Are you still planning on traveling for Spring break?
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Just booked a cheap flight (round trip $120) to Miami yesterday, will be headed down there in a couple weeks. Waiting for more people to cancel hotels so I can maybe snag a cheap(er) room.
I won’t be drinking any Corona down there, so I should be fine.
I won’t be drinking any Corona down there, so I should be fine.
I got curious, and just searched some Summer flights. They do seem to be lower than normal; might not be a bad idea to jump on a deal.
Nope, cancelled a trip to Arizona two days ago. It wasn't solely due to the pandemic, but that was a contributing factor.
It doesn't guarantee anything. For all I know the virus will come to us in Des Moines if it hasn't already; feels more like a matter of when and not if at this point.
It doesn't guarantee anything. For all I know the virus will come to us in Des Moines if it hasn't already; feels more like a matter of when and not if at this point.
We are leaving Friday for a week in Phoenix - no issues with traveling and we are not going anywhere where there will be large crowds while there.
My wife and I just returned from a vacation to South America.
My oh my, this thing has escalated while we were gone. The first cases in Ecuador were showing up there just as we were leaving the country.
My wife is a doctor, so she expects to be on the front lines of this thing if it gets as bad as it could. I was planning a trip to New England for a wedding and a few trips to Chicago for work in the next few months, but those might be gone.
My oh my, this thing has escalated while we were gone. The first cases in Ecuador were showing up there just as we were leaving the country.
My wife is a doctor, so she expects to be on the front lines of this thing if it gets as bad as it could. I was planning a trip to New England for a wedding and a few trips to Chicago for work in the next few months, but those might be gone.
Not a spring break, but just got back from a week in the Keys. Noticed a lot more people at the airport washing their hands in the bathroom and people wearing masks (even though they don't do much).
Thank your wife for us all!
It probably is a reactionary response (all the disruptions of normalcy). I hope we’re that lucky.
Congrats. If they lock you out of Seattle.....fly into Spokane or some other NW city to enjoy you honeymoon. Seattle is fast becoming the San Francisco of the northwest. My in-laws live in a suburb and proper is becoming a dump.......quickly. So don't let any of this hysteria ruin your special time.
Her hospital (and all of them) are preparing for the worst.
I read a story that Italy is already drafting every physician and nurse they can from whatever specialty (e.g., urologists, who have not done anything with ER or intensive care stuff since their residencies or even medical school) to help wherever.
They are already in an all hands on deck mode.
She anticipates it might be the same here.
Tell me about it... Flying to Utah to get married in two weeks. Honeymoon planned for Ireland at end of April. Somehow the fiance isn't losing her mind yet
My wife is also a doctor and it’s gone from no big deal, to measures never before used in basically 48 hours, maybe less. I don’t feel great about what I know about just how little credence was given to this by many in our healthcare system
I returned from Phoenix about 8 days ago. Unless things have changed dramatically, you will find it hard to avoid crowds at Sky Harbor airport.
I’m hoping that the family can still fly to NY on Friday. So we are going if they don’t shut us down.
Individual risk is low especially if you're under 70 without any comorbidities (obese, lung issues, immunocompromised, etc). The bigger risk is the timing of people who do get sick - the "curve" they talk about. If too many get sick at same time the healthcare system gets overwhelmed a la italy. So trying to "flatten the curve" aka spread out the timing of when people get it (they will still get it) gives hospitals a chance to accommodate people without being inundated. That's the much larger reason to consider staying away from people, delaying trips, etc, not due to being scared.
The beautiful babies don't work the midnight to six shift on a Wednesday.
