now take the tin foil off the top of your head.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:15 pm to 0x15E
I’ll have my house full of family from La here in Russellville for it. I guess it’s a big deal, but 4 minute eclipse doesn’t sound like it’s worth it, but to each there own
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