Ditto on that.
GingisK: If one is well inside the path of totality, like I was a few hours ago, and the atmosphere is reasonably clear, it is QUITE an experience.
All: This Asst. U.S. Attorney could well have had a few thousand dollars, much of it non-refundable, tied up in his trip. Accomodations’ cost in locations along the path of totality were nearly off the charts. So... I kinda don’t blame him for trying...
Plus there are no guarantees for any of us that we'll be around seven years from now at the next cross-continental total eclipse.