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^ so yah, why were crowds all going to Niagara Falls where they will milk you for a hotel at $1000/nt. I saw on the news that there were small towns further along in the path, that had 100% eclipse, and people sitting on lawn chair with lots of space, like Belleview, ON. Why not plan to go there instead?
I think Niagara got noticed bcos some US TV show coined it to be the best location in N.America to see the solar eclipse, and then the hype just started building on top of itself.
I'm sure the local businesses appreciated the exposure though.
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I heard an airline had an eclipse viewing flight this year. Don't know what the specifics were, but that would be kind of cool. No worries of cloud cover, but the experience may not be that good. Flight path issues? I have no idea how that works, but I heard tickets were very expensive.
Right after Salem 2017, I promised myself I would go to Halifax in 2024. Wow, time went by waaaay too fast. I've seen the perfect total eclipse. Some people never see one in their lifetime, so I'm kind of good with that. Thanking my lucky stars.
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^ so yah, why were crowds all going to Niagara Falls where they will milk you for a hotel at $1000/nt. I saw on the news that there were small towns further along in the path, that had 100% eclipse, and people sitting on lawn chair with lots of space, like Belleview, ON. Why not plan to go there instead?
Yup.............. when I went to Oregon, I had lots of choices. Was going to go to the coast. Saw tonnes of cars parked on the side of the roads and freeway. I switched plans and went to a Lowes parking lot just outside Salem. Went in the Ridgeline packed with snacks and drinks. Lawn chairs came in handy. It was like a Woodstock thing.......... okay, exaggerating a bit.
Oh, went to the local post office, where I got a few Eclipse postage stamp First Day Covers with cancellation on the day. Special cancellation, too.
BTW, Canada Post has a stamp commemorating the eclipse in Canada. It's available in post offices now.
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Been looking forward this all day, looking forward to watching when I get home from work tonight
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Happens all the time. People are idiots, they don’t take the train seriously. Especially in areas where we cannot whistle. Not all crossings are whistle crossings (Richmond for example) so idiots always try and run the crossings. White rock too… that entire promenade area is no whistle…
I’ve hit a couch out in maple ridge. Fucking springs went everywhere and I had to walk the length of the train inspecting it.
I’ve sliced a few geese out in north van. Then I had to tell a cop cuz apparently that’s against some stupid law
I’ve knocked a bear in the ass on a run to Boston bar
My buddy hit a pack of puppies cuz idiots wanted to take picture of puppies playing on the tracks.
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