Coxford_lou Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Anyone looking out for it? We're pretty dull and dank in London right now. Total cloud cover...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 ****ing cloud over central London spoiling it for me. Pretty dark though, feels a bit like the end of the world.
Coxford_lou Posted 20 March, 2015 Author Posted 20 March, 2015 ****ing cloud over central London spoiling it for me. Pretty dark though, feels a bit like the end of the world. Sky is a bit pink (though I might be imagining it)...
Bearsy Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 ive got clear view in birmingham i mean at leasrt i did i;'ve ficked my eyues now
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Sky is a bit pink (though I might be imagining it)... Pink or brown?
Trader Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 After all the hooha on the Beeb here in Romsey we had total heavy cloud cover and it went a bit dull for a while, like it was going to p*ss down any minute. Total non event.
trousers Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 In central London, just like any other day. This. I've experienced darker rain showers.
Coxford_lou Posted 20 March, 2015 Author Posted 20 March, 2015 ive got clear view in birmingham i mean at leasrt i did i;'ve ficked my eyues now Didn't you wear your cinema 3D glasses?
the saint in winchester Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 (edited) Yep, reminds me of the supposed Y2K bug all those years ago. A lot of fear and expectation coming up to it .... then complete non-event. Total cloud cover across Hampshire and Dorset on my commute. We watched the live coverage from Newlyn, Cornwall on the BBC site. That was as close as we got to it. Oh well, short wait now until the next one in 2090 (full eclipse), 2026 (partial)!!! (actual dates) Edited 20 March, 2015 by the saint in winchester
Jonnyboy Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 (edited) Even cr*pper than 1999. Edited 20 March, 2015 by Jonnyboy
Whitey Grandad Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Even cr*pper than 1999. I knew that one would be crap so we went over to northern France for the day and had a great view in clear skies in a field north of Amiens. The only downside to the day was that I rushed back for the evening game against leeds which we lost 3-0.
badgerx16 Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Just got enough of a break in the cloud to spot it. ( And as for the reference to the Y2K 'bug' - it ultimately appeared to be a damp squib because of the amount of work put in in advance to migtigate the problem. )
PompeyLass Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 After all the hooha on the Beeb here in Romsey we had total heavy cloud cover and it went a bit dull for a while, like it was going to p*ss down any minute. Total non event. Same here in Eastleigh. Crap.
Coxford_lou Posted 20 March, 2015 Author Posted 20 March, 2015 Same here in Eastleigh. Crap. Someone ask for a refund!
Whitey Grandad Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Just got enough of a break in the cloud to spot it. ( And as for the reference to the Y2K 'bug' - it ultimately appeared to be a damp squib because of the amount of work put in in advance to migtigate the problem. ) Not actually true. There never was a significant problem in the first place. I had a lot of dealings with this and the only problem I had was dealing with all the enquiries from people thinking that there was a problem. Another example of journalists creating panic about something they don't understand. There are enough bugs in operating systems anyway, some of them date-related and many still unresolved.
Whitey Grandad Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 F*cking sun's come out now. Typical. That's because the moon's gone away.
badgerx16 Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Not actually true. There never was a significant problem in the first place. I had a lot of dealings with this and the only problem I had was dealing with all the enquiries from people thinking that there was a problem. Another example of journalists creating panic about something they don't understand. There are enough bugs in operating systems anyway, some of them date-related and many still unresolved. At the risk of hijacking the thread, I disagree. It may not have been the Doomsday that the popular media promoted, but we put in a lot of work upgrading and amending systems, and still had a couple that we missed. ( My overtime was very welcome, and it even got me out of jury service ).
Coxford_lou Posted 20 March, 2015 Author Posted 20 March, 2015 You're all wrong! It was "breathtaking" according to the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31965456 Bunch of plebs!
Bearsy Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 everything went a bit weird & spooky. Even the local birdlife + insects was a bit wtf. Girl at work went in toilets & started crying. Another guy went on mad rampage & started smashing up photocopiers. The fire alarm started ringing, all on it's own. v.carnage.
trousers Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 (edited) Fair play to this Easyjet pilot... Sarah @Synaes Had a fantastic view of the full eclipse courtesy of @easyJet this morning. #eclipse2015 Edited 20 March, 2015 by trousers
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Fair play to this Easyjet pilot... Sarah @Synaes Had a fantastic view of the full eclipse courtesy of @easyJet this morning. #eclipse2015 That is awesome!
Bearsy Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 The bit where halfway through his flightplan EZY6747 got lost + started driving round in circles. Prob sun-blindness
Trader Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Even the 'breathtaking' live shots from that plane over the Faroes were shaky, out of focus and either over or under exposed. Poor show all round from the BBC - but apparently there were 'technical difficulties'. Looking forward to the next one in 2090!
Bucks Saint Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 The next one is 2026. The next full eclipse is 2090.
Whitey Grandad Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Even the 'breathtaking' live shots from that plane over the Faroes were shaky, out of focus and either over or under exposed. Poor show all round from the BBC - but apparently there were 'technical difficulties'. Looking forward to the next one in 2090! The BBC are full of incompetents. My daughter was watching the so-called live transmission from the Faeroes and just at the crtical moment they cut away to some woman on a plane.
Whitey Grandad Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 The next one is 2026. The next full eclipse is 2090. In the UK, perhaps, but there are plenty of others if you're prepared to travel: http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/list-total-solar.html
Saintandy666 Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Just got a darker and then lighter where I was. Sadly nothing too spectacular as it was very cloudy. Of course the sun has come out now, and it's a nice day.
TheCholulaKid Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Partly cloudy views here but then cleared towards the end. Got some great pictures and didn't affect our live stream to 20 local primary schools. Job satisfaction.
Big Bad Bob Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Even cr*pper than 1999. I would agree that this one was pretty much a let down but I remember the one in 1999 being pretty cool, was watching it outside the (what are now) Animal offices in Poole and it went very dark and cold and quiet for a couple of minutes. Today was "meh, did anything happen..."
Big Bad Bob Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 everything went a bit weird & spooky. Even the local birdlife + insects was a bit wtf. Girl at work went in toilets & started crying. Another guy went on mad rampage & started smashing up photocopiers. The fire alarm started ringing, all on it's own. v.carnage. You're exaggerating that like you exaggerated your man flu that you had the other day..
Smirking_Saint Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 ive got clear view in birmingham i mean at leasrt i did i;'ve ficked my eyues now I actually chuckled Legend
Smirking_Saint Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 everything went a bit weird & spooky. Even the local birdlife + insects was a bit wtf. Girl at work went in toilets & started crying. Another guy went on mad rampage & started smashing up photocopiers. The fire alarm started ringing, all on it's own. v.carnage. I know, I went bat**** and refused to reply to any emails. Unfortunately that just resulted in phone calls instead As for the eclipse it what pretty meh
Bucks Saint Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 I would agree that this one was pretty much a let down but I remember the one in 1999 being pretty cool, was watching it outside the (what are now) Animal offices in Poole and it went very dark and cold and quiet for a couple of minutes. Today was "meh, did anything happen..." Agree 1999 was way better and much more memorable, but for very different reasons for me. To be discussed at the Farmhouse tomorrow
Big Bad Bob Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Agree 1999 was way better and much more memorable, but for very different reasons for me. To be discussed at the Farmhouse tomorrow Is that why Bucks junior's musket name is Eclipse?
Bucks Saint Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Is that why Bucks junior's musket name is Eclipse? Good effort. It's actually FFS I Told You Not To Look At It
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