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Hi! I tried searching the subreddit for this question, so please forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere.

We have booked flights to Spain for the 2027 eclipse. So far, where we’ve been able to book lodging is in the parts of the path that have a shorter period of totality. I can’t find anything near Tarifa, for example.

We aren’t eclipse chasers - this will be our first time to see totality. We are really looking forward to it, but we aren’t sure if we will feel we missed out if we only see two minutes of totality versus four or five. We are very hesitant to try to drive anywhere that morning.

I’d love to get opinions from those of you who really know this stuff. If we see two minutes, will we still be awestruck? Should I keep trying to find lodging closer to Tarifa? Should we get up in the middle of the night and drive?

Grateful for any guidance you can offer.

Hello! Do any PBWT have suggestions for a tailor in Philly who can do some alterations to a sari and blouse for me? Or a shop in Philly that sells Indian fashions? I am not Indian but attending a wedding in India in a few months. Thank you!

Hi frens,

Pleez helpp mee, Toby, doo a soo agins Muma und brudder. Wee wuz inn ting wit wheelz gowen FASS! Papa nede stepp onn brakz FASS! Brudder loos balans. Muma sez, “Looloo” (dat brudder), “ewe reel oled und nede sitz wid Muma.”

Soh brudder git two sitz onn Muma inn herz seet und aiz stae bukkld inn bak! Aiz giv Muma stink I butt herz noh pollo jize.

Dis alsow reel meen cuz iz mine bird dae two moro! Dis bird dae EVE! Butt aiz inn bak und brudder wid Muma!

Noww wee iz inn houzz butt aiz ignowin Muma. Dat sho herz!

Fren Toby (whoo bee ate two moro)

Hi! I’m in Philly and looking to refer a tiny but very important matter to an LBWT in Omaha or nearby. It doesn’t matter what your practice area is - really, it’s just a cease and desist with a Nebraska bar number kind of thing. Should take an hour. Please DM if this is something you can do! Thanks!

This one is older but very worth the read.
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/raising-dead/?link\_source=ta\_first\_comment&taid=6a5b9502a34a4b00018f1fa2&utm\_campaign=trueanthem&utm\_content=comment&utm\_medium=outsidemag&utm\_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRleATJkENwZG9mBWZkaWQWUK2jBFosQh8A6UV-sBZkgi3i1i4AmmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR47-e2oUSeRqvkV35PY8cZ8MpdUm1n-q6B9gi2DZdMspQCD0EH6WTlQYGR8BQ\_aem\_zg8rBYMmVTqrDyH\_I-rP9Q

Hiya frenz - dis fren Toby. Ai iz pugg.

Toby haz biiiiiiiiiiiiiig problumm. Yew seas, puggz tink manee-pedee iz torchur. Dis nott jes Toby, dis awl puggz.

Butt Muma sez, “Tobeeeeee, yer claus toooooo looooooong!” Den sez gotsa git manee-pedee.

Kors der noh wae Toby gonsta lett Muma doo itt. Toby RUNN andd doo a HYDE. Sooooo muma sez, OK, Toby, wee goez grewmur.

Dee problumm iz dat grewmur sez Toby sooooooo skerred dat fite andd wiggel toooooo mush. Muma sez PLEEZ butt grewmur sez noh.

Sew Toby goez pokey plais. Toby luv luv luv hiz vett Doktur G, butt still sew skerred so fite andd wiggel and doo a hyde. Der nott lotta plaisez too doo a hyde at pokey plais butt Toby finde a waye.

Doktur G kizz Toby andd sez, “Dat OK. Nest tyme Toby eet treet beefor kum for manee-pedee. Den hee reel happee and ‘laxed.” Den Doktur G winkz at Muma.

So seven furebers agow (Muma sez lass weke), Toby git nise treet. Toby sleepee but Muma sez, “Wee goh sea Doktur G!” Uh oh. Sew nowe Toby waik! Andd win sea Doktur G, Toby fite andd wiggel and doo a hyde! Too bigg gize Muma kall “tekkz” kum inn andd howld Toby and Toby git manee-pedee.

Las nite Muma git eemale onn litebokz. Itt from Doktur G. Shee sez shee luuuuuuv Toby but cuz Toby so skeered Toby nowe nede TOO treets beefor manee-pedee.

Toby luv treets andd luv Muma andd luv Doktur G but tink dis soundz fishee. Iz dey dowen a FRAWD? Duz Toby nede pawyer? Toby tink problee tree orr fore wekez beefor nex manee-pedee. Iz dis enuff tyme fur in junk shun?

Frens, pleez helpp!

Does anyone have a lead on a summer sublet within a 20-minute bike ride of Harvard Square? Must be furnished. Strong preference for a studio or one-bedroom but open to roommates! Dates July 15-August 31 but can also move in earlier if necessary.

I’m new to Alone and just finished watching Season 11. One thing I wondered is whether we ever find out what actually happened in the cases where someone taps out due to illness. For example, Sarah thought she had something seriously wrong with her kidneys. A couple of contestants were worried about bowel obstruction. I’d be super interested to know whether these contestants made the right call (i.e., they actually had a serious medical condition) and how they felt if they found out they were actually OK. I half expected text across the screen to say something like, “Sarah had a kidney stone and underwent surgery.” And yes, of course this is private medical information, but it’s also a reality show. Thanks for any info/explanation!

I have a 2025 Tucson. This week, while driving very slowly in a driveway, I accidentally hit an iron fence. It did a lot of damage to my car and the fence. I am curious as to whether anyone knows why the collision warning/automatic braking wouldn’t have kicked in? Is it because the fence was slightly to the side instead of directly in front of me?

My daughter and I saw the show last night and loved everything about it. We are both colorful dressers and adored the costumes, particularly those worn by Mrs Brown and Mrs Bird. To me, they looked like Oilily, but doing some research on the Oilily site, we didn’t see anything recent that resembled the outfits. Does anyone know anything about the origin of these costumes?

We are huge theatre fans and see pretty much everything. Even as adults with no accompanying children, we thought it was spectacular. We also were in the very front row and found these tickets to be an amazing value, even though we were looking up at the stage.

Enjoy!

My daughter and I are hoping to go tomorrow morning from Kensington/Earls Court to the Chatham Docks and back again. I have checked Google Maps, and the price for regional rail is kind of nuts. I don’t see a bus of any kind. I use a mobility scooter (which folds for transport), and so walking the 45 minutes from the train station to the docks is also kind of nuts. Does anyone have suggestions? Maybe someone with a car who wants a side gig? Open to ideas. Thank you!

Last night, I saw Mincemeat with the new cast (I saw the original cast a while back). I really enjoyed the new actors!

One tiny question about what I think was an oversight. Is Montague supposed to be married? He’s such a cad that it seemed like he could be carousing with Jean and others even if he were. The reason I ask is that the actor was wearing a very bright gold wedding band that reflected the light. I noticed it because of the way the light bounced off. In the very last scene, the actor removed the ring and put it in her pocket. I thought that either 1) she realized she’d forgotten to take it off or 2) it was some very subtle plot point I missed? I’m 99% sure it’s the former, but if it’s the latter, please explain!

Overall, this cast brings energy and fun and I adored my second “Operation.”

I watched a lot of last week’s testimony over the weekend, and I have a few takeaways I haven’t seen posted here. Forgive me if I missed them in other posts.

1. Richard said clearly that the camp would not open if they didn’t get the license, but then Britt broke in and seemed to contradict him? (I am aware the Eastlands have now said they are not opening this summer, but this was a day or so before that.) Does it sound to anyone else like the family had not come to agreement about this?

2. At one point, Richard says he didn’t even know it was flooding. Wasn’t he in the flats (supposedly)? My understanding is that no one actually knows where he was, but at another point one of the committee members says something about Richard being at camp but not helping? If Richard was in the flats, how is it possible he didn’t know it was flooding?

3. It has been discussed over and over again (very importantly) that the Eastlands didn’t follow the only “plan” they had - to use the PA system. That is incredibly difficult to understand. They have admitted that they didn’t try (absolutely inexcusable), but could they have used it if the electricity was out? And I am assuming that a rural location has lots of power outages - is there something to be said for not having a backup system at the time (I know they have now bought generators).

4. Does anyone know the family dynamics here between the brothers? It seems from their interactions that they treat Richard very differently. I know he dropped out of UT to go to culinary school (nothing wrong with that; I’ve just heard he isn’t academically oriented), but I’m wondering whether the family knows something else about what happened that night - some bad reason Richard wasn’t available to help - and are basically shunning him. or do they just think he’s inferior to them?

5. I’ve watched about half of the Eastlands’ panel testimony on Day 2 of the hearings. It may come up after (I’ll watch), but so far no committee member has asked why no camp director called 911 until after 7:00 a.m. This seems to me to be a critical part of what went wrong, or at least a failure to do the immediate and obvious. I know that cell service is very bad there, but wouldn’t their phones show they didn’t even try?

I appreciate your thoughts and comments.

I am headed to London the second week of May. I have Paddington tickets and am considering the following for other shows. Any thoughts for me? And if you have tickets you can’t use to any of these, please let me know!

Inter Alia

Les Liaisons

Operation Mincemeat (I saw in on Broadway with OLC but my daughter hasn’t seen it)

Totoro

Devil Wears Prada

My favorite recent shows are:

Benjamin Button

Come From Away

Mincemeat

Hamilton

Maybe Happy Ending

Thanks for your thoughts!

I really, really want to see War Horse at the National Theatre but have to leave London the morning it opens. Does anyone know of there is such as thing as a preview or invited dress that wouldn’t show up on the regular ticketing site? I’m crushed that I am missing it by a hair.