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.
Derreck, glad you had the opportunity to experience the event. I know when we were at your shop there was so much talk of the eclipse in your area and how crazy it was going to be. Was it as crazy as you were expecting?
K-Mech wrote on Aug 22
nd, 2017 at 4:10am:
Jealous. 40 years old and have never experienced it yet!
Maybe it is time to do some traveling and seeing the sights
Come visit the US
I have seen a couple of partial eclipse's in my time. But never a totality!!
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...
You got that right Spence! Them people in Murray know how to charge for their services
But then again... Derreck and I could have done a YouTube video on how to diagnose a auto headlamp issue in a total eclipse and really charge for the service
Derreck wrote on Aug 23
rd, 2017 at 9:12am:
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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Spence wrote on Aug 23
rd, 2017 at 9:33am:
That is crazy! 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.
Actually this would be a great idea! We could get several of the guys together for lunch
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