TRFP Presents: The Eclipse and the Nostradamus Effect

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Stock Up On Food, Water, And Fuel Ahead Of The Eclipse, Emergency Officials Warn.
Lorain County Emergency Management (EMA), in Ohio, has issued a warning to eclipse watchers and locals in the path of totality to stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the total eclipse on April 8, as well as to the influx of visitors to the area that are anticipated.
"In 2017, the Sun was nearing solar minimum. Viewers of the total eclipse could see the breathtaking corona, but since the Sun was quiet, streamers flowing into the solar atmosphere were restricted to just the equatorial regions of the star. The Sun is more magnetically symmetrical during the solar minimum, causing this easy appearance," NASA explains.
"During the 2024 eclipse, the Sun will be in, or near, solar maximum, when the magnetic field is more like a tangled hairball. Streamers will likely be visible all throughout the corona. In addition to that, viewers will have a better chance of seeing prominences in the form of bright pink curls or loops, radiating off the Sun."
"With lucky timing, there could even be a chance to see a coronal mass ejection, a large eruption of solar material, during the eclipse," NASA added.
Lorain County officials, have put out a warning that as people arrive ahead of the eclipse there could be increased traffic, increased wait times for services like hospitals and gas stations, as well as difficulty accessing food and other supplies or necessities.
“What we could have is crowds here that we’re not used to,” said Dave Freeman, Lorain County EMA director, in a statement seen by USA Today. “We’re not set up infrastructure-wise for that, we don’t have the roads.”
"A lot of the roads here are two lanes,” Freeman added. “This is not Chicago, this is not Cleveland, where we have a bunch of four-lane, six-lane roads coming in. So, the traffic could be pretty extreme here if we get crowds more than we already expect."
The EMA has also sent a warning that cell phone signal could be lost due to the increase in cell phone activity in the area overloading the system. The team is warning residents that in the weekend ahead of the eclipse, they should fill their vehicles with gas, stock up on food, and avoid other travel where possible. Then, they took it a step further...
Now, remember that Ohio has already dubbed, and adopted, the name for April 8th, 2024 as "Calamity Day." And, we all know that the meaning of "calamity" is a serious event that causes great damage, loss, misery, and suffering.
Now, the EMA just delivered a major emergency action plan that they are calling, "Planned and Prepared for Incredible Experiences."
I can't make this shit up! But, it's what they're advising, that should put one on pause, stop, and ask themselves, "Why, and what, does this have anything to do with an eclipse?"
Planned and Prepared for Incredible Experiences, ensures that everyone has their specific needs accounted for;
•Pack your vehicle with the needs of everyone travelling with you. Update your vehicle’s emergency kit. Understand that your "travel home," or vehicle, may be impacted by heavy traffic, or a detour to another great destination like a museum or park. So, plan ahead to bring with you money, medications, batteries, blankets, change of clothing, chargers, food and water. Plan for the needs of young children and pets. If a member of your party has special medical needs, please be sure to account for that as well.
•Ensure children have identification with your contact information on them at all times, in case you are separated. Also, have a predetermined destination to meet up should you get separated from friends or family.
•Do not pull off the side of a roadway to view the eclipse. Do not park on privately owned land unless arrangements have been made with the owner of the property. Paper travel maps will be invaluable items to have.
•Monitor the weather forecast prior to traveling. Download the FEMA App (available in English and Spanish) to receive weather alerts.
•Keep in mind this will be early April in Ohio, and the weather may change quickly. Bring plenty of sunscreen, mosquito repellant, and rain gear.
•Do not leave children, or pets, unattended in enclosed spaces. Plan for your children and pets.
•Make sure everyone has identification on them in the event of separation.
•Understand that phone, cell, and Wi-Fi services may go down, and or, experience disruptions.
Before we go any further, I gotta ask, "Why would paper travel maps be invaluable?" Is that due to not having access to GPS because phone, cellular, and WiFi services are down? And, if so, then what good does having the FEMA app downloaded to my phone to check weather updates do for anyone?
Some folks are taking into account all the bad things that can happen, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Ohio state lawmakers have earmarked $1 million in the budget to reimburse communities that incur emergency response costs connected to the three minutes and 40 seconds of total darkness.
Now, I have to ask...
Does this sound like the everyday eclipse safety warnings, on how to wear the glasses and don't look directly into the Sun, to you?
Sounds like one has to be planned and prepared for this experience, and should you make it out, it'll definitely have been "incredible!"
Let's break this down...
The EMA, just told you to pack your life, kids, and pets into your vehicle, aka your new "travel home," and that you must take your kids and pets. They don't want your kids or pets. And, there won't be any phone, cellular, or WiFi services available, so make sure to also stock up on food, water, and any medications you or the members of your party might, or will, need. Then there's this part, so nice they even listed it twice...
The EMA, is really concerned about everyone, especially your children, having their identification, and or contact information, on them at all times in the case of separation. However, to me, it's starting to sound as if that's not so much as to help with reunification, as much as it seems it may be for ID'ng bodies. The same way they taught us, when we were younger, to stand in the doorway during an earthquake. It's a lot easier to find the bodies in a collapsed home or building if they're all located in the doorways. So, It's a lot easier to ID or contact someone when and if they have their ID and or contact information on them.
A county in Texas, said to be in the totality zone of the eclipse, just pre-filed a state of emergency for April 8th. How do you pre-file a state of emergency?! So, Texas is just precogging natural disasters, now?
I digress, let's get back into the eclipse itself with a quick rundown and recap...
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
On this date, people within a 124 mile wide band, will experience a total solar eclipse. This is said to be an exciting celestial event, if you can imagine that?
The fears surrounding eclipses aren't anything new. Since the documentation of Man, there have been documented fears relating to eclipses. Making one pause and think, "maybe there's more to this than is being told..."
Here are some of the "fears" that have been associated with eclipses since ancient times:
•The Inca considered solar eclipses a sign that the all powerful Sun God, Inti, was so majorly mad, that rare human sacrifices needed to be called for.
•An eclipse, particularly a lunar one, was considered a very deadly omen for Babylonian Kings. So, they made ancient Babylonian scholars learn how to track eclipses, in order to be able to accurately predict when an eclipse would occur.
•During solar eclipses, it is said that Vikings made such a ruckus to frighten the giant wolves Sköll and Hati, the chasers and would-be eaters of the Sun and Moon, in order to stop the start of Ragnarök, or the end of the world as they knew it.
•As many as 4,000 years ago in China, people are said to have banged drums, and yelled at the sky, to drive off an invisible dragon as it tried to eat the Sun during solar eclipses.
•Eskimo's cover themselves and valuables during eclipses, believing that the Sun and Moon are temporarily diseased.
•To the Batammaliba, a West African people of northern Togo and Benin, eclipses were a sign that human anger and fighting was so bad that it made the Moon and Sun fight one another. To fix the problem, the Batammaliba people squashed feuds, between tribesmen, by forcing them to fight to the death during eclipses. They did this to encourage peace among the celestial bodies.
The Inca and the Batammaliba are eerily similar, in that one has a Sun God so mad they have to offer up human sacrifices, and the Batammaliba force feuding members of the tribe to fight to the death to bring peace to "celestial bodies." It could be interpreted that the Incan Sun God, Inti, is a "celestial body."
And, what exactly were all the Babylonian Kings afraid of? What made the eclipses bad, or dark, omens?
Now, today we don't have any Kings, but you can go right ahead and keep trying to convince yourself, and him, by calling him "King" ladies. Human sacrifices are no longer in, and are of course a no-no, or at least they're supposed to be. I mean, I wouldn't advise going to view any eclipses from Bohemian Grove anytime soon, if ever. And, who's going to be able to hear all those drums over all the tortured screams? Besides, if they could hear the banging drums, they'd probably just generate more 911 calls for noise complaints anyways, right Karen?
So, for now, all any of us can do is sit back and wait for April 8th, and pray and hope for the best...
A non-feuding, non-murderous, and non-calamitous joyous celebration of a peaceful interaction between the Sun and the Moon.
That, or we're all gonna die! 🤷