# Living in "near totality" Eclipse zone. Down here in lil'ol' Arkansas! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841 "2024-04-04T23:08:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/21 "2024-04-06T21:58:31Z")
Arkansas is under a State of Emergency. (I imagine all states in the path are) Good Lord. 😳 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/22 "2024-04-06T23:14:21Z")
Looks like, not only am I trespassed from the Pizza joint. The wait time is 3 hrs. Add to it the extra add-on 30-45 minutes. Equals up to “No Pizza” for @beckdawrek . On to plan **B** ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/23 "2024-04-07T17:26:27Z")
Well, the weather report ain’t good. Tsk. Tsk. Fingers are crossed. ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/24 "2024-04-07T17:35:34Z")
Looks like my brother is in luck. Showing Sunny for tomorrow. Sorry about your luck Beck. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/25 "2024-04-07T18:13:47Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It’s no more dangerous than looking directly at the Sun at any other time: Actually, it is more dangerous, because your pupils are more dilated than usual, since it is darker than usual. But that’s not why I came in to post! I wanted to tell @Beckdawrek that I am in Ohio for the eclipse and, at the special iteration of the county fair that has been set up for the eclipse, I had my first ever corndog. Beck, I thought of you while I ate it! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/26 "2024-04-07T18:24:43Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Actually, it is more dangerous, because your pupils are more dilated than usual, since it is darker than usual. Which also increases your reflex to blink or look away. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/27 "2024-04-07T18:54:27Z")
Nice! I might have made a bigger effort to change my dialysis schedule had I known Corndogs might be available. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/28 "2024-04-07T19:31:38Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > Toronto (an hour away from totality) Toronto is getting 99.97%. It would be a short drive in a south-east direction to get to totality except Lake Ontario is in the way. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/29 "2024-04-07T19:41:12Z")
Boat ride? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/30 "2024-04-07T20:09:31Z")
Yup, for anyone who owns one, and their friends. And I imagine that Toronto has “party boats”, too (Cleveland does), and they probably made a mint selling an “eclipse cruise”. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841/31 "2024-04-07T20:56:42Z")
Hey. I thought of this last year. Dang. Missed the boat again. Just…a little planning and I coulda…oh, NM [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841.md?page=1)