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Preparing for the eclipse!!
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Posted on 08/19/2017 12:06:21 PM PDT by djf

OK!

I am getting ready to drive the 200 miles or so south towards Salem/Eugene Oregon.

I figured it's also a good time to test my survival skills, somewhat lightly.

So far I have packed: three cans of Chef Boyardee, three cans of sardines, two cans of Dinty moore stew. Forks and knives and spoons as well. A garbage bag for the empty cans. My three cameras, well, two cell phones and an older Vivitar camera.

I have an extra gallon of gas in my trunk, plus oil and ATF.

Anything else? Any hints/tips?


TOPICS: Astronomy; Travel
KEYWORDS: prepper; preppers; solareclipse
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To: mass55th

Thank goodness some are ignoring it.

Less traffic.

Wyoming honors Colorado concealed carry permits so no worries there.


101 posted on 08/19/2017 2:15:41 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (CNN IS ISIS.)
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To: 11Bush

The sign described in Rev. 12 is supposed to happen on the 23rd. Whether anything else happens, I really don’t know.


102 posted on 08/19/2017 2:15:48 PM PDT by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: InterceptPoint
I'm using a welders shield.
103 posted on 08/19/2017 2:20:23 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: Original Lurker

Then you must love spam, spam, egg bacon spam spam spam and spam?


104 posted on 08/19/2017 2:21:46 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: djf

Totality is two minutes, the entire thing is a couple hours.

Research what happens, shadow bands, Baileys Beads, diamond ring, corona. Lots of stuff.

We stopped for dinner. Heading from MD to SC


105 posted on 08/19/2017 2:46:13 PM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: djf

I have a number 14 arc welder’s filter I’m going to use to look at the sun. I’ll get roughly 83 percent coverage by the moon where I live.

Incidentally, I think the Great Eclipse Migration of 2017 will turn more heads than the eclipse itself.


106 posted on 08/19/2017 2:48:56 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Great Eclipse Migration prepper PING!


107 posted on 08/19/2017 2:50:15 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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To: djf

Add a telephoto lens. Otherwise the sun will just be a bright dot in the picture.


108 posted on 08/19/2017 2:51:13 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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To: fwdude

There is partial coverage over the entire Lower 48. I hope you’ll be able to see something.


109 posted on 08/19/2017 2:54:02 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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To: djf

Water. Glasses approved for viewing toilet paper.


110 posted on 08/19/2017 2:56:13 PM PDT by Mysonsrdoctors
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To: HokieMom

Wow!


111 posted on 08/19/2017 2:58:13 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: jmacusa

Yes!
Spam, bacon, kimchi, mayo,
salted cuke slices, and Cuban sammich bread .

Cuban bread recipe (my recipe).

2 cups flour (bread or unbleached - but plain works, too)
2 tsp yeast
2/3 cup water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

Mix it up.
Let it rise for an hour.

Roll it out using a rolling pin and shape like a blimp.
Tuck the ends in like you’re making a jelly-roll.
Let it rise until doubled in size.

Bake for 25+/- minutes @ 425.


112 posted on 08/19/2017 3:19:08 PM PDT by Original Lurker
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To: Original Lurker
Thanks for the recipe. I'll see if my wife can do it. She's pretty good at stuff like this. Me I like spam egg sausage bacon and spam. It ain't got much spam in it!
113 posted on 08/19/2017 3:23:12 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: kaila

Sometimes....the world is your toilet.


114 posted on 08/19/2017 3:41:02 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: djf

If you’re going to Salem/Eugene, be sure all your shots are up to date.


115 posted on 08/19/2017 3:47:14 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer)
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To: blueunicorn6

Lol!

Well it was in Salem that I came up with my last invention, not quite perfected yet.

The kneepad/brassiere is still in development!


116 posted on 08/19/2017 3:57:09 PM PDT by djf ("She wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find in a second hand store..." - Prince)
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To: djf

You’re going to Salem/Eugene?

Be sure to take a live chicken, a xylophone, 3 cotton balls and some prunes.

That is the ONLY way you’ll get out of there after the eclipse.

Don’t ask me how I know.

The horror.....the horror.....


117 posted on 08/19/2017 4:00:12 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer)
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To: djf

Do you need any help with design?

I’m kind of an engineer.

Well, actually, I’m not, but I have a calculator.

It needs batteries, though.

I guess maybe you better go on without me.


118 posted on 08/19/2017 4:04:20 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer)
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To: McGruff

You’re so vain! You probably think this post is about you. Don’t you?


119 posted on 08/19/2017 4:43:08 PM PDT by DocRock (And now is the time to fight! Peter Muhlenberg)
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To: Inspectorette

Same in Tillamook. There are however very full campgrounds and lots of overflow camping up here. I suspect 101 will be nuts very early in the morning on Monday. It’s one of those “it’s quiet, too quiet” moments.


120 posted on 08/19/2017 5:16:00 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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