OT: CBJ Lounge XXI (All Non-Sports, Non-Political Talk Here)

[Derby]

We had a telescope with a safe filtered lens. The red flare around the edges at totality was WILD.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

It was totally silent in my neighborhood. completely still and eerie. A perfect mix for me also timing the ending of Dark Side of the Moon with the peak of the eclipse.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

It was totally silent in my neighborhood. completely still and eerie. A perfect mix for me also timing the ending of Dark Side of the Moon with the peak of the eclipse.

Was downtown on our rooftop and it was DEAD silent. No wind. No cars or birds....the hair on my arms stood up.

I just made it back home from work in Groveport and when I left at 230, there were 2 dozen black birds just circling a pond.

 

[squashmaple]

Nothing weird or remarkable about it here in Clintonville. I was home sick from work, so I was able to essentially lie in my front yard for an hour and watch the progression (my orange cat Travis laid with me the whole time). The darkness with its weird purpley cast was amazing, but I didn't notice any animals affected, including my cat. I felt very small. Would consider trying to get to Alaska in 2033 to see this again.

 

[End of Line]

I was up near Waldo for it. As someone else said, it got incredibly eerie before totality. The wind just stopped and got quiet. No animals making noise. Never experienced anything like it. You can also see a planet showing up in the bottom right corner.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

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I was up near Waldo for it. As someone else said, it got incredibly eerie before totality. The wind just stopped and got quiet. No animals making noise. Never experienced anything like it. You can also see a planet showing up in the bottom right corner.

Per my daughter, whose photography also caught it, that's Venus.

 

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Per my daughter, whose photography also caught it, that's Venus.

Awesome. I couldn’t figure out if it was Venus or Mercury.

 

[Monstershockey]

Awesome. I couldn’t figure out if it was Venus or Mercury.

Jupiter would have been to the top left. I didn't see it, but it was there. Noticed Venus though. It was very bright.

 

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Went and had G&R up in Waldo for lunch today. I see what all the hype is about it and you cannot beat their prices.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Went and had G&R up in Waldo for lunch today. I see what all the hype is about it and you cannot beat their prices.

Excellent idea! Did you get pie?

 

[koteka]

Did you stop at Mom Wilson’s?

Mom Wilson's | Country Sausage Mart

momwilsons.com

 

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Excellent idea! Did you get pie?

Got a slice of Dutch apple pie and their chocolate pie. Their chocolate pie blows Der Dutchman’s out of the water.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Got a slice of Dutch apple pie and their chocolate pie. Their chocolate pie blows Der Dutchman’s out of the water.

Two! I knew I liked you.

 

[squashmaple]

Got a slice of Dutch apple pie and their chocolate pie. Their chocolate pie blows Der Dutchman’s out of the water.

Speaking as someone whose aunt was marketing director for Dutchcorp for several years (the first major English hire they ever made, in fact) and therefore who grew up eating there practically once a week... Der Dutchman's pie kind of sucks. If you can get up to Wilmot, Amish Door's is much better.

 

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Two! I knew I liked you.

Haha likewise. Despite my rooting interests

Speaking as someone whose aunt was marketing director for Dutchcorp for several years (the first major English hire they ever made, in fact) and therefore who grew up eating there practically once a week... Der Dutchman's pie kind of sucks. If you can get up to Wilmot, Amish Door's is much better.

Nice! Imo their quality of food isn’t what it used to be. Granted that could be nostalgia. I still remember going to The Dutch kitchen which was a bit south of Der Dutchman but it’s been closed for years now.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Went and had G&R up in Waldo for lunch today. I see what all the hype is about it and you cannot beat their prices.

.....I had terrible service and the sandwich was cold the 1 time I went there. Also, the racist farmer sitting next to me at the bar was just a joy to listen to.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Speaking as someone whose aunt was marketing director for Dutchcorp for several years (the first major English hire they ever made, in fact) and therefore who grew up eating there practically once a week... Der Dutchman's pie kind of sucks. If you can get up to Wilmot, Amish Door's is much better.

Bread pudding is the choice at Der Dutchman. Although it's been a while since I've had it.

Haha likewise. Despite my rooting interests

Very few Pittsburghers in Columbus have done what I did with their hockey rooting interests, so I get it. And I can forgive your OSU fandom.

.....I had terrible service and the sandwich was cold the 1 time I went there. Also, the racist farmer sitting next to me at the bar was just a joy to listen to.

That's definitely a turn off. For what it's worth, in the dozens of times I've been, I've never had an experience like that. The closest has been having to wait a bit for them to bring my bill.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

For what it's worth, in the dozens of times I've been, I've never had an experience like that. The closest has been having to wait a bit for them to bring my bill.

Everyone I know has told me that I did not have the positive experience they all had.

 

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.....I had terrible service and the sandwich was cold the 1 time I went there. Also, the racist farmer sitting next to me at the bar was just a joy to listen to.

I would expect a conversation like that to happen in Wapakoneta of all places. Either way, shame that lead to a poor experience.

@Double-Shift Lasse I just can’t turn my back on family haha. The small lot of us there are.

 

[Naych_PHX]

Coyotes fan here still. CBJ have always been my 2nd team. When they started. From Kallio, to Whitney, Nash, Spacek, Dorsett. I even got a Jackets jersey for Christmas. Wore my Cbj hat proudly at my rec league games. Obviously I'm looking for another team.

But when I saw they made fun of someone in a Coyotes jersey on the jumbotrom, so to speak, in the arena I was disappointed. I know it's not YOU that did it. Don't take it personally. But I was just heartbroken my other favorite team was dancing on our grave. I wish all the best you Cbus fans and the team still.

 

[Viqsi]

Coyotes fan here still. CBJ have always been my 2nd team. When they started. From Kallio, to Whitney, Nash, Spacek, Dorsett. I even got a Jackets jersey for Christmas. Wore my Cbj hat proudly at my rec league games. Obviously I'm looking for another team.

But when I saw they made fun of someone in a Coyotes jersey on the jumbotrom, so to speak, in the arena I was disappointed. I know it's not YOU that did it. Don't take it personally. But I was just heartbroken my other favorite team was dancing on our grave. I wish all the best you Cbus fans and the team still.

If it helps, there's more than a few of us that didn't much care for that either.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

If it helps, there's more than a few of us that didn't much care for that either.

Didn't care for it is too generous.

 

[Viqsi]

Didn't care for it is too generous.

I'm in a grumpy mood due to being sick with some cold/sinusitis thing for nearly a full week now and so am trying to compensate by being more diplomatic than may be otherwise appropriate.

 

[squashmaple]

Had to finally put my old man kitty down tonight. Same cat who was quite ill last month. He had a massive seizure this morning and could no longer keep any food down. So if you’ve got fuzzy friends, hug them a little tighter tonight and give them a kiss between their ears for us.

 

[Jovavic]

Sorry for your loss, Squash