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Old Jul 31, 2023 | 5:55 am
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Originally Posted by mlbcard
This makes no sense. The eclipse is going through thousands of towns and several large cities. Sure it’ll draw people, but not enough in one single place for someone to be willing to pay $500 in a small Arkansas Motel 6.
This particular town is right on Interstate 40 so if there is cloud cover people can easily move east or west to get somewhere else. Similar reports from throughout Arkansas and Texas within the path of totality. My next door neighbor has an Air BNB which filled as soon as bookings opened for that time period.
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