Eclipse viewing

[theGinsue]

We had a total eclipse in CO several years ago. Was it 2017?

I don't recall the areas seeing totality back then declaring states of emergency like several states have this time. Why is there an expectation that so many more people will travel to specific areas this time?

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To the specific question of "Why is there an expectation that so many more people will travel to specific areas this time? ", I think more people are interested in this one for 2 reasons: (1) As I understand it, this will be the last one to occur in the U.S. in our lifetime, and (2) After the last one in 2017, people have been hearing from those who saw that one that it's "life changing" and how spectacular it is, so they don't want to miss it.

So there was traffic. But was the National Guard put on call? I don't remember that happening.

Several states have done that this time.



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Local towns have emergency action plans. Advising everyone have a weeks worth of supplies. Walmart was a little busy today but it wasn't bad. A lot of rv parks have openings.

This is the part that has me baffled. Many places closing schools, National Guard being put on standby or activated, advising people to stock up on at least a weeks supply of food, water and other necessities. It's as if the authorities are expecting some sort of major catastrophic event. I'm at a total loss for what is driving all of this.

There has been a lot of doom-saying discussion for this event on social media. I know many are thinking this is a possible prophesied end-of-the-world event. Maybe it is - who am I to say. With all of this doom and gloom thinking, maybe there will be a large subset of society who will absolutely lose their minds over the eclipse and cause widespread disruptions (sort of like what I thought might have happened with Y2K). Maybe that's what's driving all of the "be prepared" discussions.