Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: [OT} Niagara Falls declares state of emergency due to April 8 eclipse Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:13:53 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 29 Message-ID: <20240329191353.00001dc3@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 23:13:54 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="93d3bea1a153d621084b729f83e92e25"; logging-data="602951"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18qZhuAHVJfl8564/PbUCleG50VcYis9v8=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:qFBE7/evGJGVjUIApRGnQ+vCDnk= X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240329-6, 3/29/2024), Outbound message X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Bytes: 2503 Niagara Falls has been touted as one of the very best places to view the solar eclipse that will be occurring on April 8. (That area is also one of the only parts of Canada that will be in the Path of Totality, where the moon will completely cover the sun for several minutes.) Niagara Falls, "out of an abundance of caution" - you always know something ridiculous is coming when you hear that phrase - has declared a state of emergency with regards to the eclipse. https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/niagara-region-proactively-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-total-solar-eclipse-1.6827320 Unfortunately, the article doesn't identify any special rules that will be in place due to this "emergency". Will driving be forbidden lest anyone be blinded by being in their car during the eclipse? (Several major school districts are shutting down their schools to prevent children travelling home from school from being blinded if they look out the window during the eclipse.) Will people be inspected to make sure they have the appropriate equipment to avoid being blinded, like pinhole cameras? Will people be fined for looking upwards during the eclipse if they don't have the designated safety gear? By the way, anyone thinking of going to Niagara Falls for the eclipse and staying the night had better bring lots of money! Rooms that are already expensive are going to be MUCH MORE expensive on April 8 on both sides of the border. -- Rhino