Re: Eclipse Emergency Plans?

On Sun, 7 Apr 2024 19:23:39 -0700, "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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On 4/7/24 5:51 PM, shawn wrote:
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On Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:30:46 +0000, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
 

America Solar Eclipse Warning
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- frequently top up your gas tanks
- charge your electric car
- have a preparedness kit
- items like paper maps, snacks, drinks and cellphone chargers
- have a communications plan
- know where to take shelter if there's an event
- having these conversations ahead of time is important
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All this just for a shadow? Is this just one massive psyop or do they know
something?
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https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1776896328196325376/vid/avc1/320x692/fTTAUbruLPpK8OCP.mp4?tag=14

 
Clearly they are worried about the mobs going mad if the sun
disappears, for fear that the sun will never appear again.

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That's actually one of my favorite conceits from an episode of the
2003(?) "Twilight Zone" series...
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The classic story was one from Isaac Asimov, NIGHTFALL in 1941.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_and_novel)