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What are your plans for the 2017 total eclipse?

2,129 2,416 August 19, 2017 at 08:43 PM
What will you be doing for the total eclipse on Monday August 21, 2017?

If you see this after Monday, you can still answer what you did that day.
What are your plans for the 2017 total eclipse?
I already live in the area of totality and will enjoy the full experience (4)
18%
I'm planning to travel to the area of totality (4)
18%
I'm in the partial eclipse zone, and will watch from where I am (14)
64%
I'll be outside the partial zone or stuck indoors, will have to watch it on TV/Internet (6)
27%
I'll be making loud noises to drive away the demon bear that's trying to eat the sun! (5)
23%
There's going to be a total eclipse?! I had no idea. (4)
18%
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fsyowad
08-19-2017 at 11:33 PM.
08-19-2017 at 11:33 PM.
PSA...

Just watch it on TV.

It can take up to a year to notice the damage to your eyes if you do something stupid and permanently damage your eyes trying to watch it.
Also Amazon is recalling a lot of their Eclipse safety glasses ....
because they are fakes.

Welcome to civilized society.
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CheapestGamer
08-20-2017 at 05:54 AM.
08-20-2017 at 05:54 AM.
Seeing as how I don't have anywhere I have to be on Monday and it's gonna be 87* and humid here I plan on camping inside in the AC and watching the eclipse on TV.

But if it wasn't gonna be so ungodly hot out tomorrow and I felt like making an ass out of myself in public(more so than usual) then I would be out and about and likely do the second to last option from the poll options for shits and giggles.

Although maybe I will FINALLY get this slim PS3 on it's way to Amazon's trade program as of tomorrow since that's the 'deadline' to ship it out by. So maybe I WILL have to go out in the heat for at least a bit tomorrow.
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komondor
08-20-2017 at 09:03 AM.
08-20-2017 at 09:03 AM.
I was around the the 1970 East Coast one was not really that big of a deal to tell the truth.
I have a training class I need to take online, and Monday is the last time it is offered at 11AM Denver time.
Eclipse peak is 11:45.

Watch it on TV
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Novakingwai
08-20-2017 at 04:13 PM.
08-20-2017 at 04:13 PM.
Might see it. Probably just gonna play games.
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User339811
08-20-2017 at 04:24 PM.
08-20-2017 at 04:24 PM.
Still waiting for Eclipse Glasses price mistake.
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Iaaaiws
08-20-2017 at 09:25 PM.
08-20-2017 at 09:25 PM.
Speaking of Eclipses, what ever happened to Squilly? Scratchchin
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Bright_Eyes
08-20-2017 at 09:31 PM.
08-20-2017 at 09:31 PM.
I am hoping it will not be cloudy, but I have a feeling it will be.
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Zoe Moon
08-20-2017 at 09:51 PM.
08-20-2017 at 09:51 PM.
We're decided not to go to Oregon (live near Seattle) as traffic to the total eclipse areas in Oregon were already causing havoc last week on the roads going into the best viewing areas. Add to that they have several ongoing wildfires throwing up smoke, in or near the area of totality and had to evacuate 400 homes on Thursday in the best peak area. I'll watch it from home which is the 98% area, DH will watch from work as he has a meeting before the eclipse.
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Zoe Moon
08-20-2017 at 09:56 PM.
08-20-2017 at 09:56 PM.
Oregon farmers/ranchers in the peak areas listed their land on Air B&B and other sites to rent out spots in their fields so people could camp and watch the eclipse on their land. Some people even rented campers to drive down for the event!
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Iaaaiws
08-20-2017 at 10:33 PM.
08-20-2017 at 10:33 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
Oregon farmers/ranchers in the peak areas listed their land on Air B&B and other sites to rent out spots in their fields so people could camp and watch the eclipse on their land. Some people even rented campers to drive down for the event!
I heard some farmers even planted grass in their fields instead of other crops to rent them out as campsites. laugh out loud
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mrlaugh
08-20-2017 at 11:18 PM.
08-20-2017 at 11:18 PM.
I'll go look at the partial eclipse from work, but primarily I'll be attempting to stream it on my work computer, plus recording Nova on PBS that night nod
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finzz2dlft
08-21-2017 at 12:05 AM.
08-21-2017 at 12:05 AM.
Planning to watch online. I am in an area where we will see about 88 percent coverage, but I dont have any glasses.
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fbomb1977
08-21-2017 at 12:10 AM.
08-21-2017 at 12:10 AM.
Stream on pc?play games and watch later?hmm. It's no big deal. Seen one before in the 80s in Hawaii.5th grade.But ffs ill be up with a smoke and beer to watch.Blot out the sun.
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fbomb1977
08-21-2017 at 12:12 AM.
08-21-2017 at 12:12 AM.
Quote from finzz2dlft :
Planning to watch online. I am in an area where we will see about 88 percent coverage, but I dont have any glasses.
I don't have glasses either.. thru my 40yrs on earth I've glanced at the sun several time. No more than 2sec. Guess I'll do that.Maybe look at it thru my telescope. I'll wear my Oakleys. Sure I'll be A-OK.just gonna drive around maybe go to the park and see the ducks and shit freak out. End is Nigh
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