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f3 gas stations this morning and none of them had diesel. here I am towin my mini excavator and I can't get fuel for it. looks like I'm pulling a fuel line off my truck and pumping it out of the tank.
 

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My son just left the Oregon coast. They expect a huge turn out for the eclipse. They are telling all the locals to gas up and stock up on food. That they will be running out of fuel in certain areas.
 

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I think it's a pretty cool event, probably the closest I'll ever get to a totality. But I'm kind of science geek.
 

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Its cool and all, hut I have already had too remove 4 rv from my property in Madras. 1 actually went in my gate.

Trespassing in cattle country can get you shot
 

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I was driving up to Shasta Area on Wednesday. It was like Friday Morning traffic on a holiday weekend. Looked like the whole Burning Man crowd was headed to Oregon. Lots of Hoopty RV's and Cars with everything under the sun packed on top.
 

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I'm certainly not condoning trespassing.
 

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I was driving up to Shasta Area on Wednesday. It was like Friday Morning traffic on a holiday weekend. Looked like the whole Burning Man crowd was headed to Oregon. Lots of Hoopty RV's and Cars with everything under the sun packed on top.

Yep, I can't wait for them too gtfo. The local pd said thqt have issued more citations this week then the last 2 years. you know its bad when the local tow companys won't even answer thier phone.

I am rolling with my ar for a reason, 1st time I have smelled pot in bend was yesterday.
 

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I was driving up to Shasta Area on Wednesday. It was like Friday Morning traffic on a holiday weekend. Looked like the whole Burning Man crowd was headed to Oregon. Lots of Hoopty RV's and Cars with everything under the sun packed on top.

Pray that they don't stay and take up residence. :skull
 

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I forgot to go to OPT yesterday and get a solar filter for my telescope...but it is what it is, ill watch from my driveway with my welding helmet lol, I guess they are closed on Sundays and it is what it is, my fault for actually taking a Saturday off and relaxing.... but yea Im not basing my whole year on this stuff, I am just watching from my driveway and enjoying what I can see of it.:thumbup:
 

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Just turn the selfie camera on your phone on, have the sun at your back, point it at the sun and watch it from the phone.
 

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We were scheduled to have a tracked crawler crane delivered to our site Monday from Portland and were told the traffic will be to heavy to guaranty delivery Monday. I have tomorrow off just by luck, and have zero interest in observing the partial eclipse, who the hell plans their live around these things??
 

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Just turn the selfie camera on your phone on, have the sun at your back, point it at the sun and watch it from the phone.

They are saying it will fry the camera if you do this.
 

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And we will pay for those idots for the rest of their lives because they can't work now.
 

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I'm wagering the news will be reporting an epidemic of eyes injuries from idiots trying to view the thing without correct eye protection.....:skull

The seattle news had an optometrist on who figured roughly 15000 in the seattle area alone would damage their eyes to some degree looking at it.:yikes
it lasts a lot longer than I thought. They say from beginning to end about 2 1/2 hours.
 
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I'm wagering the news will be reporting an epidemic of eyes injuries from idiots trying to view the thing without correct eye protection.....:skull

or wear the eye protection for the whole 2 1/2 hrs & walk around like stevie wonder, into a tree, off a cliff, traffic, a train....... :D:D :rolleyes

hey yellow boat would boating on billy chinook be a good place to view the event ?
 

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I shit you not that the news is telling people "please don't drive with your eclipse glasses on". Really?
 

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Me, I am on my property in madras m25 at the ready. After I found the douche bag hook up too my rv power, (some one cut my gate lock, I am pretty sure it was that ass hole, but no proof) I have been on guard here. I can't wait for this shit too be over and all these people too leave.
 

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About 10:15-10:30 PDT, I know everyone is in Idiot mode, and haters are hating, but honestly we will not see anything like this again or close to it until 2045, and a lot of us will not be here for that....but I get the lunacy that ensues an event like this. I am just hanging with my family at home using a homemade solar filter for my telescope, and welding helmets lol....im not like some of my nutty co workers that took a weeks vacation off to go do this shit...if I take a weeks vacation off, ill be at the river or desert....:D
 

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Oregon is full of hippies, 2nd and 3rd generation. They're into natural events, ganja, dreads and hairy crotches.[emoji4]
Enjoy the eclipse [emoji41]

Sounds like a very interactive event with odors galore....mainly why I am in SD lol! Morning Zig!
 

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About 10:15-10:30 PDT, I know everyone is in Idiot mode, and haters are hating, but honestly we will not see anything like this again or close to it until 2045, and a lot of us will not be here for that....but I get the lunacy that ensues an event like this. I am just hanging with my family at home using a homemade solar filter for my telescope, and welding helmets lol....im not like some of my nutty co workers that took a weeks vacation off to go do this shit...if I take a weeks vacation off, ill be at the river or desert....:D

I think the next one is scheduled for April 8, 2024 and will travel from southwest to northeast.

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Not impressed.

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Ok so the world didn't come to an end, at least the morons have full tanks of gas and more food than they can eat before it expires.
 

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I just got a killer deal on the special glasses that everybody is wanting. Paid $.10 on the $1.00. I got 50 pairs, should be here by Wednesday.
I'm stocked can't wait to use them.

I found mine in a trash can probably 1000 of them free.
 
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