really? It was a major blown out of proportion event. He's saying this will be the same. Not hard to understandBregxit said:
You do you keep bringing up Y2K? There wasn't crazy traffic or even the worry of such. Everyone just waited to see if anything broke when midnight came.
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stop being obtuse. It's quite obvious what he meant. you know it I know it everyone knows itBregxit said:Was it really though? There were very legitimate worries as there was a ton of software running very important systems that would have crapped out had thousands upon thousands of programmers fixed date window and format bugs. It could have been a big deal and there was some nervousness when the first time zone hit 00:00:00 but nothing crazy.mpl35 said:really? It was a major blown out of proportion event. He's saying this will be the same. Not hard to understandBregxit said:
You do you keep bringing up Y2K? There wasn't crazy traffic or even the worry of such. Everyone just waited to see if anything broke when midnight came.
Everything going in, out and along the eclipse path is going to be nuts Sunday and Monday. For the people and services living there it will be a major disruption.
stop being a d bag.
Changing our plans. I have a campsite at Garner for Sunday night if anyone wants it for the $56 I'll transfer it into your name/vehicle. Let me know or I'll cancel it this week. Lazurasdc at yahoo
Maybe time to cook a some brisket and hamburgers and sell them along the side of the road .. make some NIL money !
Where are you going instead?
You joke..... But I'm thinking hotdogs, tiny bags of chips, and bottles of water. Time to fund the kids college
Got an invite to a place in uvalde
I am fairly bummed the weather does look pretty ****e I'm almost all of Texas in the path. What're y'all's thoughts on if it's worth traveling for ? What am I to expect If it's thunderstorming? Will we miss pretty much any view of the sun being eclipsed and basically just experience the skies turn dark very quickly for a few minutes?
I think it's worth going. If I didn't have a perfect storm impacting my life I was going to drive 13 hours one way for it. I did 2017.
It's not worth traveling too far for.
I live right in the center of the show and hope to get back from Houston on Sunday so I can watch it but if not I'm not too concerned about it.
I think the crowd estimates are vastly overblown in most places.
I live right in the center of the show and hope to get back from Houston on Sunday so I can watch it but if not I'm not too concerned about it.
I think the crowd estimates are vastly overblown in most places.
The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you never know if they are genuine. -- Abraham Lincoln.
If I were going, I would pick a location away from the areas/cities where you pretty much know people will gather. Those nearer the interstate and major highways will be crowded. Might be a bit of a drive before and after the event, but likely not as much traffic once it is done.
But I am not going, might watch a video someone takes of the eclipse. Might not.
But I am not going, might watch a video someone takes of the eclipse. Might not.
It's worth traveling for. Went to Georgia in 2017 and I'll drive wherever I have to to see this one.
chickencoupe16 said:
It's worth traveling for. Went to Georgia in 2017 and I'll drive wherever I have to to see this one.
I concur. If you are even remotely into this sort of thing, make the effort. I'm not saying I would drive across the country. But, I'll be making every effort I can to be in the best spot possible.
The next one will be in 2033- but you have to go to Alaska to be in totality. After that it's 2045, and the path of totality is Cali, Colorado, Okla, Ark, Miss. Just for some perspective, if you miss this one.
Has anyone started traveling yet? We head to Junction tomorrow morning. Just curious how crowded things are getting already.
I've been stuck in an office the last couple of days but people around Temple are saying the roads are getting busy.
We leave for Houston at 7:30am for baseball and are coming back Sunday night. I'm still pretty confident that the back road routes back are going to be fine on Sunday.
We leave for Houston at 7:30am for baseball and are coming back Sunday night. I'm still pretty confident that the back road routes back are going to be fine on Sunday.
The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you never know if they are genuine. -- Abraham Lincoln.
agsalaska said:
I've been stuck in an office the last couple of days but people around Temple are saying the roads are getting busy.
We leave for Houston at 7:30am for baseball and are coming back Sunday night. I'm still pretty confident that the back road routes back are going to be fine on Sunday.
Report back afterwards and let us know. I'm curious if that is the case!
Where are yall playing?
Scrapyards. We make an annual trip to Scrapyards and really enjoy it. Kids love it. Cheap hotels and good food.
The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you never know if they are genuine. -- Abraham Lincoln.
And beer!
My middle 12U son is there this weekend too.However, I'll be in Louisianan for a basketball tournament for my oldest this weekend.
My middle 12U son is there this weekend too.However, I'll be in Louisianan for a basketball tournament for my oldest this weekend.
Yea we are 12u in the Open.
This will be our third year. They played well last year and made the final. Hoping for a long day on Sunday.
This will be our third year. They played well last year and made the final. Hoping for a long day on Sunday.
The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you never know if they are genuine. -- Abraham Lincoln.
Will do
I'm fact why don't we keep this thread bumped for status updates thru the weekend. I know several of us are traveling or have friends traveling
I'm fact why don't we keep this thread bumped for status updates thru the weekend. I know several of us are traveling or have friends traveling
The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you never know if they are genuine. -- Abraham Lincoln.
Hopefully the Captain knows geography better than you!BwdAg said:
Just retired. Got a free cruise offer out of LA to go through the Panama Canal.
Ship schedule changed to Lolly gag around the South American coast to view the entire eclipse. The boat is giving out solar eclipse glasses.
Guess that makes me a lolly gagger.
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We made it from College Station to Junction this morning with no issues. You can tell all the wineries near Fredricksburg are prepped for large crowds. Porta Potties everywhere!
There was minimal traffic in Kerrville yesterday (Saturday). Breezed through HEB.
Drove from CS through Georgetown, Burnet, Llano yesterday evening. Honestly seemed pretty dead.
Lots of signs saying no highway parking.
Lots of signs saying no highway parking.
Yeah drive from CA to Vanderpool/Utopia yesterday and the roads were DEAD!
I'm on a ranch now with the Houston Museum, so I won't see the alleged hordes until tomorrow afternoon.
I'm on a ranch now with the Houston Museum, so I won't see the alleged hordes until tomorrow afternoon.
Most people I know that had planned to head out of Houston to see the total eclipse have bailed. Not worth the drive to have so much cloud cover and kids missing school for nothing. the kids are probably more pissed about missing a day off than missing the eclipse!
Must be SOME hotel rooms available: we got a ad notice from the Inn on Baron's Creek in Fredericksburg this past week.
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Personal knowledge, they had some scheduling issues and ended up with a bunch of open rooms. Then the weather forecast came out. Probably not an indicator of demand as a whole.
CS78 said:
Drove from CS through Georgetown, Burnet, Llano yesterday evening. Honestly seemed pretty dead.
Lots of signs saying no highway parking.
We did the same thing. We're in Mason. It was probably one of our quicker trips. Even if the clouds cover everything up tomorrow, the bluebonnets are a nice consolation prize.
Watch out for weather tomorrow afternoon. Especially if you are traveling..
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