Things I saw today

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Cato

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April 09, 2024, 04:48:59 AM
Quote from: drogulus on April 08, 2024, 07:21:57 PMI prayed to Quetzalcoatl and he brought the sun back from a 93% eclipse. He's famous for that sort of thing. I don't know why people are so down on him.


Praying to Quetzalcoatl is TIGHT!   ;D
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Szykneij

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April 09, 2024, 04:16:44 PM
Quote from: Cato on April 08, 2024, 12:50:13 PMHere in western Ohio we had a total eclipse for almost 4 minutes!

Despite predictions, local birds did not head for their nests or act strangely in any way: squirrels, however, were not seen, even when the sun was at 100%

Of interest was that even with 95% of the light blocked, with 5 minutes to go to totality, things were still fairly bright!

Then, when totality hit, and the sun was only a white glow around the moon, things faraway on all the horizons were lit up in a weird way, but, where our house lies, things were somewhat dark.  And you could look at the eclipse with the naked eye for almost 4 minutes: quite a sight!

I was able to get up to northern New Hampshire to see the total eclipse, and my observations were similar to yours (except the time of totality was shorter). When there was a sliver of sun left visible, it seemed just like a cloudy day. But as soon as the sun was completely covered, it was like someone shut off a light switch.
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Cato

#22
April 09, 2024, 04:40:35 PM
Quote from: Szykneij on April 09, 2024, 04:16:44 PMI was able to get up to northern New Hampshire to see the total eclipse, and my observations were similar to yours (except the time of totality was shorter). When there was a sliver of sun left visible, it seemed just like a cloudy day. But as soon as the sun was completely covered, it was like someone shut off a light switch.


Yes, fascinating, which phenomenon I suppose would be similar to standing on a faraway moon of e.g. Neptune, lit up by a small percentage of the sun (due to distance).   
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

Spotted Horses

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May 29, 2024, 11:02:17 PM
Today I saw a beautifully restored Chevy Malibu, circa 1970, with cool racing stripes and a 350 cubic inch displacement V-8 engine. The smell of unburnt fuel in the exhaust almost made me nauseous. Maybe the good old days weren't so great.

Karl Henning

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May 30, 2024, 06:16:52 AM
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.
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Pohjolas Daughter

#25
May 30, 2024, 10:25:53 AM
Quote from: Spotted Horses on May 29, 2024, 11:02:17 PMToday I saw a beautifully restored Chevy Malibu, circa 1970, with cool racing stripes and a 350 cubic inch displacement V-8 engine. The smell of unburnt fuel in the exhaust almost made me nauseous. Maybe the good old days weren't so great.
The smell, I wouldn't appreciate; however, when I first googled some images (C.M. 1970)...oooh!  Pretty  8)



PD

Pohjolas Daughter

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May 30, 2024, 10:26:31 AM
Quote from: Karl Henning on May 30, 2024, 06:16:52 AMNostalgia ain't what it used to be.
Very clever, Karl!

PD

Spotted Horses

#27
May 30, 2024, 10:49:06 AM
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on May 30, 2024, 10:25:53 AMThe smell, I wouldn't appreciate; however, when I first googled some images (C.M. 1970)...oooh!  Pretty  8)



PD

Yes, that's pretty much it, same stripes, but it was black, rather than red.

When I was learning to drive we had a 1969 Cutlass S, maroon. Not quite as fancy as this one (didn't have the deluxe wheels). Was great accelerating in a straight line. Turning was an issue. I remember once following a school bus and tires were squealing just trying to keep up on curves. Probably didn't notice the smell in those days because my nose was disabled from the leaded gas fumes.



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