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Craig Arko

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August 21st is a double header at guaranteed rate field between the White Sox and the Twins. That's where I'll be, day 1 of 28 days of vacation.

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I will be there, near Salem Oregon. Then breakfast at the local Denny's.

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Well, I live VERY close to peak area, but my wife and I don't have a firm plan yet. There is a tiny chance she's out of town! If she's out of town, I might go to the minor league baseball game that has an event for it. The winery I thought about going to is already sold out, I believe. 

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Glasses for viewing are cheap on Amazon, stock up.

 

I will spend the weekend in St. Louis and trek south a bit to see the whole thing.

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I'll have to take a drive out in the country to see it... There's way too much artificial lighting around my place to see it clearly. 

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We are going to Lincoln Nebraska the day before, then to a viewing site depending on local weather conditions. Figure we could go anywhere from Grand Island to St. Joseph MO.

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the one thing I'm still somewhat successfully holding onto at work during a series of major transitions.....may require me to travel on August 21 of this year......which even if I can stay for the eclipse, might suck, as more than 1MM people from out of state are descending on OR that day....

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the one thing I'm still somewhat successfully holding onto at work during a series of major transitions.....may require me to travel on August 21 of this year......which even if I can stay for the eclipse, might suck, as more than 1MM people from out of state are descending on OR that day....

Part of the reason I decided against traveling for it; going to be nuts.

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Part of the reason I decided against traveling for it; going to be nuts.

 

The cities are basically warning people that emergency vehicles won't be able to get around that day in parts of OR, due to all the traffic...

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Every time I see this thread that Bonnie Tyler song pops into my head ...

Whatever you do, don't stare directly at it. At least not without special thread-proof glasses.

 

Otherwise you'll be hearing Manfred Mann, instead.

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What would really happen if I looked at it for 5-10 seconds w/o special glasses?

The thread? You might develop a strange desire to learn all about General Relativity and Dark Energy. Which can get pretty expensive and time-consuming, lemme tell ya.

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The thread? You might develop a strange desire to learn all about General Relativity and Dark Energy. Which can get pretty expensive and time-consuming, lemme tell ya.

 

uh, no, the eclipse, which I guess I can just google that, brb....

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uh, no, the eclipse, which I guess I can just google that, brb....

~~ ... a total eclipse of the heart ...~~

 

I really can't help it.

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It's cloudy in Chicago. And I don't have any protective eye ware. So, even if the clouds did allow us to see something, I wouldn't be able to look anyway. Can you look for a second without damage?

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It's cloudy in Chicago. And I don't have any protective eye ware. So, even if the clouds did allow us to see something, I wouldn't be able to look anyway. Can you look for a second without damage?

Not worth the risk. Watching the live NASA broadcast is pretty amazing, too. They're going to get a stream from the ISS, too.

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Not worth the risk. Watching the live NASA broadcast is pretty amazing, too. They're going to get a stream from the ISS, too.

Even through clouds and sunglasses, for a second? Guess I won't be risking it.

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