The Great American Eclipse - Aug. 21, 2017

[Bo Diddley]

I saw an eclipse when I was a kid and it was underwhelming. Am I the only one who doesn't give a crap?

I agree it's pretty lame. I saw one when in Nicaragua 2005. It was somewhere 80-90%, and very underwhelming. Maybe if it was 100% and lasted for a few minutes, that might be pretty cool.

But it's significant enough that our branch president out here made an announcement in church highly encouraging us to see it, because it's a "once in a lifetime event". So I think I better not pass it up.

[Northwestcoug]

Sorry. I am going to be fishing in Alaska.

Waaaaaaay outside of the path of totality, bro. So sad you don't get it.

[Jeff Lebowski]

You guys should have listened to the tirade Mrs. NWC gave this am concerning those who don't give a crap. The eclipse is a HUGE affair. If you can't see how it throws into sharp relief man's insignificant place in this universe, then she would rather not associate with you on social media.

I'm really hoping it's as awesome as she hopes it will be. I don't want to deal with the let down.

Sorry. I am going to be fishing in Alaska.

[Northwestcoug]

You guys should have listened to the tirade Mrs. NWC gave this am concerning those who don't give a crap. The eclipse is a HUGE affair. If you can't see how it throws into sharp relief man's insignificant place in this universe, then she would rather not associate with you on social media.

I'm really hoping it's as awesome as she hopes it will be. I don't want to deal with the let down.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I saw an eclipse when I was a kid and it was underwhelming. Am I the only one who doesn't give a crap?

Nope.

[Shaka]

I remember that 1984 one and it was impressive to me at the time. I thought it was a total eclipse, but apparently not? Wikipedia says last total eclipse viewable from the mainland US was in 1979. I'm irrationally interested in experiencing the zone of totality, but's the minimum drive for us is about 11 hours to somewhere in South Carolina. So we'll probably have to skip it and hope we are closer to the path of the next one in 2024.

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That's the eclipse to which I'm referring. I even built a little gizmo made out of a box which, when you stuck your head inside and aimed it at the eclipse, would project the image of the event on white paper fasted to the other side of the box.

I figure this time I'll take a nap instead.

[Omaha 680]

We'll be somewhere between Orangeburg and Sumter, SC. We're just barely outside the totality zone. I haven't seen one since 1984, and it was really cool to me as a kid, so I'm taking my kids. Luckily, they canceled school for them that day.

I remember that 1984 one and it was impressive to me at the time. I thought it was a total eclipse, but apparently not? Wikipedia says last total eclipse viewable from the mainland US was in 1979. I'm irrationally interested in experiencing the zone of totality, but's the minimum drive for us is about 11 hours to somewhere in South Carolina. So we'll probably have to skip it and hope we are closer to the path of the next one in 2024.

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[Pelado]

I saw an eclipse when I was a kid and it was underwhelming. Am I the only one who doesn't give a crap?

Nope. You're not alone. Lots of people I've talked to are not that worried about it.

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[Shaka]

I saw an eclipse when I was a kid and it was underwhelming. Am I the only one who doesn't give a crap?

[Northwestcoug]

My wife doubled down. I thought I had her convinced to stay in town, where the eclipse coverage is a measly 99.7%. But then she was casually talking to our CSA farmer, whose land is conveniently located in the path of totality, and asking her about just camping there for the night. Although CSA-type people are on the left end of the political spectrum, they are still motivated by money. A couple of weeks later she came up with the GREAT idea of hosting an eclipse party, complete with dinner, breakfast, and a band. All for the low price of $100 a head...

So needless to say that was a short-lived argument. We'll be looking for the most obscure route to head up to her farm on Sunday. It sounds like the band won't be playing now. There are still some fires that are actively burning in the area. And last I heard, there is a forecast of a cloudy morning! But my wife, ever the social butterfly, will be happy hanging out with other people during the eclipse. And of course she'll consider the 500 dollars well spent.

[Mormon Red Death]

We'll be somewhere between Orangeburg and Sumter, SC. We're just barely outside the totality zone. I haven't seen one since 1984, and it was really cool to me as a kid, so I'm taking my kids. Luckily, they canceled school for them that day.

I'm going to Columbia. Hopefully it's not too miserable.

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[wuapinmon]

We'll be somewhere between Orangeburg and Sumter, SC. We're just barely outside the totality zone. I haven't seen one since 1984, and it was really cool to me as a kid, so I'm taking my kids. Luckily, they canceled school for them that day.

[RC Vikings]

Looks like I'm in the 60% eclipse path. Boring.

I'm right in the path but I'm flying out to Chicago that morning. It would be nice to see but feeding my family seems a little more important. I'm hoping everybody is headed north so that the drive to Idaho Falls that morning is doable.

[LiveCoug]

Looks like I'm in the 60% eclipse path. Boring.

[All-American]

We're driving up from Denver to Casper, Wyoming. Here's hoping it works out.