Holcomb declare emergency ahead of eclipse

[Pepi]

I'm renting my backyard out. Gonna look like Woodstock

Weird how our local gas prices went from 3.39 a gallon to 3.79 yesterday

 

[Super Bee]

The only remotely successful attempts a predicting earthquakes was done relying heavily upon the position of the sun and moon relative to the earth and the gravitational forces involved. Considering we have nothing better to go on to date, it is plausible that there is a correlation there.

I remember receiving a briefing on the New Madrid fault line over 20 years ago and the anticipated destruction throughout the midwest if it were to cut loose again like it did over 100 years ago. Civil engineers have not used the same construction techniques in the midwest which have been used in more earthquake prone areas of the country and our infrastructure isn't designed to stand up to those forces. We were told that if a repeat quake of the same severity were to take place they expected virtually every bridge throughout the midwest to be brought down. Evey railroad bridge, interstate overpass and river crossing. We've got a lot of flat ground so it may not seem like that big of a deal but it wouldn't take long for reality to set in.

Hopefully it's uneventful.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'm renting my backyard out. Gonna look like Woodstock

Weird how our local gas prices went from 3.39 a gallon to 3.79 yesterday

I noticed that. I hadn't even thought of that possibility. Wish I'd have filled up a couple days ago.

 

[Mij]

The only remotely successful attempts a predicting earthquakes was done relying heavily upon the position of the sun and moon relative to the earth and the gravitational forces involved. Considering we have nothing better to go on to date, it is plausible that there is a correlation there.

I remember receiving a briefing on the New Madrid fault line over 20 years ago and the anticipated destruction throughout the midwest if it were to cut loose again like it did over 100 years ago. Civil engineers have not used the same construction techniques in the midwest which have been used in more earthquake prone areas of the country and our infrastructure isn't designed to stand up to those forces. We were told that if a repeat quake of the same severity were to take place they expected virtually every bridge throughout the midwest to be brought down. Evey railroad bridge, interstate overpass and river crossing. We've got a lot of flat ground so it may not seem like that big of a deal but it wouldn't take long for reality to set in.

Hopefully it's uneventful.

Well we could always use a couple new lakes. e.g. Reelfoot Lake. The last New Madrid episode.

 

[BeDome]

It’ll probably be cloudy and raining.

As a totally amateur astronomy enthusiast, I have seen too many times when something interesting happens, visible from locations in Indiana, the skies are too cloudy to see much.

A couple of comets and yearly, late summer meteor showers come to mind.

 

[BeDome]

I'm renting my backyard out. Gonna look like Woodstock

Weird how our local gas prices went from 3.39 a gallon to 3.79 yesterday

I love your rent out the backyard idea. Good luck with that!

I had noticed the price jump in gas, but hadn't thought of the price gouge angle. I hate that.

 

[tmschuller]

So are we supposed to go out and shoot rifles up in the air for this?

Only under water towers and Verizon towers…

 

[gassprint1]

Well crap, i hadn't thought about gas prices jump cause of all this eclipse crap. Shoulda got gas yesterday while it was 329gal.
I dont why people thibk they absolutely have to be directly at some event when it can be watched live on tv. All these people that complaint about the cost of things..and what do these people do.. they go out and blow a ton of money on nonsense just to say.."i was there".. just ridiculous

 

[firecadet613]

Well crap, i hadn't thought about gas prices jump cause of all this eclipse crap. Shoulda got gas yesterday while it was 329gal.
I dont why people thibk they absolutely have to be directly at some event when it can be watched live on tv. All these people that complaint about the cost of things..and what do these people do.. they go out and blow a ton of money on nonsense just to say.."i was there".. just ridiculous

Often times, to still be viewing it on a screen (their cell phone as they take a video of it).

 

[BeDome]

Well crap, i hadn't thought about gas prices jump cause of all this eclipse crap. Shoulda got gas yesterday while it was 329gal.
I dont why people thibk they absolutely have to be directly at some event when it can be watched live on tv. All these people that complaint about the cost of things..and what do these people do.. they go out and blow a ton of money on nonsense just to say.."i was there".. just ridiculous

I'm offering a new selection of Eclispe T-shirts for those types.

Kidding!

I bought a ten pack of sun safe paper glasses a couple of weeks ago from Amazon and that's as far as I am going.

Eclipse thing will still be what ever it will be.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I'm renting my backyard out. Gonna look like Woodstock

Weird how our local gas prices went from 3.39 a gallon to 3.79 yesterday

I suspect its more to do with the summer blend. Im in columbus OH right now and will be driving back today. I'll watch the gas signs and see if I see it spike closer to Indy.

 

[BeDome]

I don't want to blow any wind toward our lazy Governor's sails, but having a few additional patrols commissioned near hotspots with some in reserve to be deployed as needed might be wise.

I'm sure it wasn't his idea.

 

[bgcatty]

All of this? Seriously?

 

[gassprint1]

I suspect its more to do with the summer blend. Im in columbus OH right now and will be driving back today. I'll watch the gas signs and see if I see it spike closer to Indy.

Whenever i checked GasBuddy for prices, southern indiana has always been cheaper compared to nwi. Seems like a 50 to 70cent price difference.

 

[gassprint1]

I'm offering a new selection of Eclispe T-shirts for those types.

Kidding!

I bought a ten pack of sun safe paper glasses a couple of weeks ago from Amazon and that's as far as I am going.

Eclipse thing will still be what ever it will be.

Why not make sirts, I'm sure many plac3s are. The west has their UFO crap, why not indiana eclipse... Years back, i just used my welding helmet. Make sure you didn't get counterfeit glasses. Seen this on the news couple days ago.

 

[Ingomike]

Whenever i checked GasBuddy for prices, southern indiana has always been cheaper compared to nwi. Seems like a 50 to 70cent price difference.

A big area near Chicago has more expensive additives put in the gas, a region summer blend is part of it…

 

[spencer rifle]

You can test your glasses to be sure - if you can see any light besides the sun through them, they are likely not good. We can see fluorescent lights through the bad ones we got from Wish for the last eclipse, in spite of them being marked as meeting the ISO standards. More Chinese lies...

 

[BeDome]

All of this? Seriously?

I tend to agree, but we will have two thirds of the nation's weak, loudmouths feeling left out and wanting "some" bandwagon to jump on.

I don't want to see a tidal wave of puke coming to town either.

There are plenty of similar local talent, already mentioned, finding ways to make money off this.

I'll be happy with relatively clear skies for an hour or so during this event.

 

[LtScott14]

Hmmm, Y2K was a flop. Spent all night waiting for excitement, not. Gov is declaring an emergency prior to emergency occuring....LOL. Places gouging for gas and food, and water, that is an emergency!
Is National Guard going to force those prices down? C'Mpn Hoosiers, stay frosty and keep spare ammo handy.
Next thing are UFO's landing? LOL

 

[gregkl]

Hmmm, Y2K was a flop. Spent all night waiting for excitement, not.

I have a relative that had a job in the IT industry leading up to Y2K. He spent two years traveling to corporations to insure that their computer systems wouldn't go down on New Years Day.

He made good money for what turned out to be a non-event. I'm proud of him.