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  1. ice1972
    Actually while I'm sitting at MSP Instarted planning a diversion to Oregon by reroute for through Reno....Reno cuz it was the closest place with cars available.....then I called Delta to reroute me.....$929....ya click
  2. ice1972
    But an pretty much locked in....fml....rookie eclipse chaser lol
  3. ice1972
    Extremely irritated by the forecast.....tiny window is shrinking by the hour
  4. ice1972
    Gonna bing on Breaking Bad for the air travel.....so great
  5. ice1972
    Fella when do you board? Gotta say TSA at 4:40 in the morning is a breath of fresh air....
  6. ice1972
    Word.....I'm looking for land in Montana to buy for the one in 2044....lol
  7. ice1972
    Those cloud maps suk.....period
  8. ice1972
    Here at Logan now....and yes it's torture....lol Actually I read the boarding pass wrong....boards at 5:10 not wheels up at 5:10....departs 5:50.....FML could have slept another 30 min
  9. ice1972
    That's pretty sweet.....
  10. ice1972
    I started ignoring those cloud panels on Wednesday....they're like NAM clown maps
  11. ice1972
    Haha that's great.....centered right over my target in NE.....
  12. ice1972
    The marathon begins tomorrow morning....up at 3.....wheels up at 5:10....
  13. ice1972
    Lol....even back then some were meh about it....nothing ever changes
  14. ice1972
    Right on....but what's the 12z GFS cloud cover panel say?
  15. ice1972
    How long? 3+ minutes?
  16. ice1972
    All I want to get is a few shots of the 360 sunrise/sunset.....and a selfie with the black hole in the sky behind me.....other than that I will just take it in.....just finished packing....not checking baggage....I have downloaded detailed eclipse state maps and I downloaded the whole plains/upper Midwest section of the country to my iPad that I can use offline.....Google Maps.....it behaves just like it was online....I've packed a small umbrella for shade on the ground....a towel....lol
  17. ice1972
    Really nervous about traffic in and out of these little 2,600 pop towns in NE.....anywhere really in the path.....probably will leave at like 2am or 3am from Omaha....love spending $130 for 6 hrs sleep lol
  18. ice1972
    I go between second guessing my target and accepting that I should just enjoy the whole trip and the eclipse whatever the conditions....it's the only eclipse you got
  19. ice1972
    So of AMWX members will I be the furthest west? First to put eyes on this beauty?
  20. ice1972
    Oh wait I got the shading backwards.....IDK....NE down into MO looks fine.....it doesn't have to be 100% clear.....you just need 2.5 min of clear.....the sun is like 0.02% of the sky.....final assessment SundH night....good luck everybody
  21. ice1972
    Also the almost new moon is passing by the sun now .....I tried to find the sliver by couldnt
  22. ice1972
    Anybody believe that's what it's gonna be like in Casper? Lol.....I hate that cloud cover map
  23. ice1972
    Flight leaves early tomorrow out of Logan.....pick up car at MSN then drive to Omaha.....will assess forecast early Monday morning it target is still central NE NW of Grand Island......I hope that's NW enough - I don't want to keep going west.....puts me further from hotel room in Iowa City.....lol these travel plans....
  24. ice1972
    I'm headed to Ravenna NE.....not far from Beatrice....good luck man...
  25. ice1972
    Ya good luck man...you going towards De Soto? Right on center line.....if you have to bail on that would you try to blow through IL and set up in KY? I just think the southern IL situation is gonna be crazy....good luck
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