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28. No, it doesn't. If you stay in your car, door to door, you don't expose any one. nt

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Thu Apr 16, 2020, 06:26 PM

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What is the rationale for preventing people from going to vacation homes? [View all] LAS14 Apr 2020 OP

If you are a carrier without symptoms... Yavin4 Apr 2020 #1

If you're going there to shelter in place, which was my assumption, you won't... LAS14 Apr 2020 #2

Unless your vacation home has food for 3 months SoonerPride Apr 2020 #9

Gasoline as well. LakeArenal Apr 2020 #19

What if you develop symptoms after you're there? we can do it Apr 2020 #24

Export infection to rural areas. More accidents, more people at stores & gas. Non-essential. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #3

They end up slamming the small local stores for one thing. A couple of towns have been brewens Apr 2020 #4

One reason is to keep people who don't have an escape gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #5

The potential of overwhelming smaller healthcare facilities that have limited resources. n/t demmiblue Apr 2020 #6

+1000s DinahMoeHum Apr 2020 #11

In many cases mindem Apr 2020 #7

Spreading the virus to the small towns that support the vacation homes. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #8

whow. riversedge Apr 2020 #12

Prevent them from taking the virus with them Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #10

We have gone to our place essme Apr 2020 #13

If we had quick, accurate, easily available TESTING, it wouldn't be as much of a risk. tanyev Apr 2020 #14

Any travel means exposing others and being exposed. This does not support minimizing abqtommy Apr 2020 #15

No, it doesn't. If you stay in your car, door to door, you don't expose any one. nt LAS14 Apr 2020 #28

There might be someone who can manage that. If so, more power to them... abqtommy Apr 2020 #29

And how do you get supplies? Voltaire2 Apr 2020 #34

We bring them from home as we always do. Or, we might go to.... LAS14 Apr 2020 #41

And you are back to draining local resources. Voltaire2 Apr 2020 #56

Draining local resources, or putting money into the local economy? Anyway, we grow over... LAS14 Apr 2020 #58

it appears you just dont understand why you ought to remain where you are instead of Voltaire2 Apr 2020 #60

The answer: Limited Local Resources (medical, grocery) intrepidity Apr 2020 #16

These vacation homes are typically in rural areas with very limited healthcare and other resources. Voltaire2 Apr 2020 #17

Several things pinkstarburst Apr 2020 #18

Fear and loathing mostly.... getagrip_already Apr 2020 #20

How condescending mindem Apr 2020 #33

you're welcome... getagrip_already Apr 2020 #35

Bullshit mindem Apr 2020 #36

No, far from it.. personal attacks won't make your point though.... getagrip_already Apr 2020 #40

Post removed Post removed Apr 2020 #45

And where would you be getting tested? 2naSalit Apr 2020 #46

science disagrees with you.... getagrip_already Apr 2020 #51

You don't have the moral authority to tell people to wander as they wish during a pandemic. MrsCoffee Apr 2020 #37

You are mixing metaphores here.... And you are still welcome getagrip_already Apr 2020 #39

No it's not perfectly safe. MrsCoffee Apr 2020 #42

You just disproved your own claim.... getagrip_already Apr 2020 #47

I'm sure Jarvanka would like to borrow all your arguments. MrsCoffee Apr 2020 #54

+1 2naSalit Apr 2020 #48

Non residents are coming to our small town grocery store womanofthehills Apr 2020 #57

That assumes you're healthy pinkstarburst Apr 2020 #61

Well. out here where a lot of trophy homes are... 2naSalit Apr 2020 #21

The examples you use all were active before alarms were raised.... getagrip_already Apr 2020 #22

Not if they are already full. 2naSalit Apr 2020 #25

You can buy medivac insurance.... they will life flight you anywhere.. getagrip_already Apr 2020 #43

Delusional. MrsCoffee Apr 2020 #38

I understand them completely, but not the point... getagrip_already Apr 2020 #44

I think it's selfish. MrsCoffee Apr 2020 #49

Ummm... 2naSalit Apr 2020 #53

Limited facilities and resources? we can do it Apr 2020 #23

Govrnor Whitmer addressed this in Michigan because I had the same question......... Takket Apr 2020 #26

Where I live, they'll shop for supplies and if they get sick, they'll be a drag on resources we WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #27

An example . . the only ICU in Northeast Minnesota is Duluth Strelnikov_ Apr 2020 #30

J. Geils Band said it best whistler162 Apr 2020 #31

Good news for FL? Snow birds all flew home early! Baclava Apr 2020 #32

One thing qwlauren35 Apr 2020 #50

Some here are advocating the creation of urban ghettos ala Warsaw during the holocaust... getagrip_already Apr 2020 #52

Rural areas have no hospitals McCamy Taylor Apr 2020 #55

preventing unnecessary travel and keeping small infrastructures from being overwhelmed fishwax Apr 2020 #59

Rich people are already at their 2nd homes. maxsolomon Apr 2020 #62

It's the same as the "elite" that flew into South American countries and brought it with them Blue_Adept Apr 2020 #63