"jinx the minx" wrote in message
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Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> On 8/21/2017 5:58 PM, Roy wrote:
>
>>
>> The over-reaction to this natural event by Americans is noteworthy. My
>> reaction
>> to the news of such an event is a big, big yawn.
>> People driving thousands of miles to camp-out for this occurence...big
>> deal...
>> people have too much money to waste.
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>>
>
> IMO, a vacation is never a waste. I'd have taken a week or so with a 24
> hour stop in the patch. I don't like to travel in July/August if I can
> avoid it and had a trip last May.
>
> Better than sex, it lasted three minutes.
>

We drove over 400 miles one way and made a weekend of it. The eclipse
itself was a total washout behind clouds and rain, but we did get a couple
neat glimpses before and after, and the "surrealness" of the total darkness
was an experience. Beyond the eclipse, we had a great time visiting museum
exhibits and taking in local sites and fare for a couple of days. Creating
family memories is never a waste of money. I'm glad we had the opportunity
and means to go.


jinx the minx

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Agreed))



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