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      That’s how it was for me in 2017. The path of totality went right over my house. I took the day off and strolled out to my back yard to watch it. We also smoked some meat and invited people over for a party, which was the most effort in the whole situation.

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    If you waited to start planning until now it’ll be the hardest thing you’ve ever done.

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      Yep. Anyone reading this that was planning on driving home right after - do yourself a favor and find a place nearby to stay the night.

      Last time my 4 hour drive out was 17 hours back home. Gas stations out of gas, no bathrooms, bumper to bumper the whole way.

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    The effort: getting a Visa, booking flights and hotels, taking a few days off work.

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    Except of course, when it’s cloudy. The only eclipse that ever happened where I lived in my lifetime was a total disappointment because you couldn’t see anything.

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      Agreed. I’m not looking forward to it either. I’ll be at work, most people are probably going to call in, and there will be hours of traffic when get off.

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        Best chance I’ll ever have personally. Live in the path, work from home, good time. Plan is to just step outside for a bit, look at it (with protection) then back to work.

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    Niagra falls City has preemptively declared a state of emergency because of how much of a shit show this eclipse is going to be

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      My wife works for the NPS and her old coworker invited us to help out with their eclipse event in Ohio. Apparently they’re already prepping to close all the parking lots and are real worried they won’t have enough rangers.

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    I actually looked up when the next total eclipse passes over my house, and the good news is I’ve only got to live to be about 170 years old.

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    Nuhuh. I tried planning a trip a month ago and everything was sold out and airfare was astronomical. I’m gonna plan a trip for the Spanish one in 2026 a year early

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    Y’all, the article is obviously written for people in the path of totality. You’re not being clever complaining about the cost and hassle of traveling.

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    I can imagine the traffic jams anywhere along the path of totality. It’s gonna be a mess. We already booked a place in the path, but it’s in the sticks and I’m not looking forward to the lengthy drive back to civilization.