I should have a terrific view out our big office windows. Too bad it won't be a sharp line, like they show in the movies. That would be cool to see creep across the valley. At that time of day the sun is slightly behind the building so we should be safe.
Jimmy Olsen jokes're pretty much gonna be lost on you, huh?
Xander ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Aug 17, 2017 3:37:43 pm PDT #15524 of 30002
brillig
Jesse - Aug 17, 2017 3:53:29 pm PDT #15525 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Happy vacation, -t!
My office's glasses have arrived, so we are ready! And the forecast is still clear, phew!
dcp - Aug 17, 2017 4:43:08 pm PDT #15526 of 30002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
tanning bed goggles
No, don't do it.
Hil R. - Aug 17, 2017 5:52:49 pm PDT #15527 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I shared the statement on Facebook, because I believe in the message, but I'm still wincing at the grammar.
meara - Aug 17, 2017 6:05:43 pm PDT #15528 of 30002
I bought eclipse glasses several weeks ago and now I'm very glad I did, since I've seen several people posting on FB wondering where they can still get some!
Still really hoping that despite the already-hyped traffic in Oregon I'll make it to the totality. We'll see. Taking the train down tomorrow night, but the plan is to take a bus back on Monday night (I nixed the 2pm bus, much as I'd prefer to be on it, because god knows if we'd be able to make it TO the bus--we're taking a 6pm bus instead, but I still worry about making it there...and more importantly, how long that bus might be stuck in traffic trying to get home!!
meara - Aug 17, 2017 7:21:34 pm PDT #15529 of 30002
OK, help me out here sarameg, you are the expert here. I've been trying to figure out how worth it it is to try to get the last 15 miles to totality, on Monday. I'll be staying near Portland, and am scared of the traffic reports, and supposedly it's 99.5% coverage where I'll be. But I just read something that said the difference between 99% and 100% coverage is TEN THOUSAND TIMES DARKER. Which...damn. Makes 99 sound boring. Should I risk getting stuck in traffic? (I"m fine seeing it from the side of the road, and would pack snacks and water and gas, but...)
Connie Neil - Aug 17, 2017 7:34:26 pm PDT #15530 of 30002
brillig
the last 15 miles to totality
That is a great title waiting to happen to something.
Gudanov - Aug 17, 2017 7:37:26 pm PDT #15531 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Bother. I do believe the motherboard in my computer is starting to go. I'm getting errors on all three hard drives and things are starting to crash a lot.
Calli - Aug 18, 2017 1:35:38 am PDT #15532 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Well, that sucks, Gud. I guess it's good that you could swap out the hard drives and not lose data, but it'll be a nuisance to deal with.
One of my coworkers ordered a 20-lot of eclipse glasses on Amazon for her 4-person family and shared the extras around the office. I got a pair from her. I'm sure that Monday everyone will be out in the quad trying to get good sight-lines. Things are looking up for the local forecast, too.
And hey, eclipses foretell the fall of rulers, so we can be hopeful on that front, too.
Gudanov - Aug 18, 2017 5:48:19 am PDT #15533 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Well, I'd been thinking of upgrading my computer anyhow. One of the reasons I was thinking about it was some odd instability issues, so I kinda knew it was coming. I do a daily backup so data loss isn't much of an issue. Important stuff gets backed up immediately.