Coronavirus:

[healey36]

I hadn't heard that. My understanding was if they caught you coming into NY from PA, the constabulary would "beat you with a pair of tennis shoes" and do other rude things to you, a la Frank Zappa's Magic Fingers.

My kid tells me he still can't visit Maryland, at least as of a few days ago. Things may have changed.

[up148]

Just the world we live in.

It's also the one that we chose to create.

I didn't choose it and doubt you did either. Where we failed was stopping the f''ing idiots who think it's okay.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Just the world we live in.

It's also the one that we chose to create.

I didn't choose it and doubt you did either. Where we failed was stopping the f''ing idiots who think it's okay.

That's what I meant - we chose not to stop them and now we're stuck with them. Choosing not to act is still making a choice.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[E7]

He caused my toenail fungus!

I sure hope you don't bite your toenails

Wow, that's a seriously disgusting thought.........

We've ALL voted and we'd like a video!

[chuck]

Are we certain that if I travel from NJ along Rt80W, to Delaware Watergap , up to 380N , to 81, switching to Rt11 at Clarks Summit, then traveling Rt11 all the way into Cortland, NY, that I won't get stopped and held somewhere for umpteen days?

Here is the list of states requiring quarantine updated 9-22-2020

https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory

Pennsylvania is not on the list.

If you really, really, really want to avoid Pennsylvania, you CAN drive from NJ to Cortland, New York WITHOUT DRIVING THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA. It's about the same distance and driving time to take 287 north and pick up NY 17 W. If you want to avoid the $2 toll from Suffern to Woodbury commons you can add 20 minutes to the drive and get on 17 north at Suffern. I don't think it's worth it, especially if you have an EZ Pass (NY 17 is running parallel to the Thruway about 200'-300' west, lots of traffic lights).

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I sure hope you don't bite your toenails

Wow, that's a seriously disgusting thought.........

We've ALL voted and we'd like a video!

Not even possible in any way at all......and really bizarre. Explains much about the country....

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Are we certain that if I travel from NJ along Rt80W, to Delaware Watergap , up to 380N , to 81, switching to Rt11 at Clarks Summit, then traveling Rt11 all the way into Cortland, NY, that I won't get stopped and held somewhere for umpteen days?

Here is the list of states requiring quarantine updated 9-22-2020

https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory

Pennsylvania is not on the list.

If you really, really, really want to avoid Pennsylvania, you CAN drive from NJ to Cortland, New York WITHOUT DRIVING THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA. It's about the same distance and driving time to take 287 north and pick up NY 17 W. If you want to avoid the $2 toll from Suffern to Woodbury commons you can add 20 minutes to the drive and get on 17 north at Suffern. I don't think it's worth it, especially if you have an EZ Pass (NY 17 is running parallel to the Thruway about 200'-300' west, lots of traffic lights).

Thought we'd answered this already. I've not heard of anyone being stopped anywhere in PA. I drive back and forth from PA weekly - and the roads are full of traffic doing the same. In fact, last trip we were stunned by the volume of commuters from VA/MD going back into PA.

The police are not out pulling over people with out of state tags. They have better things to do.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Thank you, both,for your perspectives.

And, ah,yes,Rufus, I did inquire about this previously. (What are you, the forum's no-repeats gendarme ?!) I asked again, because the whole travel aspect to the pandemic scourge is ever-changing, and I wanted to be sure of the latest. Do you mind?!

I mean, huh?

[chuck]

Valid questions and valid concerns. The only things we know for sure are that NJ, NY, and Connecticut have a no quarantine agreement in place and that everyone else is subject to change without notice.

Regarding the cops having better things to do I tend to agree but you never know when an eager beaver or a rookie decides to make thing difficult for you. Sometimes it's based on revenue enhancement, sometimes they have nothing better to do/bored.

Ask away!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Thank you, Chuck, and I appreciate how level-headed you are, and that you always have something valuable to contribute to inquiries and conversations.

In fact , if I do decide to visit Cortland, NY, I will take that Rts 287 - 17 route, which I had traveled , years ago, before I discovered the route thru Pa I mentioned .

Or I just won't go at all, until things are better everywhere .

Thank You again . Solid advice, which is what I needed and had hoped for.

[HONDO74]

I haven't much in the news about any of this but do these eastern states have a major issue with people coming in from other states that are infected and spreading it around. ??

[chuck]

They are being proactive about it. Cops aren't looking for people but hotels/motels are checking id's and asking questions. That is where/how you might get caught/be in trouble.

Hawaii was doing this from almost day one and they did a) inform guests that you were to self quarantined for 14 days and b) if you didn't follow the guidelines they turned you over to law enforcement where you were quarantined in custody (and fined and other fun things). There were warnings posted on travel web sites, airlines posted warnings, travel agents, no way you could plead ignorance of the situation. If you went to Hawaii you needed to plan on spending those first two weeks inside your hotel room with room service being your source of food (or the mini bar) and the view from your window your cell phone and the TV being your contact with the outside world.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Thank you, both,for your perspectives.

And, ah,yes,Rufus, I did inquire about this previously. (What are you, the forum's no-repeats gendarme ?!) I asked again, because the whole travel aspect to the pandemic scourge is ever-changing, and I wanted to be sure of the latest. Do you mind?!

I mean, huh?

No, I just happen to have a memory that if I permit does not fail. Inconvenient at times for me, so I try rather hard to not have it cluttered up with excess information.

But, having been asked and answered already provides a basis for concern when it's asked again by the same person.

Again, if you are just driving through, not staying somewhere overnight, then not a problem. Perhaps next year when we have guards stationed at the boarders checking your papers and health status there may be a problem.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I haven't much in the news about any of this but do these eastern states have a major issue with people coming in from other states that are infected and spreading it around. ??

That would require people being diagnoses, and then actively tracked. I don't know if that is being done anywhere. I'm sure that people would object to that being done as well.