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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Genuinely not understanding why people think there is such a risk of infecting them. Did you all read what I said? We would be quarantining for 2 weeks ahead of time. Like, literally not even going to the grocery store. The only risk point I see is the possibility of having to go to the bathroom along the way, and I said we're thinking of bringing a portapotty.

To date, we have been exceedingly cautious -- way more cautious than all the other people I know. Are those of you who are saying this not doing the things I'm seeing my friends do here (that we have NOT been doing) -- like sending your kids to camp, going to the pool, meeting up with friends, etc?[/quote]

OP, I'm not sure why you don't realize that an 18-hour drive, unless you do it in 18 straight hours with no stops and certainly no overnight, [i]will undo the two weeks of quarantining[/i]. Unless you plan to quarantine at your destination in a hotel and then see the grandparents after another two weeks.

You're saying above that "the only risk point I see is the possibiilty of having to go to the bathroom along the way," yet in the original post you mention you were "not entirely certain how to handle" "staying overnight." Which is the risk point? Bathrooms only? Bathrooms plus overnight somewhere? All  of it is. Because unless you and DH are long haul truckers for your jobs, driving 18 hours between two people is too much, and yes, you'll have to stay somewhere somehow.

That undoes the two weeks of quarantine, period. What I don't understand is how you cannot see why it undoes quarantine and resets you to "exposed" if you quarantine but then drive a very long distance, stay anywhere, and stop anywhere at all.

Like a PP said: Right now any nonessential travel should be a "no." Essential means essential to life. It is not essential to your life or your parents that you see them right now or even soon, to be blunt. [/quote]

100% this.  You cant cherry pick your risks here.  An 18 hour drive, that involves overnight stay is a risk.  You can't cheat during a pandemic[/quote]

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