Well, this is interesting... feels almost like we have another blossomgoodchild on our hands here
If these guys get this wrong the internet community is going to just disregard them almost completely. Of course their membership is going to feel
like it got punched in the gut if this doesn't come to pass. If the event doesn't occur I'm sure they will bleed quite a few members.
However, if I start to see that the sun is being eclipsed by some unknown object I will know it is not a natural event and to get my but in gear to
make sure my immediate family has what it needs to survive three days without electrical power. I'm not the man of the house (22 years of age) but I
can still make quite a few preparations to make sure we are covered. If I see it happening I will warn my family as well to get their buts in gear and
make sure we can hold out for 3 days comfortably. Even if we weren't prepared at all for this I don't think we wouldn't necessarily die or anything.
We have at least 3 heat sources available to us to cook food with... 1 of which we would most likely use for warmth it the nights get too chilly, but
luckily enough it's going to be really nice the next few days so it shouldn't be a problem.
Plenty of batteries for lighting and even a backup generator that we previously bought when we had to deal with a hurricane down in Virginia. For
water I will just grab one of those big containers and fill it up or just grab a good load of bottled water. We have a lot of frozen meat and frozen
vegetables in a large deep freezer to be cooked up (that stuff will last 3 days no problem). I might have to repack it a bit to make sure we have a
balance of vegetables vs. meat.
Other than that we have board games, cards, and very friendly and helpful neighbors who just might come over like they usually do.
No reason not to have some things prepared as others have said.
However, this event seems unlikely and if Monday comes around and nothing has occurred I will assume it was false and I'll make sure to watch them
backpedal for laughs
I welcome it though
Think about it... a nice... unexpected... 3 day "vacation" in the middle of September... essentially camping in your house with your family. I would
probably go out on walks. And to those who know about light pollution (BIG smile on my face at the moment) we will get to see something most of us
rarely if ever get to see in our lifetimes. You will all have the opportunity to see the milky way in all it's magnificence with your bare eyes alone
for 3 wonderful, relaxing nights.
I for one, will be happy to have such an opportunity. Earlier this summer I was fortunate enough to be on a houseboat pretty much on the U.S./Canadian
border with little to no light pollution. It was awesome! I saw the most stars in the sky I have seen in my entire life. Combine that with a meteor
shower and the northern lights all at the same. It truly is a sight to behold, especially if you're an introvert

And who knows, it might even be a
little romantic as well
Well, as we always say as non-believing but willing internet skeptics... "WE SHALL SEE".
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