I don’t get room service while I stay at a hotel. I try to stay in the same place as much as possible. If you stay for 5 nights in the same room, risk for staying 5 nights is the same as staying one night imo.
@abasket that tool is excellent! In Austin there is a 73% chance someone is positive in a gathering of just 25 people. The chance in Portland is 13%. I posted this on Facebook.
@Rivet2000 are you looking to rent a van or a car? Husband just rented a van from uHaul, a fantastic rate and van was spotlessly clean.
How do they define gathering? Does how long come into it?
@ECmotherx2 Need a van to (finally) move our S out of his dorm room (has been unused since March). So need a van. One way distance is 750 miles so comfort and reliability are key. What was your uHaul experience like?
I’m all in favor of travel, foreign and domestic, but we’re not going anywhere until the Covid pandemic is over. I’m chomping at the bit with numerous trips planned or in the still-only-a-dream stage.
So far, I haven’t heard of an outbreak from airplane ride. I heard plenty about bars and huge gatherings being the super spreading events.
@oldfort I’ve been thinking about what you said about driving windows open in a rental car. What benefit would get from it? Were you driving with other people? If you are driving alone, the virus in the car before you got in can’t move around on its own and will remain on the surface until you touch it and give them a ride.
@igloo - If someone was in the car before me(could be days or mins)then that person’s droplets could be in the air or vent. When I am in an uber/taxi, I have windows open. The drivers wouldn’t have the AC on because it could possibly blow droplets around.
That wouldn’t happen, except with my mom or my kids.
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/5426856002 Do we know if any of the other passengers have tested positive?
We would have heard if there were transmissions. The travel was on 7/6 and the article was written on 7/14 and there were no known cases yet. It is not 14 days but if no one showed symptoms by then, good chance there were no transmissions. If it was at a bar three infected people with 44 others, highly likely there would have been transmissions. People don’t talk much on a plane spewing droplets. Also, passengers wear masks.
I’m resigned that it will be a long winter indoors, so am trying to really enjoy socializing outdoors. Outdoor restaurants in particular. Won’t be traveling anywhere. Those of you who live in nice weather year round are soooo lucky if you still have that choice during winter (outdoor restaurants open).
Something I read was a bit discouraging. You know how they say they aren’t certain those who have antibodies aren’t protected for more than a few month? Will the vaccine be the same?
I feel bad enough about not vacationing how I want, but I really feel bad for those active seniors in their 70’s and 80’s.
@MomofWildChild , for some reason I thought you lived in CA.
@conmama Was this the article you read about the waning antibodies?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/12/immunity-to-covid-19-could-be-lost-in-months-uk-study-suggests
“…blood tests revealed that while 60% of people marshalled a “potent” antibody response at the height of their battle with the virus, only 17% retained the same potency three months later. Antibody levels fell as much as 23-fold over the period. In some cases, they became undetectable…”
@snowball , a friend of mine who follows this more closely than I told me about it. This article confirms what she said. It’s a bit discouraging.
Wife and I are in our mid 60’s, fairly healthy, and realize we have a finite # of years during which we can travel. We both agree that the mismanagement of this pandemic has essentially stolen 1-2 of those precious travel-years from us.
Only 1-2? I am an optimist, but I am not that optimistic about this. I think at least 3, if not many more. I hope I am wrong, but traveling for the little man will never be the same for quite a while.
My daughter asked about coming here for thanksgiving. I was yea, sure. But I have no idea of where things are going to be in November. They have airline credit they have to use up.
I don’t feel very comfortable that things will be in a place where travel is back to normal. But all those people who accepted airline credit back in March, are very going to want to travel before then? I sure don’t know.
Not getting my hopes up
We are not planning on getting together with my extended family for Thanksgiving or Christmas because of my sister and younger brother’s life styles. We will celebrate those holidays with my kids and SOs and my mother.
I would be curious if we could get virus cases more flatlined across the USA board if some traveling could occur before a vaccine. Domestic travel only.
Might people be more comfortable with traveling if states were more flatlined and not spiking?
Wonder if we will see state tourism PR take off - promoting more travel in-state.
@deb922 most with airline credit have until 2022 to use them. Ask me how I know?♀️
We really really want to see our son at Christmas. But he lives in a hot spot, and would need to fly here, and quarantine for 14 days…unless things change. Maybe we will have him make a Southwest reservation knowing he can make a last minute decision and bank the money for a future flight.