Platinum Contributing Member Shifty Posted February 24, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 24, 2020 My teenage son is is all signed up for a school trip to Italy, 2weeks. It’s in April. Starting in Venice. We are having second thoughts. Recent news reports say Italy is having corona virus problems. Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis and Butt-Head Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Shifty said: My teenage son is is all signed up for a school trip to Italy, 2weeks. It’s in April. Starting in Venice. We are having second thoughts. Recent news reports say Italy is having corona virus problems. Opinions? Yes, have your kid school change their mind and change the plan and go to Colorado instead, and rent RMK sleds and have a blast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted February 24, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 24, 2020 I would not be going anywhere over there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 My wife was supposed to go to Singapore this month and the company cancelled the trip. I would avoid Asia but I think Europe would be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Huizy knows where to get a good bowl of soup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Pressure the school to cancel the trip. Its for the safety of the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedupmxer Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I'd want nothing to do with an overseas flight right now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin george Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, washedupmxer said: I'd want nothing to do with an overseas flight right now.... I'd rather pick a spot in the US or Canada in the mountains and enjoy the scenery,do some fishing and really enjoy what we have here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Edmo said: My wife was supposed to go to Singapore this month and the company cancelled the trip. I would avoid Asia but I think Europe would be OK. https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/italy-coronavirus-cases-explode/2020/02/23/id/955339/?ns_mail_uid=a9ebdf91-b084-49a5-9018-fbbfc29f56be&ns_mail_job=DM92229_02242020&s=acs&dkt_nbr=010502py0mpx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3600 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 20th anniversary cruise in June to the Med. Lots of Italy stops. 3 months for this to get fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Trump will abandon his ass over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Shifty said: My teenage son is is all signed up for a school trip to Italy, 2weeks. It’s in April. Starting in Venice. We are having second thoughts. Recent news reports say Italy is having corona virus problems. Opinions? If the school doesn't cancel this trip on their own, without outside feedback, I'd really question just how smart they are and who is steering the ship. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted February 24, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 24, 2020 Italy is considered the site of Europe's first major outbreak and the largest outside of Asia. The number of infected cases jumped to 152, compared to just three 10 days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-tests-europes-open-borders-as-italy-death-toll-rises-11582542159 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, irv said: If the school doesn't cancel this trip on their own, without outside feedback, I'd really question just how smart they are and who is steering the ship. My daughters senior trip is England and France. I’ll curious to see how far this spreads and their reaction to it. I didn’t realize Italy was so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Just now, Edmo said: My daughters senior trip is England and France. I’ll curious to see how far this spreads and their reaction to it. I didn’t realize Italy was so bad. Yeah, unfortunately, it's not a good time for travel to most places as this is continuing to spread. If there was some solid evidence/proof things were starting to improve throughout the world, then it would be a different story, obviously. My son is in college currently so their are no planned trips anywhere but if that wasn't the case, depending on where he was going, I highly doubt we'd be letting him go anywhere if something was planned outside of Canada/U.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Shifty said: My teenage son is is all signed up for a school trip to Italy, 2weeks. It’s in April. Starting in Venice. We are having second thoughts. Recent news reports say Italy is having corona virus problems. Opinions? April is a long way off probably be all clear by then but 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedupmxer Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Now the Dems who want open borders look even more dumb ....if that's possible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Friends there with the school group right now. TBH I would go, no need to live life in fear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 27 minutes ago, Momorider said: April is a long way off probably be all clear by then but geesh, I don't know about that. One can only hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: Friends there with the school group right now. TBH I would go, no need to live life in fear. Of course not but where do the stupid decisions stop? By your analogy, why not just head to Wuhan China? We're all different with different levels of common sense, but if Italy is currently being hit hard, which is fairly recent, I certainly wouldn't be booking a trip to there right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin george Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 24 minutes ago, irv said: Of course not but where do the stupid decisions stop? By your analogy, why not just head to Wuhan China? We're all different with different levels of common sense, but if Italy is currently being hit hard, which is fairly recent, I certainly wouldn't be booking a trip to there right now. We can drive by Woodbridge and Asiancourt for cheap but leave the windows rolled up lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 26 minutes ago, irv said: Of course not but where do the stupid decisions stop? By your analogy, why not just head to Wuhan China? We're all different with different levels of common sense, but if Italy is currently being hit hard, which is fairly recent, I certainly wouldn't be booking a trip to there right now. Five people have died and at least 219 others have been infected with the virus in Italy, Angelo Borrelli, head of the country's Civil Protection agency, said at a Monday news conference. Italy has a population of 60 million. the chances are pretty infinitesimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I love Italy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 https://news.yahoo.com/italy-put-12-towns-coronavirus-130957022.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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