Access to a motel reservation for Aug. 21, 2017 Knoxville, TN

[Jack from Ohio]

I have a reservation at Motel 6 in Knoxville TN for Sunday night Aug 20, 2017. 1 room, two full size beds. Total cost to the Motel of $64.

Knoxville is only 6 miles from the total eclipse path. Easy to find a place to see the total eclipse.

I will not be able to go. For a small fee of $20, I will change the reservation to your name. You will be responsible for paying the Motel costs. I am seeing rooms go for $500 for Sunday night. My bad luck can be your good luck for only $20.

PM me for more details. This is for real and not a scam. I am a total science nerd/geek and am devastated that I cannot go myself.

If no one takes the offer by 4:00 PM on Sunday, I will simply cancel the reservation.

[Elrod]

I'm sorry you can't go Jack....I can't either, but thank you.

Hope some body will use your offer....They leave the lights on for Ya, Everybody!

[Terry D EA]

That's a great offer Jack, I only live about 4.5 hours from Knoxville but have to work at my day job tomorrow. I do hope someone takes advantage of this.

[Jack from Ohio]

I just cancelled the reservation.  I will make someone happy that calls them....

I have had zero responses.

I guess nerdy people like me are rarer than I thought...

[Catherine]

Not so much rarer than the super-nerdy will have already made their reservations.  Some of us (like me) who can't travel for whatever reason have their welding glasses, cardboard screen and cardboard pinhole cameras, and live-stream feeds bookmarked, all set and ready to go too.

[jklcpa]

I'm sorry you can't go, Jack, and I surely wish I could too!  I am, however, ready for it to be over so that stupid people will stop asking questions about protecting their pets and livestock from looking at the sun.  So, with that in mind, I'll share this picture here that someone posted in jest and that people actually took as serious. 

 

[NECPA in NEBRASKA]

We have our glasses and the state is inundated with people. My son was lucky enough to get a jumpseat to get back here Thursday, because the flights were oversold. I just hope that a lot of the visitors aren't disappointed, because they are calling for cloudy weather.  My husband wants to drive to Lincoln tomorrow, but I really have to work and they are saying that the roads will be a mess. If it's decent, we are supposed to be in 98% and that will have to be enough for my lifetime. 

[Elrod]

14 hours ago, jklcpa said:

I'm sorry you can't go, Jack, and I surely wish I could too!  I am, however, ready for it to be over so that stupid people will stop asking questions about protecting their pets and livestock from looking at the sun.  So, with that in mind, I'll share this picture here that someone posted in jest and that people actually took as serious. 

 

Soooo.. funny Judy, I actually split a gut on this one....

[Jack from Ohio]

17 hours ago, jklcpa said:

I'm sorry you can't go, Jack, and I surely wish I could too!  I am, however, ready for it to be over so that stupid people will stop asking questions about protecting their pets and livestock from looking at the sun.  So, with that in mind, I'll share this picture here that someone posted in jest and that people actually took as serious. 

 

This person obviously supports the health of the horse's eyes...

[jklcpa]

1 minute ago, Jack from Ohio said:

This person obviously supports the health of the horse's eyes...

Yes, it's uplifting!  

[JohnH]

Isn't the strap under his neck cinched up pretty tight over his JUGular vein?

[Catherine]

Hey, @Jack from Ohio the Drake live stream feed is here:

Drake live stream solar eclipse

[jklcpa]

I'm watching the NASA site's coverage on facebook. They showed the space station crossing in front of the sun too.  All so very cool!

[Jack from Ohio]

Save your eclipse glasses! April 8, 2024 and my house is in the center of the totality ban!!

 

Taking parking reservations now...

[Randall]

My plans fell thru too.  They say Cincinnati is also in the totality ban in 2024.