An Open Thread on Eclipse Preparation

Anyone want to go buy a plant?

I don’t have anyone for the Billfold Friday Chat today—if you’d like to be part of a Friday Chat, please email me at nicole@thebillfold.com—but that’s okay because today is ONE MONTH AWAY FROM THE ECLIPSE, and I know y’all want to discuss plans and preparations.

First, a couple of news stories that are designed to strike fear into your solar-filter-covered eyes and hearts:

• Solar Eclipse Day Craziness Could Resemble the Zombie Apocalypse – Are You Ready?
• Flip-flop wearing hikers, wildfire danger could cause chaos during solar eclipse

CHAOS! ZOMBIES! (Seriously, Space.com. Zombies?)

Anyway, are any of you making special preparations for the eclipse? (Traveling? Airbnbing your house?) Are you buying eclipse glasses, or getting a free pair from your local library?

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