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There's a bunch of eager grandparents looking forward to seeing their first grandchild born, as well as loved ones going to funerals etc. These people trend tow

There's a bunch of eager grandparents looking forward to seeing their first grandchild born, as well as loved ones going to funerals etc. These people trend towards being over 55 and a cross country solo road trip for a widowed grandmother is not always an option for them, and covid isn't going to stop them from getting on a plane if possible.

bostonpete 6y ago
Most air travel is for a good reason, and most of it is avoidable in the current environment. There are other ways to see a grandchild or pay respects to the deceased. It sucks, but we're all in the same boat
- sunkenvicar 6y ago
  Ew. I hope you get nowhere near political power.
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easytiger 6y ago
> and covid isn't going to stop them from getting on a plane if possible. Then get on the plane in a shirt and trousers. Literally no need for this stuff
zobzu 6y ago
I've a parent that died just before COVID started and I'm not allowed to go there (travel ban). While I disagree with the risk of COVID, I would agree that if the risk was so great I should make a choice between minimum safety and my convenience of being able to mourn properly. Having a person that died or whatever shouldn't suddenly mean I'm the victim of the day and everyone else should bend over to make my day better. If anything, that wouldn't even scale. That said it's moot because I personally have neither option heh.
lazyasciiart 6y ago
A grandparent who wants to visit a newborn is the epitome of "neither of you should travel". It's like people don't even consider the option of actually adjusting their expectations based on changed world conditions. Easy for me to say, of course, since I live far enough away from my family that I've already become used to missing funerals and weddings and babies, and now I couldn't go home if I wanted to.

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There's a bunch of eager grandparents looking forward to seeing their first grandchild born, as well as loved ones going to funerals etc. These people trend tow

by hadlock 6y ago

bostonpete 6y ago
Most air travel is for a good reason, and most of it is avoidable in the current environment. There are other ways to see a grandchild or pay respects to the deceased. It sucks, but we're all in the same boat
- sunkenvicar 6y ago
  Ew. I hope you get nowhere near political power.
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easytiger 6y ago
> and covid isn't going to stop them from getting on a plane if possible. Then get on the plane in a shirt and trousers. Literally no need for this stuff
zobzu 6y ago
I've a parent that died just before COVID started and I'm not allowed to go there (travel ban). While I disagree with the risk of COVID, I would agree that if the risk was so great I should make a choice between minimum safety and my convenience of being able to mourn properly. Having a person that died or whatever shouldn't suddenly mean I'm the victim of the day and everyone else should bend over to make my day better. If anything, that wouldn't even scale. That said it's moot because I personally have neither option heh.
lazyasciiart 6y ago
A grandparent who wants to visit a newborn is the epitome of "neither of you should travel". It's like people don't even consider the option of actually adjusting their expectations based on changed world conditions. Easy for me to say, of course, since I live far enough away from my family that I've already become used to missing funerals and weddings and babies, and now I couldn't go home if I wanted to.