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Hey ST, how comfortable would you be with flying in late October?

Posted by David (aka David) Jul 22 '20, 10:40

Kim and I are debating.

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Ask me in early October -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:53
I'm flying in early September. I'm ... slightly nervous - oblique Jul 22, 10:53 1
- Make sure you film the inevitable scene of an asshole refusing to wear his mask on the plane. You'll go viral! - Mop Jul 22, 10:55
nope. I'm not going to wedding in August. -- nm* - Remlik Jul 22, 10:51
nope, big no. -- nm - colin Jul 22, 10:51
It's a no from me. I'd drive if that was at all an option. - Krusty Jul 22, 10:50 5
- I dunno man, I might be overly paranoid, but out of an RV, I'm not traveling. I don't trust hotels or anything. - sycor Jul 22, 10:52 4
  - It looks like fun when I see it on TV and in movies but I also haven't had to drive those monstrosities. :-) - Krusty Jul 22, 10:56 3
    - I have wanted to rent an RV for the longest time. - Judge Bane Jul 22, 10:58 2
      - I keep telling my wife that's our retirement plan. She keeps telling me I can do that with my second wife. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 11:00 1
        
        Ha! -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 11:01
I'm not sure if that would be enough time to get a pilot's license and buy a plane. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:49
Not unless it was absolutely critical. -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 10:49 1
- I WAS on a train this morning. Alone in my row. Masks mandatory. Still didn't love it. (And that is here, under control.) -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 10:51
The concern I would deciding now is that we have no idea what October will be like. Aren't we getting into flu season then? -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 10:48 2
- Yep. I mean, we can go ahead and get our flu shot in early October. - Judge Bane Jul 22, 10:57
- Yep. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 10:56
NOPE. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 10:46
as long as you take your precautions, which I know you will. nm - Daniel Prime Jul 22, 10:45
idk. We skedded a flight for late October before the lockdown. We currently have no idea if we're going. -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 10:44
Honestly, a short trip and a direct flight you should be fine as long as you wipe down surfaces on your seat and seat back. - spamlet Jul 22, 10:42 7
- That's gonna be a no from me. -- nm - sycor Jul 22, 10:47 1
  - Damnit, this shouldn't be here but a response to the question. -- nm - sycor Jul 22, 10:48
- Virtually all flights from Knoxville require connections in either Atlanta or Charlotte. -- nm - David Jul 22, 10:45 1
  - That's why I put in those caveats. You're doubling the potential exposure points is the risk there. - spamlet Jul 22, 10:50
- Would we know? - ty97 Jul 22, 10:44 2
  - I would think that if enough people got sick from one flight we'd know. That's catnip to the media and lawyers. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 10:55
  - Yeah, I don't think we would, because we aren't doing contact tracing. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 10:50
I would not unless circumstanced forced me to -- nm - decline Jul 22, 10:42
I have no current plans for flying any more in 2020. -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 22, 10:41 9
- (I would recommend train, but frankly have no idea if there is any Amtrak service near you) -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 10:44 8
  - Honestly I loved taking the train to see my parents. But I wouldn't do it now. It gets too packed. - sycor Jul 22, 10:50 2
    - I'm thinking of the sleeper service trains where you can get a private room -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 10:53 1
      - Fair point. But even then is the air recycled in the car or just the room? What about food service, etc. -- nm - sycor Jul 22, 10:55
  - Apparently not. - Judge Bane Jul 22, 10:48 4
    - Looks like Amtrak's Crescent (New York - New Orleans) runs through northern Georgia, might be about as close as it gets -- nm* - ty97 Jul 22, 10:49 3
      - not really anything close to you -- (pic) - ty97 Jul 22, 10:52 [Attachment] 2
        
        Yeah I was surprised we couldn't get to Nashville by train. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 10:56
        
        Yeah, may as well drive at that point. -- nm - Judge Bane Jul 22, 10:55

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