2017 Total Solar Eclipse...

[/pine]

What are the odds that some company has or has not come up with the laser technology to be able to beam a client's logo etc...onto the (dark) face of the moon as it blocks out the sun...?

It would be the ultimate in advertising...!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

This eclipse sure is bringing out the stupid in some people.

 

[Jim Shooz]

It's just one of them l'le o'l eclipse thangs...Why all the fuss ???

 

[thepumpguysc]

I live & work in Charleston SC.. The city is shutting down & a state of emergency is gonna be called.. its stupid..
They're expecting over 1 MILLION people to converge on Charleston & surrounding areas.. for 2 days..
MOST of the business's are closed Monday.. I just got my notice yesterday.. WE"RE CLOSED MONDAY..
The only places open will be, retail, food & gas stations..
The incoming interstates will be closed to incoming traffic & a lane reversal will be in effect.. ALL LANES will be going OUT of the city after the "event".. They're expecting cell service to go down & they have 1000's of "ham radio" operators on stand-by..
I live out "in the country" so I wont have to put up w/ most of it..

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wonder how i lived thru the last one, with all the calamity that is going to happen this time.

 

[txdon]

Texas has declared itself a sanctuary state for refugees wanting to escaping the horrid path of the eclipse.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

On FB people are posting to keep your animals inside, because they will damage their eyes as they watch the eclipse. I wonder how many animals decide they are going to look directly at the sun?

 

[Birdhunter1]

I live within a mile of the centerline of the eclipse path and the university I work at is hosting a big to do about this. I hope for the Carbondale, IL the crowds are at least half of what they have planed for, i think it will be a nice shot in the arm for local retailers. As for me I have to work Saturday and Sunday related to this event then I'm retreating to my compound. Its funny you mention animals.... many animal do gooders around here are all about making sure animals are taken care of. I have interviewed my horse twice about the eclipse and her fears and posted it to Facebook and other places.

A real question.. have you ever seen an animal look directly at the sun?

 

[riptides]

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A real question.. have you ever seen an animal look directly at the sun?

Only when all four legs are up in the air and rigamortis has set in.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I believe our animals will be smarter during the eclipse than a bunch of humans.