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Travelers: My wife and daughter need to travel from DC to Boston the first week of August. Which methiod would have less

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Jul 6 '20, 13:28

possibility for exposure?

Driving halfway and then spending the night in a hotel then finishing the trip the next day
or
Flying

?

Responses:

thanks for the input, gang -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 13:43
what about a train? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 13:36 3
- The trains are going to be similar to planes on this route, unless the planes are really empty. There is no sleeper service (private rooms) on WAS-BOS - ty97 Jul 6, 13:38 2
  - Plus, you're on it much longer. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 13:39 1
    - ridin that train high on cocaine, casey jones don't you sneeze -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 14:33
One day, car. -- nm - MDH Jul 6, 13:33
We chose to drive to FL and take two days rather than fly. -- nm - spamlet Jul 6, 13:31
It’s 10 hours by car. Just do it one day. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 13:30 16
- 7, 8 tops. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 6, 13:34 2
  - That's if you're lucky. I've never done 7. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 13:36 1
    - All a matter of timing, Google maps shows just over 7 if you leave now -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man Jul 6, 13:45
- This. 10 hours is easily a one day trip, imo. -- nm - Shaun Jul 6, 13:31 12
  - I've done this exact trip dozens of times. Always one day. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 13:34
  - I disagree, but I also like to stop and take photos, so ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 13:33 10
    - You might be my soul mate. I do this a lot too and it drove my parents crazy on trips. - sycor Jul 6, 14:20 1
      - I almost missed a ferry doing that same thing 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 14:47
    - On the NJ Turnpike? -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 13:37 5
      - Sure, why not? Here are some other photographers' shots of it. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 6, 13:49 [flickr] 2
        
        You can smell some of those pictures and it's not good. -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 6, 14:04 1
        
        Not all good photography smells good. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 14:06
      - Roy Rogers is photogenic! -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 13:47
      - makes it easier to count the cars. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 6, 13:38
    - Leave early enough and you're halfway by noon. -- nm - Shaun Jul 6, 13:34
    - (But in these covidian times, definitely don't fly, definitely try to avoid a hotel. Possibly camp?) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 13:33
Driving the full way in one trip is not an option? Texas Medical Association says hotel for 2 nights = Moderate/low risk. Flying = Moderate/high -- (link) - ty97 Jul 6, 13:30 6
- ack. I was looking for this chart before I posted. Thanks....I'm gonna bookmark that -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 13:31 4
  - I would definitely feel better with the hotel room than the flight. - ty97 Jul 6, 13:38 3
    - Roadside motel with outside access to the room. No public interaction other than check-in and like Ty says wipe down touchable surfaces. - Meg Jul 6, 13:42 2
      - Find a hotel with mobile keys so you can check in and get your key on your phone without ever talking to the front desk -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 13:46 1
        
        I would likely do that now where possible but in the before times I liked to check with the front desk to find out where everything was. - Meg Jul 6, 13:51
- In numbers, that is risk level 4 vs risk level 7 -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 13:31
No matter how quickly airplane air is circulated, I have to think hotels are better ventilated at removing risky air before you reach it. -- nm - Max Jul 6, 13:30 1
- Circulated just means the particles go to everyone. I won't get on a plane right now. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 13:32
ps. I do it in a day. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 13:29 1
- she's already ruled this out -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 13:31
I would drive. I would also bring my own sheets, towels, pillow cases, etc. -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 6, 13:29 5
- I would not go that far. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 13:30 4
  - do you remember where I work lately? I would. -- nm - Epiphany -Empress of the Rainbow Valley Jul 6, 13:37 2
    - No, where do you work? -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 13:38 1
      - I'm contracting for - Epiphany -Empress of the Rainbow Valley Jul 6, 13:41
  - I would have done that in the before times too. :-) -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 6, 13:32
Driving is safe IMO. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 13:29

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