Total Eclipse

[Younggun]

Talked to a business owner in Waco. Theirs wasn’t effected, but all the restaurants over staffed and had lower than normal business if anything.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Oh, and the drive there was smooth sailing, but damn the drive home was crazy. MF's can't drive for chit. Everybody was driving like their hair was on fire. I found a big tractor trailer cruzing about 65mph, fell in behind him and we just cruised home.

 

[paknheat]

Family and I traveled to Brady to see it. 3hr drive. Pretty country down that way. Happy we did it. My 10yr old was astonished by it and my wife totally freaked out and got some really good pictures. It was a good day. It was actually a very emotional experience being there and seeing it with my family.

God's creation and power always leaves me in wonder.

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That’s a great story and thanks for sharing.

Been a good while since I’ve been to Brady, need to go back sometime soon.


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[FireInTheWire]

That’s a great story and thanks for sharing.

Been a good while since I’ve been to Brady, need to go back sometime soon.


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That part of Texas sure has more opportunities for vegetation than where I'm at. lol. And it's not very populated... which is a plus. I grew up with trees and grass. So, I get sentimental sometimes being around it. But then summer humidity comes and I'm like "nah piss on it! I'll keep my arid location."

 

[Younggun]

That part of Texas sure has more opportunities for vegetation than where I'm at. lol. And it's not very populated... which is a plus. I grew up with trees and grass. So, I get sentimental sometimes being around it. But then summer humidity comes and I'm like "nah piss on it! I'll keep my arid location."

Pretty bad when you enjoy Brady for the lush vegetation…

 

[alterspaces]

I went to Kerrville for the eclipse, and so did everyone and their mom. The clouds eclipsed the eclipse... literally 10 min before totality a ton of clouds rolled in. The hour before that, there were patches of sky visible and it gave us hope. It was really disappointing that we saw the corona for maybe a split second and then gone, all covered with clouds. Then the area went dark, which was super cool, like totally nighttime status, street lights went on and stuff, for 4 minutes, and then it was light again as normal. I left within 10 minutes of totality and that was a big mistake. I should've just went to Starbucks and surfed the web because it took 3 WHOLE hours to drive back to San Antonio, only 50 miles (on the 10, totally packed). I took a 2-hr break and by then, no more traffic to Corpus Christi... Meanwhile my friends in Dallas saw the total eclipse lucky... makes me feel like I didn't try hard enough.

I talked to a few people with equipment, some from Houston, some from Florida. I feel sorry they traveled all this way with their extremely fancy gear, telescopes-synced to earth rotation, all sorts of camera gadgets, gimbals, and tripods... all for a cloud-covered eclipse in Kerrville, when Dallas would've given them the results they wanted.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Pretty bad when you enjoy Brady for the lush vegetation…

It's all relative...

 

[TheDan]

 

[FireInTheWire]

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Some people really need to stay off social media

 

[deemus]

Cute family FITW, and yes, it did look like that. But as it turns out I have slightly more than half a brain.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Cute family FITW, and yes, it did look like that. But as it turns out I have slightly more than half a brain.

Thank you, deemus. I am thankful for them.

 

[Eastexasrick]

It's all relative...

Indeed, I have spent a lot of time in and around the Brownwood, Brady, Eden, Menard, Mason area. I find it ruggedly beautiful.
Brady is just a few miles from the geographic center of this great State. Interesting marker on the exact spot out on 377.
Those who chose to denigrate the area, or the vegetation, can sit on a sharp stick.

 

[no2gates]

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Must be a Biden science advisor.

 

[alterspaces]

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I got pics like this too, the extra eclipse is just glare and lensflare. If you think about it, it's not even possible to see the eclipse at the spot pointed to in the picture, you see extra thick grey cloud cover.

 

[innominate]

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I like how she does not explain why it was dark for 2 minutes.

 

[Coiled]

Is there a difference?





I didn't think so.

 

[FireInTheWire]

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Is there a difference?





I didn't think so.

My dic* is way bigger than theirs...

 

[kpg4923]

It was totally awesome. The skies in Temple were partly cloudy but if anything it added to the experience. Of the 4 minutes of totality we probably saw 3:30 with no clouds.

I was happy to experience it for sure and probably worth a trip to see though I wouldn't go too far out of my way. People coming from all over the world.....that was a little crazy. There was an asian family in my tacqueria the next morning that i'm sure flew halfway around the world for it. I bet that dad was pretty nervous looking at the forecast. Haha. I am happy for them that they got to see it.

 

[TheDan]

I was thinking I should buy some property along the path of the next one, but looks like I already did 20 years ago.

Will have 5min of totality. Gonna setup some yurts and list them on whatever the ABnB of 20y from now is

 

[caliburn]

At work some kids were trying to see the eclipse through the clouds. I felt bad that they couldn't see it so I used my duty flashlight and they were so excited, " I see it! I see it!" Then one kid took off the glasses and said he got scammed... they all wanted to see the fake eclipse and they learned a new word that day... "conspiracy" ... but eventually they got to see the real eclipse and know the difference between fake and real. Although one adult there still thought the flashlight eclipse was real...