Residents in Ennis, Texas, are getting ready for the total solar eclipse by selling parking spots and setting up taco stands. Traffic in the area is lighter than usual, raising questions about who is arriving early and staying late.
Lauren Drewes DanielsPeople in Ennis , about an hour south of Dallas and square in the path of totality, had long prepared for this day. Some businesses throughout the small city are selling parking spots , much like in Arlington before a Cowboys game. Kids from church youth group were standing near the highway front holding signs, some asking for a honk to at least acknowledge them. Around 10 a.m. they not yet had any takers for a $20 parking spot and a free pair of glasses.
Cars hawked for an empty spot at the Buc-ee's in Ennis around 10:30 a.m. — and continue to. More than a dozen cars lined up on the dead-end street behind the convenience store just off Interstate 35 East. The scene was like a Cowboys or Rangers game with families tailgating with coolers at their feet. Kids were throwing a Frisbee in a field with bluebonnets and others played whiffle ball. A checkout clerk said their tailgating chairs and ice are hot items today.
He says the trip so far has been beautiful, as the sun played hide and seek behind mostly cloudy skies overhead."It's a fun road trip," he says on why they drove all the way to Texas."We did the one in 2017 up in Tennessee. I've always been into astronomy. It's just always been a thing for me.
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