As twilight falls near 10 AM in Eugene...a sidelight
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
Eugene, Oregon
August 21, 2017 12:07pm CST
Yes, it is here and interesting to watch outside (with the right glasses) or on TV. A couple of interesting things are that: Our credit union is not opening until noon today so employees can view the eclipse with family and also that our local Trader Joe's is closing from 8:45 until 11 AM so its employees can watch without distraction.
I wonder how many businesses across the country are doing this for employees? It is a pretty nice thing!
Got a lot cooler now with the sun almost gone!
16 people like this
14 responses
@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Aug 17
I was thinking of you as I know you are in a prime spot! I don't know if they are doing that for employees here (Los Angeles), but the kids are locked up in their classrooms . . . our district is keeping everyone indoors for safety reasons.
2 people like this
@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Aug 17
@JamesHxstatic Oh yah, some kids did skip school. Some of my son's friends went to one of the local libraries as they had a solar eclipse party. But I know the teachers were going to livestream the eclipse from the classroom (not the same, but at least seeing it). Going to Griffith Park would have been cool, but it was probably packed.
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Aug 17
@much2say It no doubt was. Great spot!
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Aug 17
I hear that a lot of kids skipped school to see the eclipse. Watching CBS at Griffith Park just now.
1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
21 Aug 17
Oh I am sure a lot are closed here too James.
It has started here at 10:23..we are the time difference from you of course we are Mountain Time.
The peak of it here will be 11:46 at 93 percent..it is already like dusk here too.
2 people like this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Aug 17
How much cooler did it get there? We dropped about 15 degrees.
2 people like this
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
21 Aug 17
@JamesHxstatic It didnt drop only a few degrees..we are still at 80F. Mile High City we are high up.
2 people like this
@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
23 Aug 17
@JamesHxstatic It's an event that most people will only witness one time in their life, a lot better than give people a day to see a match of football.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Aug 17
I had no idea that businesses did that sort of thing until now. Very nice!
1 person likes this
@sallypup (57821)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Aug 17
@JamesHxstatic The company that she now works for sounds totally with it as far as how to treat the peons. My eclipse experience here wasn't much to write home about. My living room got dark, the outside had more shadows and it was a tid bit darker but not much to holler about.
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Aug 17
@sallypup Oh well, there will be more, whether we are here or night.
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Aug 17
Great idea, I hope they have cold drinks.
1 person likes this
@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
21 Aug 17
It hardly got dark here and it was supposed to be 90% here.
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Aug 17
We had deep twilight for a bit.
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Aug 17
@RichardMeister It is still customary in some cultures to stay indoors and avoid the whole thing. It is seen as a bad omen. (Reminds me of that friend you mentioned).
1 person likes this
@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
22 Aug 17
@JamesHxstatic When I was a kid I can remember an eclipse where it got very dark. Everyone stayed in the house and all the drapes were pulled so no one could look at the sun but we had to turn the lights on. I was working inside during the 1979 eclipse so I don't remember how dark it got then since the lights were always on in the building.
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Aug 17
I can never sleep that late. Maybe I can't stay up as late as you do though.
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Aug 17
@teamfreak16 Oh I do. Light and noise makes it hard.
1 person likes this
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
22 Aug 17
@JamesHxstatic - It has been a long time since I've slept that late, believe me.
1 person likes this
@changjiangzhibin89 (16531)
• China
22 Aug 17
Those businesses did the right thing,after all ,the solar eclipse there was once in a blue moon.
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Aug 17
That is a great way to put it!
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Aug 17
We were at 99+% here, so had pretty deep twilight. It was really interesting.
@jillybean1222 (6408)
•
25 Aug 17
several places closed around here, canceled classes, etc. a couple places i know didn't close, but they watched it together as a company. it was amazing to see. beautiful
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Aug 17
Yes, it really was. Were you in the path of totality?
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Aug 17
I was glad to see that posted in TJ's yesterday. Clouds?
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Aug 17
It was nice an surprising to hear.
1 person likes this
