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Spence LSD Guide Picogroup Offline Posts: 8,025 Jeffersonville Pennsylvania USA Gender:	Ok Derreck and maybe a few others... Aug 21^st, 2017 at 9:05am Ok Derreck and a few others it looks like you are near or right in the path of the show in the sky. Sooooooo... Do you think it was worth all the hoopla?
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Tom Roberts Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline Autonerdz Founder Posts: 8,598 Olympia Washington USA Gender:	Re: Ok Derreck and maybe a few others... Reply #1 - Aug 21^st, 2017 at 10:10am We have been watching it here all morning. Close but no corona. We got 95% coverage. Very weird. We had our special glasses. Crickets were silenced and the birds were signing their night songs. Truly awesome.
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Spence LSD Guide Picogroup Offline Posts: 8,025 Jeffersonville Pennsylvania USA Gender:	Re: Ok Derreck and maybe a few others... Reply #2 - Aug 21^st, 2017 at 10:58am Bit of a cloud cover here but still got to see it using welding helmet. Got pictures too. It was kinda cool... Oh well, back to work.
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Reply #3 - Aug 21^st, 2017 at 11:12am

At the shop we got about 99% totality. Honestly, it was WAY cooler than I expected. During the totality, you could take the glasses off and look at it with the naked eye, seeing the "ring" of the Sun's corona. It was very, very cool.

It also got very dark when this happened ... like 9PM dark. Crickets started chirping and all the street lights came on.

I've always been interested in physics and astronomy, so I was excited about this from the start. But I still seriously underestimated how cool it was really gonna be. Definitely glad I got to experience this.

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Reply #4 - Aug 21^st, 2017 at 12:33pm

Derreck wrote on Aug 21^st, 2017 at 11:12am:

At the shop we got about 99% totality. Honestly, it was WAY cooler than I expected. During the totality, you could take the glasses off and look at it with the naked eye, seeing the "ring" of the Sun's corona. It was very, very cool.

It also got very dark when this happened ... like 9PM dark. Crickets started chirping and all the street lights came on.

I've always been interested in physics and astronomy, so I was excited about this from the start. But I still seriously underestimated how cool it was really gonna be. Definitely glad I got to experience this.

Of all days I should of shown up and didn't... UGH!

Glad you had a good time of it budd! Smiley

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K-Mech Senior Member Picogroup Offline I'm an Autonerd Posts: 216 Nairobi Kenya Gender:	Re: Ok Derreck and maybe a few others... Reply #5 - Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 4:10am Jealous. 40 years old and have never experienced it yet!
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Reply #6 - Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 6:28am

K-Mech wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 4:10am:

40 years old and have never experienced

When I was a kid back in the early 90's we had a partial eclipse here. I remember making the little shoebox viewers at school. Definitely not the same as being in the path of totality, which is really amazing. If you ever get one pass near by you, it's worth making the trip to get to see it in it's full glory.

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Spence LSD Guide Picogroup Offline Posts: 8,025 Jeffersonville Pennsylvania USA Gender:	Re: Ok Derreck and maybe a few others... Reply #7 - Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 6:31am I can only imagine the surcharge to hang out with you when the eclipse passed by. I can see why Bob did it a week or so earlier...
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Derreck LSD Guide Picogroup Offline It's getting better all the time... Posts: 2,367 Murray 535 ft Kentucky USA Gender:	Re: Ok Derreck and maybe a few others... Reply #8 - Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 8:25am Spence wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 6:31am: I can only imagine the surcharge to hang out with you when the eclipse passed by. I can see why Bob did it a week or so earlier Yeah, he would have had to TRIPLE his labor rate at his shop to save up enough $$$ for that!
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Jamey Super Nerd Picogroup Offline Learning to Nerd Posts: 816 Ventura California USA Gender:	Re: Ok Derreck and maybe a few others... Reply #9 - Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 11:49am We only got a partial! And lots of clouds.
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Tom Roberts Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline Autonerdz Founder Posts: 8,598 Olympia Washington USA Gender:	Re: Ok Derreck and maybe a few others... Reply #10 - Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 12:50pm I watched the total eclipse here in 1979. I was working at a Ford dealership and we passed around the arc welders helmet. That was the first year for the Fox body Mustang. This time I did my best to persuade Sean to be the event human sacrifice but alas.... he is still here.
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Reply #11 - Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 4:18pm

I did the welding helmet thing yesterday. Grin

I tried to jam my cell phone inside and get a picture, but couldn't get it to work. My head is to big Embarrassed

It was pretty neat. I think here on long island we got to 75%. I tried to buy the glasses but everyone was sold out. I should have ordered them ahead of time. I started searching for them on Sunday for the Monday eclipse. Roll Eyes

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Mick LSD Guide Offline I learn every day Posts: 7,471 Toronto 400ft Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: Ok Derreck and maybe a few others... Reply #12 - Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 7:20pm Tom Roberts wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 12:50pm: This time I did my best to persuade Sean to be the event human sacrifice but alas.... he is still here. Yea but he,s blind as a bat now
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Reply #13 - Aug 23^rd, 2017 at 9:12am

richmunch wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 4:18pm:

I tried to buy the glasses but everyone was sold out. I should have ordered them ahead of time

I heard about people paying outrageous prices for glasses, must have been people who drove in from out of the area.

Local businesses, local radio and TV stations were literally giving the glasses away by the dozen here as early as May. All of us here at the shop got our glasses FREE months in advance, completely covered with the local TV station and a local mattress store's logos, of course.

Even more crazy was the prices people from out of the area were paying for camping spots and rented rooms in people's houses.

My boss's daughter and son-in-law literally rented their house out to some people for 12 hours, for 1000$. I heard stories of other people who rented out single bedrooms in their houses for $1000 a night, and people were paying near or above $1000 for a 20ftx20ft camping/viewing spot in farmer's fields.

Of course all the hotels were booked up months ago.

Crazy...

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Reply #14 - Aug 23^rd, 2017 at 9:33am

Derreck wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2017 at 9:12am:

richmunch wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2017 at 4:18pm:

I tried to buy the glasses but everyone was sold out. I should have ordered them ahead of time

I heard about people paying outrageous prices for glasses, must have been people who drove in from out of the area.

Local businesses, local radio and TV stations were literally giving the glasses away by the dozen here as early as May. All of us here at the shop got our glasses FREE months in advance, completely covered with the local TV station and a local mattress store's logos, of course.

I used my American flag welding helmet. Cool

Derreck wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2017 at 9:12am:

Even more crazy was the prices people from out of the area were paying for camping spots and rented rooms in people's houses.

My boss's daughter and son-in-law literally rented their house out to some people for 12 hours, for 1000$. I heard stories of other people who rented out single bedrooms in their houses for $1000 a night, and people were paying near or above $1000 for a 20ftx20ft camping/viewing spot in farmer's fields.

Of course all the hotels were booked up months ago.

Crazy...

That is crazy! Roll Eyes

Well in seven years it will be a lot closer to me. Actually midway between me and Bob. Just may have to have lunch with him. If not my other spot is a good friend of mine just South of Montreal in a town called Howick. Cool

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