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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Solar Eclipse
« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2017, 10:14:30 am »
For you Missourah guys:  I saw on the news this morning that a nudist camp in Missouri was hosting a nude eclipse party  :o   
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« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2017, 10:34:49 am »
For you Missourah guys:  I saw on the news this morning that a nudist camp in Missouri was hosting a nude eclipse party  :o
I saw a partial eclipse once. It'd have to be a total and very dark one before anyone would want to see me running around nude.lol. Probably just be another partial for me again not sure how many percent we are here.
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Offline PaulN/KS

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« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2017, 10:41:32 am »
For you Missourah guys:  I saw on the news this morning that a nudist camp in Missouri was hosting a nude eclipse party  :o

Guess that would be a full moon party as well...?  ;)

Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #18 on: August 18, 2017, 08:25:31 am »
We got a message from school last night.  They are letting the kids out of school at noon that day so they can observe the eclipse.
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2017, 10:10:56 am »
I would think the schools would use this eclipse as a learning situation and keep kids in school.
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« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2017, 10:53:35 am »
I thought the same thing Pat. 
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Offline gifford

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« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2017, 12:28:17 pm »
Our local school district declared a holiday and there would be no classes that day. Opinions vary why it was done, one was they didn't want the hassle of keeping track of the young 'uns during the eclipse, another was it is supposed to be family oriented experience, another was that an adjacent district called off classes so our teachers wanted the day off as well.

Offline Pat B

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« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2017, 01:27:32 pm »
Schools are for teaching. This once in a lifetime experience should be included in the curriculum.
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« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2017, 02:35:13 pm »
Maybe they don't want to be sued by the parents of all the "blinded kids".

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« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2017, 02:44:21 pm »
Maybe they don't want to be sued by the parents of all the "blinded kids".
I didn't say it but I was sure thinking it DC.
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« Reply #25 on: August 18, 2017, 02:51:38 pm »
Oh good, there is another cynic on here ;D ;D ;D

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« Reply #26 on: August 18, 2017, 05:04:58 pm »
So the parents have to stay home from work to be sure their kids don't stare at the sun? At least at school they can build up to the event and teach proper safety precautions as part of their education along with the geographic, astronomic, astrological and historical facts and beliefs of such an event.
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« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2017, 06:37:24 pm »
I hear Hopkinsville Ky is 100% and being talked about having150-200K people there to witness.
I'm about 3hrs away to the east don't think I want to get in that mess Hop Town has I think about 40,000 people. it will be a mess.
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Bill you are correct on Hopkinsville,Ky. It's the place that the eclipse will be 100% and all hotels campgrounds are booked from SOMERSET- land between the lakes. I'm 2hrs east of it thinking of driving the family over early that morning. I'm hearing people from all over the world will be in the bluegrass state for it.

Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #28 on: August 18, 2017, 09:25:08 pm »
Maybe they don't want to be sued by the parents of all the "blinded kids".

You are correct.   The school didn't want to be liable if the kids stared at the sun and burned  their eyes out.
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« Reply #29 on: August 20, 2017, 03:42:55 pm »
Have them all sign a paper at a gym hall meeting of all of the students saying they realize the potential danger of staring at the sun during an eclipse.Then they would be duely & verifiably notified.
That's crazy.
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