Originally Posted by
All Bizniz
Again, you're missing the point. We are not living normally. There is a risk of being infected everytime you step out of the "assumed" safe space of your house.
Conveniently, you're assuming there is a 1 to 1 exchange of the quantity and level of all the risk factors, between staying at home, and embarking on a vacation. I do not share that view. People will be getting out more, and letting their hair down because well, they're on vacation.
It's no coincidence that as the towns and cities open up more in an attempt to get back to normal, including vacation travel, there has been a predictable spike in the cases of infection.
Increased frequency - increased probability - hence increased risk - Borne out by spike in the number of infections.
I may be missing your point but you are definitely missing mine. I am living my life exactly normally. I go to the store, restaurants, and on vacations. I will either have already been exposed to the virus or will be. There is no way to escape an airborne virus. It is coming for you unless you completely isolate yourself from society. Any measures you take to avoid the virus will only prolong the time until you inevitably are exposed.
You are being pretty arrogant and dismissive of people's intelligence if you believe that they can't act responsibly on vacation. I am not advocating that you should be drunk, dancing on tables, and rubbing up against strangers in a night club. I am saying that a family can take a vacation without measurably increasing their risk of catching a virus. Especially since that virus will, like all other airborne viruses, eventually make its way to you anyway.
Look around you, there are millions of people living their lives without dying. The treatment methods and drug protocols have improved so much as doctors have gained experience that a fat 74 year old who has never eaten a healthy meal in his life can now recover in days. This virus is not even close to the doom and gloom predictions from months ago but we seem to be acting as if they were true.
You can stay in the house and change your life if you want. I will be out enjoying life.