It appears that a client wants me to be on an out of town project next week. Anyone out there doing out of town work these days? Anything you are you doing different? Hotels seem to be the question.
Thanks in advance
NY requires a mask or face-covering to be worn as of Friday.
Over the weekend I came out of the Adirondack woods after a long day of reconn, and traverse setting. Stopped at a gas station where I felt like an alien with what seemed like everyone was starring at me for not wearing a mask. I turned around and walked out.
Wearing a mask and glasses while working takes getting used too. Foggy, foggy, foggy.
On large construction sites, we must have our temperature checked upon entering.
Our crews are still working nationwide, but no one in the company is flying.?ÿ The amount of travelers are extremely low so you wont have any trouble finding rooms. I would go on as normal but check with hotels and ask what they are doing to combat spread ie. disinfection, etc. Another option... pack a tent and find a great campground and hang out by the fire and your favorite drink of choice.
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We have a large job to do in the upper midwest, in years past i would NEVER consider driving there, we always fly commercial to anything over about a 5 hour drive. But this week my employee drove 17 hours to get there. Said it was an easy drive, no traffic, hotels almost empty.?ÿ
pack a tent and find a great campground
Nights are still a bit cold in much of the US.?ÿ You'd best be very well prepared.
Most of the campgrounds around here are closed. I could dry camp but power for charging and working at night is always a problem.
@john-putnam All of the Georgia State Park campgrounds are open. We went camping at one this past weekend. It was full of families with children that are out of school. Water, power and even cable TV if you wanted it.
Andy
@john-hamilton I had a guy drive from Austin to StL yesterday. Heading to Denver today then will head back to Austin. Obviously some bedtime in there - but that's a lot of miles and hours alone time.
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Wife had to fly from Toronto to Seattle earlier this month. Only 9 people on her A-319 plane. Plenty of room for social distancing. I picked her up at Sea-Tac and she was the only one at the arrivals platform at 5:30 pm. Said the terminal was like a movie set; vacant.?ÿ?ÿ
Wife had to fly from Toronto to Seattle earlier this month. Only 9 people on her A-319 plane. Plenty of room for social distancing. I picked her up at Sea-Tac and she was the only one at the arrivals platform at 5:30 pm. Said the terminal was like a movie set; vacant.?ÿ?ÿ
I've probably related this story before, but here goes;
About 30 days after 9-11, I boarded a KLM 747 for a flight from Minneapolis/St Paul to Amsterdam. As I recall, there were 5 or 6 other passengers. No $#!+, there were more Stewardesses than passengers by a factor or 3 or more. We were spread all over the plane, so social interaction was nearly impossible.
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Texas campgrounds just re-opened for DAY USE ONLY!?ÿ Someone needs to lookup the definition of campground.
[?ÿ .?ÿ .?ÿ .]?ÿ Wearing a mask and glasses while working takes getting used too. Foggy, foggy, foggy.?ÿ [ .?ÿ .?ÿ .?ÿ ]
Assuming you're using an actual medical mask instead of a homemade one (which are much less effective, but still worth wearing if you have nothing else),?ÿ mask fit is the problem if your glasses fog up.?ÿ Properly sized and fitted, no air should escape or enter from the edges of your mask.?ÿ When properly fitted, a medical mask presses uncomfortably hard on your face (especially the gold standard N-95 masks).?ÿ I pity the folks who have to wear them for 8-10 hour shifts every day.
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Maybe a camper or RV is the way to go and just avoid the hotel scene altogether. I've got an old 60's Aladdin camper I've fixed up and can tow just about anywhere on the road system I need to work and spend the night. I usually take my hound and hotels aren't always welcoming of critters.?ÿ
Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get me.
Okay, I'm back.?ÿ Hotel was just allowing essential business travel and was pretty quiet the first couple of nights, just me and some BNSF crews taking advantage of the same low train traffic window I was there for.?ÿ A couple of nights in and the place was crawling with BPS clearing contractors.?ÿ Eating was kind of weird, getting takeout and eating in the room at my makeshift desk.
I think I have another out of town project next week.