Got our small community in the spotlight as "ground zero" for the eclipse. Depoe Bay, Oregon, USA.
Warnings sent out by the city to expect total chaos and break down of infrastructure. We are told to stock up, stay indoors and weather it out.
Irony is that we may be the best place as far as the physics of the thing, but the mornings are usually foggy and we are on the ocean cliffs with hills to the west. Chances of actually seeing the eclipse is not great. Everybody needs to go inland instead.

We just got good news!!
Weather is predicting overcast for the big event. We won't see anything here. They have also refined the ground zero area to Newport, 12 miles south of here. Hoping against hope for a deterrent.
Road north to Lincoln City is already more like a parking lot with the pre party folks arriving already and wandering aimlessly through the neighborhoods. We were warned.
Scalpers getting 1000 plus for a one night rental. Fogarty Park north may have 10 cars of visitors on a busy day. They issued 800 camping permits before they had to cut it off over sanitation containment.
Signs up for fire sale 100 dollars a day eclipse parking. More signs up warning no eclipse parking here.
Fire chief said not to feel like trapped inside a bomb shelter, just don't plan on taking a car anywhere.
Thanks to Allah this only happens every few decades or so.
John
 

I'm a one hour drive from the 100% path.  I doubt I'll bother

Good call brother, ain't worth the commercialism and the congestion. However...
 
If you are close (where you at?). You and any other warriors in this sacred Sonar family who want to travel south or north to the rugged coast and hang out here for the event, 5 star ocean front accommodations are here to watch the event. Likely will only witness dimness for a few minutes, but cold beer on tap to dry tears of the foggy experience .
 
Best to all of you,
John

I appreciate the offer, but I'm approx equidistant from the left and right coasts.
 
I'm pretty close to the total path, so I'll prolly set up a time lapse sequence to demo how dark it gets here.
 
 

It's the moon moving in front of the sun.
What's the big deal?

57Gregy
It's the moon moving in front of the sun.
What's the big deal?

If the sun moved in front of the moon, we'd have something to get excited about!!
 

Can't figure out what the big deal is as well. With everything rented out at 1000 bucks a night and higher, seems like there are a lot of people with cash to burn. Maybe some serious astronomer folks and rich party seekers.
 
I did however think of a brilliant plan to help with the mole infestation in my back yard.
 
I'll start advertising for "Total Eclipse 2017 Commemorative Moles".
 
Rent out some shovels and set up a U-Pick operation.  The hundredth customer will also receive a free cat..
 
Just plain brilliant.
 
John

This looks like a great redneck solution to those moles John!

Craig,
 
Without any doubt, you and that guy are my heroes.
Going right now to see if the local feed store has one of those for rent.
 
John