eclipse warning

Received a notice from one of our vendors today warning about potential disruptions due to the eclipse next week. Never thought of this being an issue, but different areas are planning for HUGE numbers of people converging into those areas to see it.

We hope this message finds you well. We are writing to inform you of a potential disruption that may affect the timely delivery of your packages to our labs early next week. As you may be aware, there is a solar eclipse scheduled for Monday, 08 April 2024, and while this celestial event promises awe-inspiring views, it also poses logistical challenges as XXXXXX is in the path of totality. We have been advised by local and state authorities to expect widespread road closures and general difficulty with travel in our local area on Monday due to the extremely high influx of visitors hoping to see the event.

If you anticipate having samples sent to us, please plan to have them delivered by Friday, 05 April, or we ask that you please hold and ship on Tuesday, 09 April, to ensure your samples are not delayed in transit and arrive intact.

I think they should reschedule the eclipse for Sunday instead. ;-)

Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest.

Here are talking of Secondary highways around Fredericktown to the Bootheel being impassable in places, hotels are full up all around Cap Girardeau even as inclement weather forecast. Some that usually provide rooms at $85-$150/night are now well over $600 IF can locate one.

Interstate 55 is predicted to be a royal mess as is I-57 in IL in southern end of state. Wife and I will be leaving EARLY to head to my brother's in Jackson MO, he just remarried and has been in this house less than 3 years, time for a visit anyway.

Seems crazy to me but my brother and 2 sisters are flying to Texas for the eclipse.

I will be staying home. Sounds like there will be enough idiots on site without me adding to the crowd.

Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God.

Just wait until the clouds roll in 1/2hr before the 'big event'....

..you'll need earmuffs from all the 'vocal complaints' !!

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Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water

Just east of us about an hour so, it’s the same story. Totality, not sure on the schools, but all hotels, campgrounds, rv parks are booked solid. We will probably head over to our rv that we have at an rv campground a couple miles outside of Lampasses Tx, for a long weekend. The eclipse itself I don’t care two shakes about, it ain’t the first won’t be the last. I just wanna see how ‘off level’ people get on something they have zero control over.

Edited by Lars(wi) - 04 Apr 2024 at 4:53pm

I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science.

For all you that haven't already bought, a FEW tickets for the Eclipse are still available on my web-store... LOL

Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest.

I own a Hahn-Eclipse rototiller, and a Hahn-Eclipse riding lawn mower, can I use them both during the eclipse?

Edited by Lars(wi) - 06 Apr 2024 at 5:55pm

I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science.

BrianC wrote:

Dave, thanks for the right up-font tickets, do you still have the Eclipse flashlights?

Did you sell off your solar system?

Yes, Brian- I DID sell off my solar system, but I downloaded a new one, along with the latest version of Pluto, over the internet.

Jay- if the sun doesn't come back, we've got about 37 hours before the entire earth's surface temperature falls below 32F, and within another 40 hours, the equator will reach -40F... In between those times, Most every place will be subjected to straight-line winds in excess of 200mph as differential temperatures cause incredible convection... and the end result will be very, very unavoidable...

Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest.

We are in Syracuse for granddaughter's volleyball tournament.

The hotel (Marriott) we are staying in is completely full through the weekend for the eclipse. We were told that there is only one hotel in the Syracuse are that has rooms and they are $900 night.

We will be going home today and watching it from our backyard.

hmm, my crystal ball seems to be working, .. I said it'd be CLOUDY tomorrow between 2 and 4......seems the feds agree ! Might even get RAIN around 'the time' !

3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112
Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor)

Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water

Hubert (Ga)engine7 wrote:

I will be staying home. Sounds like there will be enough idiots on site without me adding to the crowd.

Hey Hubert!! Want to come to my house and watch the eclipse? We can turn our vehicles sideways and block Henderson Mountain and give the south east corner of Pickens county a new definition of idiocy

We don't need to do that. There's enough idiocy here to last 3 lifetimes

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Why would you air your dirty (family) laundry on the internet?

I'm making my very rare "Eclipse Tea"! Only happens on rare occasions!

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