Holcomb declare emergency ahead of eclipse

[edwea]

I was told there'd be hundreds of thousands of people here...

 

[BigMoose]

The mooning doesn't start for another hour..

 

[J Galt]

Who says anyone is afraid or scared? Seems like normal preparedness to me. No conspiracy.

Who said conspiracy?

This is not normal - to tell people to stay at home for an astronomical event. #FearPorn

 

[J Galt]

Traffic, busy restaurants.

It’s only an emergency so he can tap into funds for overtime, request mutual aid support, etc. it’s not really an emergency per se.

So......Friday evening (in other words).

 

[J Galt]

Worst end of days ever! (Comic Book Guy voice)

No zombies.

No portal to hell.

No massive crowds.

Not even a bunch of wrecks from people staring at the moon while driving.

The eclipse was pretty cool though. Eerie how everything went dark in the middle of the afternoon. Looked like a scene from a horror movie.

 

[gregkl]

Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool.

Perfect conditions here for it.

Noticeable temperature drop and now back to hot.

I’m glad I took the day off. Watching it with my wife much better than watching it with the folks from work.

Don’t know about traffic since we are at home, but Google maps is all green.

 

[Ark]

Both commutes easier than normal. Where traffic apocalypse?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Who said conspiracy?

This is not normal - to tell people to stay at home for an astronomical event. #FearPorn

I didn't hear anyone telling people to stay home. Quite the contrary. They were advertising all the viewing sites around the state.

 

[Shadow01]

So where was the state emergency that holcome prepared us all for? How long before we return to “normal “?

 

[Ziggidy]

So where was the state emergency that holcome prepared us all for? How long before we return to “normal “?

Wonder if I can return some of the toilet paper I bought…..I got scared.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Wonder if I can return some of the toilet paper I bought…..I got scared.

I still have my Covid stash.

 

[J Galt]

I didn't hear anyone telling people to stay home. Quite the contrary. They were advertising all the viewing sites around the state.

I read into things. You're right. No outright statement to stay home for Indiana that I could find.

In the past, a "state of emergency" I've usually associated with the idea of staying home and off of the roads. It was a Pavlovian response......and carryover from Ohio: . . . officials in Summit County, Ohio warned residents to "stay home," . . .

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/i...-to-state-for-total-solar-eclipse/ar-BB1kTBSc

It is not normal to cancel school and work (for some people) for an astronomical event.

Overreaction. The boy who cried wolf.

Why Gov. Holcomb declared a state of emergency ahead of the solar eclipse

Here's what the state of Indiana is doing to prepare for the influx of visitors.

www.indystar.com

 

[Route 45]

It is not normal to cancel school and work (for some people) for an astronomical event.

It's not normal to have a total solar eclipse. The last one in Indiana was August 7, 1869.

And of course, visible astronomical events generally happen at night. And absolutely none of them rival a total solar eclipse.

 

[Cameramonkey]

It is not normal to cancel school and work (for some people) for an astronomical event.

When you are concerned with student safety (good luck getting them to not look up) because dismissal coincides with the event time.

So they were concerned with student safety due to the timing. If it had happened at noon, they'd issue glasses and make it a field trip.

So stop reading into it. Its only an emergency in so much as they can only get the dollars/aid if its an emergency.

 

[J Galt]

When you are concerned with student safety (good luck getting them to not look up) because dismissal coincides with the event time.

So they were concerned with student safety due to the timing. If it had happened at noon, they'd issue glasses and make it a field trip.

So stop reading into it. Its only an emergency in so much as they can only get the dollars/aid if its an emergency.

You don't get to control my thoughts. I'll read into what I want.

You completely missed the point: that I was admitting to making a mistake and read into things. Amazing that you completely ignored me telling DD that he was right. It seems you also completely missed me giving the back story on why I (mistakenly) read into that. Reading comprehension fail on your part this time.

You also cannot just say the magic word (safety) and have everyone docilely go along with anything.

Normalcy bias is a real thing.

 

[Denny347]

I will say that it was VERY COOL to see, I'm glad I saw it. It has been a quiet evening on the East Side for us. It was ALL HANDS ON DECK but we sent all the extra help home at 5pm, there just wasn't anything going on. I watched it with some of my coworkers and our Chaplain and I could see how this could be a spiritual moment. Almost breath taking when it was at full eclipse.

 

[Bassat]

My main point was in reference to "it gets dark here every day. I see dark every day. Same diff." No. No its not. They may both be meat, but are totally different. You cant say you've had one and so you've had both.

I saw it. It was the single most anti-climactic moment of my life. I was expecting nothing. I got it. In spades. The Sponge Bob episode was way better.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I saw it. It was the single most anti-climactic moment of my life. I was expecting nothing. I got it. In spades. The Sponge Bob episode was way better.

Found your new avatar. LOL

 

[Ingomike]

It is not normal to cancel school and work (for some people) for an astronomical event.

I wasn't around in the year 1205 so can’t help you..

 

[Bassat]

Thanks! Looks like my kinda guy. I bet he is way more interesting than any old accident of orbital mechanics.