USA Total Eclipse 2017

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Spider John
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Leroy wrote:I'm gonna sit on the porch and crank Bonnie Tyler.
Turn around, bright eyes.

We are going to songwriters festival in Gatlinburg that weekend, and will be stopping around Nashville to see the show on the way back home.

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Anybody jazzed about this? ---- Hell yes
Any plans yet? ---- yes
special glasses? ---- yes
Will Southern IL and So MO be overrun? ---- probably
Baby boom in May 2018? ---- na
Will the nation be a burnt-out barren hellscape by then? ---- possibly

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Going to my gf's parents near Carbondale. Her aunt does some thing at Giant City Park. Then catching Cards-Padres on the 22.

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We're making the drive down and will catch it in Liberty or Kearney or one of the other KC metro cities on the northeast side.

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This eclipse is the 22nd of the 77 members of Saros series 145, which also produced the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999. Members of this series are increasing in duration. The longest eclipse in this series will occur on June 25, 2522 and last for 7 minutes and 12 seconds.
I am having a party for the 2522 one if any of you all want to come over.

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Apparently where we're going near Carbondale is the point of greatest duration. Can't wait to see all the [expletive] weirdos. I'll try to report back with pics.

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St Joseph is supposed to be the place to go around here. I want no part of that [expletive] show. I'm already in the path at my house, but I may wander a little north to a park or something to get a better view.

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Hype is building. Schools and businesses closing. My credit union too- hmm. What's up there?

I'm still doing it low key. I'll fess to Valmeyer IL , not ground zero but in the zone. May hike to a blufftop clearing or stay on the wide open park and ballfield area. Hopefully my wife can get away from work to join. Kids at work and school viewings in the almost full, Stl area

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Charleston is expecting 1.3 million people to come for the eclipse. Every hotel room is rented in three counties.

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Just protect your vision



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