Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ubiquitous Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Eclipse Emergency Plans? Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 04:30:52 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 36 Message-ID: References: <20240408194523.00007d01@example.com> Injection-Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:36:42 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="82de044e2af3d499279691977535216a"; logging-data="1073047"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18OQC8GyOaP7NyhMh1N1i8Bm5Cqe3JLQCs=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:DDiuN06w9uAaaYfNMFjznkwbw7k= X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.12N (x86 32bit) Bytes: 2765 no_offline_contact@example.com wrote: > The Horny Goat wrote: >> On Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:21:48 -0700, BTR1701 wrote: >> >Well, we made it through the eclipse in L.A. We only had about half >> >occlusion here but as far as a I could tell the effects were >> >indistinguishable from a normal day: mild rioting with a soupcon of >> >cannibalism. >> >> We probably would have had the same occlusion as LA here in Vancouver >> but due to heavy rain it was a complete non-issue here. > >Our forecast called for overcast and the day was indeed quite overcast >for the first several hours. But it started to clear up roughly about >the time the eclipse started. Mind you, I have no idea if it cleared up >in Hamilton and Niagara Region where most of the eclipse watchers were >going. > >So far, there have been no reports of mayhem associated with the >eclipse although traffic might have been unusually heavy down that way. > >By the way, just about ALL of the school boards finally cancelled >school today "out of an abundance of caution". I was finally satisfied >that this was probably the right move given that some students, when >told to NOT look at the sun, simply couldn't be relied upon to obey >that directive. I'm thinking especially of special needs kids who seem >to act primarily on impulses that they have a great deal of trouble >resisting. Even if given eclipse glasses, I doubt they could have been >relied upon to keep them on. I remember there was a total eclipse when I was in first grade but remember not being let outside to see it, it might have been downpouring at the time. -- Let's go Brandon!