The great American solar eclipse is next week! Is anyone making plans to see it? What are your thoughts for people who might want to see it?

I'm thinking about making a drive from the Gulf Coast to Tennessee to get within the zone of total eclipse. A quick check shows it may be quite tough to get a room in that area. There are also people price-gouging on Airbnb (charging thousands!). Staying outside of the total eclipse zone seems a lot more possible, but then driving six hours just to see a partial solar eclipse feels like cheating yourself.

Another problem is the traffic. Check out the graph on this link:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid...3097025&z=4

The red just makes my heart sink. I'm sure there will be some medical emergencies and accidents. The congestion will make it harder for the ambulance to get there.