TOTALLY GEEKED!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Eclipse

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Lawyerlady wrote:
There was a movie when I was a kid called "Night of the Comet" and Halley's comet was coming and it was a big deal and everyone made plans to be outside and watch, parties, etc. - just like this. Then, when the comet came by, everyone got instantly turned to dust. The only survivors were people who happened to be inside something metal at the time.

That was a cool movie.

Ohfour · Hooker

FNW wrote:
Did I mention that I will be in town with my family and we plan to crash at your place? hehehehe

Come on! It will be a party!!!!

Ohfour · Hooker

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Charge them each $500. :)

That's what G said!!!!

Cheerios4606 · Guru

Crap.

The glasses we got were bad ones. Now we are scrambling at the last minute trying to find GOOD ones.

Domestic Engineer · Guru

Cheerios4606 wrote:
Crap.

The glasses we got were bad ones. Now we are scrambling at the last minute trying to find GOOD ones.

How many were you needing?

Ohfour · Hooker

How do you know if they are bad?

Tinydancer · Guru

If you bought them on Amazon they'll let you know. They found a bunch of knock offs that were not good and are giving complete refunds.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

Yeah, Amazon sent us emails saying they are giving us our money back. I called all over Colorado looking for glasses and finally someone mentioned that the local museum had them for sale. So I took a long lunch and got 4 for the family. WHEW!

Ohfour · Hooker

Hmmm...we haven't gotten an email from Amazon. We bought ours months ago...

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Ohfour wrote:
Hmmm...we haven't gotten an email from Amazon. We bought ours months ago...

Then yours are probably the real deal.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Same here.

FNW · Guru

Am I the only one who remembers using a pinhole viewer in the 70's? I think I'll make a couple this weekend.

TrudyML · Guru

FNW wrote:
Am I the only one who remembers using a pinhole viewer in the 70's? I think I'll make a couple this weekend.

Whoa, whoa. You and crafts are a bad mix.

FNW · Guru

I know, you're right. But I think I'll make a couple this weekend with the boys and run over to their camp on Monday to have a look. (I just received an email they are keeping the kids inside but parents are welcome to come over and let them go watch).

TrudyML · Guru

Ok, you are getting a glue gun for Christmas.

FNW · Guru

HAHAHAHAHA!

TrudyML · Guru

Love you! HAHAHAhaha

FNW · Guru

I'm still laughing over your crafts comment. SO on the mark. But I think I can, I think I can.....

TrudyML · Guru

I was laughing typing it!

Forever Sunshine · Guru

I remember doing those pinhole thingies. I may have to do that myself come Monday. I ran my butt off all over two towns around here and no one has the dang glasses. Only one place actually admitted to having them at one point but sold out. WTH is wrong with this area? Just because we're not in the totality areas is no reason not to have gotten the glasses to see. UGH!

I is sad!

FNW · Guru

I saw they were fetching $45-$50 each. I can make a pinhole thing for about $.05.

TrudyML · Guru

We'll need to see pictures of the craft!

FNW · Guru

I can't find any boxes. If I don't go out and buy new shoes this weekend, I'll just take tin foil, poke a pinhole in it, hold it up, and get a piece of white board for it to shine on.

TrudyML · Guru

Go buy some shoes! Shoot, you need a reward for crafting! Is crafting a word? hahahahahaha

Cheerios4606 · Guru

now they are saying traffic after the eclipse is going to be a 6 hour journey instead of 3 hours. Now we are not so sure we want to go to lake mcconaughy to see it. :(

What would you do if you had a chance to see it at 100%?

Forever Sunshine · Guru

Cheerios4606 wrote:
now they are saying traffic after the eclipse is going to be a 6 hour journey instead of 3 hours. Now we are not so sure we want to go to lake mcconaughy to see it. :(

What would you do if you had a chance to see it at 100%?

If you stay home, what is the viewing percentage of totality for you?

FNW · Guru

TrudyML wrote:
Go buy some shoes! Shoot, you need a reward for crafting! Is crafting a word? hahahahahaha

HAHA. I just saw one made with a cereal box.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

93% https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/denver?iso=20170821

compared to 100% https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/@5696881

-- Edited by Cheerios4606 on Friday 18th of August 2017 03:40:00 PM

FNW · Guru

For only 7% difference, I'd stay home.

TrudyML · Guru

FNW wrote:
TrudyML wrote:
Go buy some shoes! Shoot, you need a reward for crafting! Is crafting a word? hahahahahaha
HAHA. I just saw one made with a cereal box.

The kids want Prada boxes! You are a lame crafter!

TrudyML · Guru

FNW, the crafter!

FNW · Guru

HAHAHAHAHA!

Forever Sunshine · Guru

Cheerios4606 wrote:
93% https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/denver?iso=20170821

compared to 100% https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/@5696881

-- Edited by Cheerios4606 on Friday 18th of August 2017 03:40:00 PM

Yep, 7% difference, I'd stay home too. Unless it's really important to you to see it's totality.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

Well... this is how the difference would look

lake mac.JPG

Cheerios4606 · Guru

Here is a list of the eclipses to come, their paths and whether they are total or partial. I think we are gonna do it. Otherwise the next one crossing the states would be a significant travel time.

www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/list.html

Forever Sunshine · Guru

Oh, oh . . . No. 10 is on my son's birthday in 2024 and the totality should be just about over us. Very cool.

FNW · Guru

Yo, Trudy, I'm making them out of boxes...one cereal box and another choco-pie box. I think they'll work.

FNW · Guru

Trudy! We're ready!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Nice! I hope you had the boys make them with you.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Our school had glasses, but they have been warned by the company that they bought them from that they might be a bad batch. So, now we have to send in cereal boxes for the kids to scramble and make them in the morning before the eclipse.

TrudyML · Guru

FNW wrote:
Trudy! We're ready!

HAHAHaha!

Lindley · Guru

It is hot here, I didn't see the eclipse because I kept the little man inside. I did look out the window to see how dark it was. Little man fell and bumped his head on the corner 😢 he got a little goose egg.

Lindley · Guru

Lindley wrote:
It is hot here, I didn't see the eclipse because I kept the little man inside. I did look out the window to see how dark it was. Little man fell and bumped his head on the corner 😢 he got a little goose egg.

Opps wrong thread sorry😕

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

The eclipse was a tad bit anticlimactic.

FNW · Guru

It got very dark here. I made the mistake of trying to rely on my blind selfies to capture it. It was much better viewing through the pinhole viewer, and I understand even better with the glasses. DH and some of his co-workers went outside and someone there had several pair they shared. DH said it was really cool, then a cloud covered it, and it started to pour rain. A friend of mine near my office said she took some pictures with her professional camera she will upload hopefully today. Her blind selfies looked much like mine.

TrudyML · Guru

Phew, thought FNW was blind!

FNW · Guru

LOL. Just kept my back to the sun, raised the phone up, and snapped away without looking at the viewer. Blind selfie.

TrudyML · Guru

Blind selfie!

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

I should post pictures in the break room of the eclipse. It was...there are no words to describe how amazing the experience was. Yup, worth a 10 hour drive one way to see it.

Well, we only drove 3 hours.