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Post by mookie on Aug 21, 2017 12:50:56 GMT -6
We could see it pretty decently where I was in between the breaks in the clouds. That was cool. Just have to wait 7 more years for the next one.
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Post by llamaoftime on Aug 21, 2017 12:51:33 GMT -6
it was cloudy here but luckily caught it between the clouds a few times, some of my coworkers had the glasses. it was about 65% coverage here. It was really cool, glad I saw it. And I'm glad someone here had the glasses
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Post by andrewvb on Aug 21, 2017 12:55:17 GMT -6
good thread here
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Post by irvred on Aug 21, 2017 12:56:56 GMT -6
'Roundies'
Huh.
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Post by Kamera on Aug 21, 2017 12:58:54 GMT -6
Reminded me of that Twilight Zone episode where the entire world was covered in darkness because of all the hate that existed.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 13:00:56 GMT -6
My dog started pacing around the back patio when the eclipse was it's peak over here.
Overall it was much more interesting than expected (the eclipse, not the dog pacing). Glad I picked up some glasses.
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Post by doso on Aug 21, 2017 13:47:51 GMT -6
Only 71% blockage here in New York, but at 2:45pm it was noticeably darker than it would have been otherwise on a day with few clouds. My cereal box pinhole viewer worked reasonably well. I would really like to see the total eclipse in 2024 - maybe a jaunt up to Plattsburgh.
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Post by sleeping on Aug 21, 2017 14:01:22 GMT -6
I thought Josh Ritter and Jason Ritter were the same person until about a week ago and i realized I've likely confused people in every conversation I've had bout the show parenthood. Soooo when I read this post I thought I knew who Jason Ritter was and it turned out I was thinking of Jason Reitman. |
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Post by zircona1 on Aug 21, 2017 14:22:25 GMT -6
100% totality here. It was pretty freaking cool, it got twilight-dark.
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Post by mookie on Aug 21, 2017 15:22:47 GMT -6
I thought Josh Ritter and Jason Ritter were the same person until about a week ago and i realized I've likely confused people in every conversation I've had bout the show parenthood. Soooo when I read this post I thought I knew who Jason Ritter was and it turned out I was thinking of Jason Reitman.  |
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Post by sick2b on Aug 21, 2017 19:40:53 GMT -6
Move to Japan  I would love to if it were that easy... currently looking at ways to get out there in some significant capacity in the next few years tho. Cool - I hope you'll indeed make it happen  |
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Post by sick2b on Aug 21, 2017 19:41:50 GMT -6
We could see it pretty decently where I was in between the breaks in the clouds. That was cool. Just have to wait 7 more years for the next one.Yeah, can't wait till THAT one - and a truly full coverage up North where I live. At 61% max (what we got), the sky barely changed color  |
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Post by alady on Aug 21, 2017 20:17:19 GMT -6
That was actually much cooler than I expected, everyone at work watched. They had a little party with moon pies and sun chips  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2017 6:58:17 GMT -6
Got a new car last night! Only took me 4 hours at the dealership. Ugh.
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Post by Kamera on Aug 23, 2017 7:23:01 GMT -6
Did they offer juice, coffee, or donuts while you were there?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2017 7:36:52 GMT -6
None of the above. I would have taken a donut.
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Post by Pale Hose on Aug 23, 2017 8:50:20 GMT -6
Did they try to upsell you on getting the true coat?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2017 8:53:17 GMT -6
They did not!
They did try to sell me a basic maintenance package that according to the sales rep would save us $700 but somehow added an extra $2k to the cost.
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Post by doso on Aug 23, 2017 10:06:06 GMT -6
Got a new car last night! Only took me 4 hours at the dealership. Ugh. Congrats! Let's see a pic when you get a chance. |
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Post by claypoolfan on Aug 23, 2017 13:26:18 GMT -6
Whoa what happened to the AV Club site?
I mean I'm used to Deadspin but I really liked the old site too...
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Post by Kamera on Aug 27, 2017 16:50:21 GMT -6
Successfully transferred all playlists, songs, and followers from my Facebook-linked Spotify account to a new, non-Facebook-linked Spotify account.
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Post by irvred on Aug 27, 2017 17:19:42 GMT -6
Whoa what happened to the AV Club site? I mean I'm used to Deadspin but I really liked the old site too... They started using KINJA, which blows and looks blowy. |
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Post by zircona1 on Aug 27, 2017 20:44:48 GMT -6
Yeah, I don't like the new AV Club site either.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 8:12:20 GMT -6
I found out this weekend that two of my great grandparents were born in Romania, so that's news. Also a ton of family members beyond that that we do not know anything beyond their name.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 8:26:55 GMT -6
I found out this weekend that two of my great grandparents were born in Romania, so that's news. Also a ton of family members beyond that that we do not know anything beyond their name. Related to this, I decided to do a two week trial of Ancestry.com. It's kind of nuts how much information you can learn - I found my grandpa's WW1 registration card from 1918 and a census from 1910. Also found obituaries for some relatives on my mom's side that suggests I should never step foot near a farm. One died falling down a silo and another died in a tractor accident. |
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Post by neader on Aug 31, 2017 8:59:00 GMT -6
I found out this weekend that two of my great grandparents were born in Romania, so that's news. Also a ton of family members beyond that that we do not know anything beyond their name. Related to this, I decided to do a two week trial of Ancestry.com. It's kind of nuts how much information you can learn - I found my grandpa's WW1 registration card from 1918 and a census from 1910. Also found obituaries for some relatives on my mom's side that suggests I should never step foot near a farm. One died falling down a silo and another died in a tractor accident. Yeah it is crazy. I was able to trace when my ancestors made it over here. I can't find it now but I went down the rabbit hole for like 3 hours one day at work and one of my ancestors was named Fredrich Willhelm Klippert III or something extremely German like that. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 9:05:46 GMT -6
I've been able to go about 6 generations back on my mom's side. The spelling of my last name has changed 4 times in the last 100 or so years, too.
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Post by neader on Aug 31, 2017 9:22:35 GMT -6
Yeah we went from klippard to klippert to clippert because of you racist Americans hating on my German Nazi ancestors.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 11:24:17 GMT -6
ugh didn't piece together that it's the first friday of the month and my car is definitely parked on the wrong side for street sweeping.
damnit damnit damnit
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Post by teekoh on Sept 1, 2017 11:29:26 GMT -6
I've gotten a handful of tickets because of that. At least it's not the most expensive ticket.
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