Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Cryptoengineer Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Re: Worldcons and eclipses Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:31:16 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <20240724215922.5d7a2cc3e82e7818a62c7fe1@127.0.0.1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 03:31:17 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="23df46ac4b044e560eef705607495cd4"; logging-data="2087515"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+bqCJduQRk3/sgy5xDkmf+0w3+wgt5K48=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:PcSfY7L7WYAdBG3qft5k13e5VPE= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <20240724215922.5d7a2cc3e82e7818a62c7fe1@127.0.0.1> Bytes: 2210 On 7/24/2024 4:59 PM, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote: > On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:00 +0100 (BST) > jgd@cix.co.uk (John Dallman) wrote: > >> In article , garym@mcgath.com (Gary McGath) >> wrote: >> >>> The Brisbane in 2028 bid is considering changing its dates from >>> August 24-28 to July 27-31. >>> >>> The reason for this is a total solar eclipse which will happen over >>> Australia on July 22. >> >> I won't be going, but that seems like a good reason to change a date. >> > > They're a bit slow; the eclipse has been forecast for ...,I dunno, ages. > > I started thinking about it in 1999. I did go to see the one last April, in northern Vermont. Hotels were charging extortionate rates, and it was hard finding a Tesla charger. But crowded? The total eclipse covered a vast area, and could be seen from almost anywhere. I had a great experience. The problem came after, when most people decided to drive south right the same afternoon. The 3.5 hour drive to Boston took many 12+ hours. I stayed an extra day, and ran into very few issues. pt