In reply to Phantom Disliker:
Thick cloud cover here as well, unfortunately, as I even brought my spotting scope to work.
As for equipment you only need binoculars and a piece of white paper. Point the binoculars at the sun but DO NOT LOOK THROUGH the oculars as you do so. Then just hold a piece of paper behind the ocular and move it back and forth until you get an in focus projection of the sun.
Worked great for the Venus transit a couple years ago.
CB
PS: To be clear, you look at the side of the paper illuminated by the sun, with your back to the sun. Looking through the paper will likely still be too bright.