On Sun, 20 Aug 2017 19:58:10 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 20 Aug 2017 18:32:20 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 20 Aug 2017 17:45:19 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I just got done watching Dolores Claiborne for the first time. I
>>>didn't even know it was an eclipse movie. That's the extent of my
>>>eclipse celebration, which I had planned on not celebrating at all.
>>>
>>>I really don't think it deserves all the hoopla it's getting.
>>>Bah humbug.
>>
>> sour grapes because you are so far out of the zone?
>
>We're only at 65% here. But even if it was 99.9% it still wouldn't be
>a big deal to me. I can't even fathom traveling just to see it. I've
>already seen a total eclipse. I'd rather sit out all night and watch
>a meteor shower - the one last week barely got any publicity compared
>to the boring eclipse <yawn>. :-)

Ok, we're having an astronomical event off. My astronomical event is
bigger than yours!