The wife and i are scheduled to come to negril nov 8 for a week, now with the ebola issue and traveling thru atlanta, my wife is having second thoughts. Looking for your thoughts...............
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The wife and i are scheduled to come to negril nov 8 for a week, now with the ebola issue and traveling thru atlanta, my wife is having second thoughts. Looking for your thoughts...............
we are scheduled for late november and we are going. it is kind ok like not going to a foreign because of a murder, or terrorist action. you need to go on your trip and have a good time. we can not terror or fear rule our lives. while traveling be careful, you are allow to carry 3oz liquid. take alcohol based hand cleaner, clean hands regular, clean toilette seat, faucet or door knob before you touch. be aware of people and travel safely. you can still go on your trip and have fun just take a few extra precautions.
relax and have a good time
Timm
I have nothing scheduled, but wish I did and would not hesitate for a moment traveling now.
Not trying to diminish the seriousness of this catastrophy in any way and hope a resolution is at hand to stop the suffering being caused. Having said that , what would be the odds that you would come in contact with an infected person ,that has gone thru the incubation period , but can still travel and somehow be exposed to their body fluids. I'd really appreciate any insight from someone with a medical background. After all we are discussing traveling to jamaica not West Africa
The problem is not Jamaica. It is that you are on airplanes with people who are from all over the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by passnthru
I was just there and had gone through Miami coming and going. I must say that I was extra aware of people around me and I know others were too.
You have to be more aware since no one seems to have a clue about this and the US insists on just swinging the doors open and saying come on in!
In a country of 300 million people we have had 2 infection which have occurred here please keep things in perspective
I still have to fly on business next week, so I sure wouldn't cancel our December trip to Negril!!.
The media is doing its best to scare people, as usual.
TedP
No plans to cancel flight in December. I have gone with a broken foot before...it would take a lot for me to cancel. Have already taken my flu shot and that is always a concern. Regarding Ebola, the odds are miniscule compared to the flu. Good handwashing protocol and common sense goes a long way. I am not going to let fear rule my life. Hurry up December!!!!!!!!!!:)
I saw something on the news yesterday that one of the Caribbean Islands (I think St. Martin) was not letting planes fly into their country from any country with ebola. They did not say specifically but the US has a few cases. Does that mean no visitors from the US to St. Martin? Can't imagine Jamaica would lose all that business because of a few infected individuals
We are flying through Atlanta in December. Fear of catching Ebola never entered my head. I agree with Yetta. I would be more concerned about flu than Ebola. We always get our flu shots well in advance of our trip.
A lot more people die from the flu every year than are likely to die from Ebola. US estimates indicate that there are 5,000 to 10,000 flu deaths a year.
Mid jan,soon come;)
Ummmm.... what? Turn off the news.... and get your flu shot.....
Absolutely nothing will keep us from our annual trip to Negril for Thanksgiving,well short of death.See y'all real soon!!
I was watching CNN live yesterday when the CDC was being grilled about the EBOLA cases and one of the panel members mentioned that Jamaica put a travel ban in place to help prevent it from entering Jamaica and why aren't the states doing the same thing. ???? My same question
I saw that on CNN yesterday too.
One congesswoman asked the doctor on the panel if the U.S.A. should seal its borders including the border with Canada. I had to laugh because Canada does not have a single case of even a suspected case of Ebola while the U.S. does. Shouldn't Canada be sealing of its border with the U.S.A.?
Anyway, will there be a point in the future where travel on a plane will make me nervous, maybe! But that time is not now and for those that are going to Jamaica in the next little while I would say that any fears you have are not warranted. With that said, I would not book a holiday now that I do not plan to take for some time to come because when that time comes in a few months from now, who knows what the situation will be then.
I will boarding a plane to JA Tuesday morning- whootie whoot :cool:
Well said Mr. Smith......well said
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I'm not canceling my trip to Negril next week, however it would be my luck that I'll contract chick-v, and start displaying symptoms just as I'm leaving Negril. People will freak out thinking I have Ebola, then I'll be quarantined, setting off a wide-spread panic. :eek:
All kidding aside, I am a little concerned about how quickly possible ebola cases are popping up all over the country due to air travel. I'll just be extra diligent about hand washing and observing people around me.
If I may...Quote:
Originally Posted by sher
Ebola cases are NOT popping up all over the country... and the two that did, did not result from travel, by air or otherwise. You wouldn't know it though, by all the wet panties that we're seeing on the 24 hr "news" outlets.
We really do need to keep perspective. I like the way Caribbean governments are handling this, by refusing entry by people traveling from the affected areas of Africa, as well as by nationals of those countries, until this outbreak blows over. This is how you prevent people from taking side entries... by using good passport control methods.
Now... perhaps the Big Pharm corporations can be convinced that this a battle that's finally worth fighting.
Our Negril addiction is much stronger than the Ebola virus.
We're still going!
The only way to stop Ebola is to help get it under control in the areas where its most preveleant. If you say to people they can't come through the front door (meaning stopping flights to and from those countries) they're gonna sneak through the back. That being said, Id be more concerned catching the flu on a plane or any place else for that matter then Ebola.
Im going to Ja in 8 days. Ebola be damned!
Get a flu shot.
Am I going?????
You bet your sweet ass.,.....
Cap
Perhaps I should rephrase, what I meant by possible cases popping up all over is that all over the news you hear about someone with a fever being investigated. Just today there was breaking news near the Pentagon because a woman threw up. Turned out to be nothing Ebola-related, but everyone is on high-alert.
Chris B. Well said.
I'm still going. The trip will have a positive affect as well. There's no tv where we stay, so I will not have non stop coverage of the issue all day. I'll just watch the waves, and if I come back to a world gone mad, at least I will have spent a lovely holiday in negril.
The odds of me winning the lottery are probably much better than my being infected with Ebola at this time. Quite frankly, I plan on neither.
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One of many reasons why I do not watch the news. I do like John Stewarts' take on the events.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hussyband
http://youtu.be/fY9r3kcnvS4
Sher... thanks for taking my comment in its intended context. You're absolutely correct, though. There is a sense of hysteria regarding this issue, and the system's response to the known and suspected cases has certainly not helped. I hope the get their head out of their posterior orifice soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by sher
In the meantime, we all need to take a breath, use our common sense, and be smart enough to recognize the media's BS for what it is.
Wonder if CNN advertizing rates go up when hysteria reigns. Remember Malaysia Airlines? This too shall pass.
FAUX News...Setting standards so high you could trip on them.
Respect
Kirt
The Jon Stewart clip was hysterical Booger. Thanks for sharing. Starting my day off with a good belly laugh.
Agree with you hussy I am still going leaving 3 weeks from today and can't wait!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hussyband
Keep in mind that you need to be in contact with an infected person's pathogens (bodily Fluids, excretions etc). Merely being in the same room\Plane with someone doesn't pose much of threat. The infection rate of Ebola is less then that of AIDS. While Ebola is transmitted easier then AIDS, the means of contracting it are similar in that you need to have "intimate" contact with an infected person. The good thing is that a person infected with Ebola will show flu like symptoms. As long as you don't share subs, have sexual relations, come in contact with vomit or fecal matter, blood etc you're fine. A sneeze in an airplane won't do it unless that person sneezes in your face.
As far as closing boarders, It makes sense for small nations like Jamaica to impose bans but for the US to do so could make matters worse as others have pointed out. It's better that we be able to screen and track people coming and going rather then them traveling "under the radar".
I think it would be best to try and avoid the washroom of an airplane as much as possible. It seems to me if you are going to be exposed to body fluids, that could possibly be the place. I'm not sure what the alternative to this might be- adult diapers? just kidding, but maybe not
I'm holding my breath the whole flight.:D