If you do get serious about an RV, a fellow in my golf group has been looking far and near for months and he said LaMesa RV in Sanford has the best prices in the state.

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That is probably the most widely circulated rumor on how an aircraft cabin air system works. It's almost as bad as the STD in The Villages rumor.

THE TRUTH ABOUT CABIN AIR

Filthy, germ-laden, rotten, disgusting, wretched, skanky, rancid, putrid, fetid, and fart-filled are just a few of the adjectives used to describe cabin air, and legion are the accounts of flyers allegedly made ill by microscopic pathogens circulating throughout a plane. In reality, the air is very clean.

On all modern aircraft, passengers and crew breathe a mixture of fresh and recirculated air. Using this combination rather than fresh air only makes it easier to regulate temperature and helps maintain a bit of humidity (more on the humidity in a moment). The supply is bled from the compressor sections of the engines. Compressed air is very hot, but the compressors only compress; there is no contact with combustion gasses. From there it is plumbed into air conditioning units for cooling. It’s then ducted into the cabin through louvers, vents, and the eyeball gaspers above your seat. The AC units are known to pilots as “packs.” That’s an acronym for pneumatic air cycle kit. Usually there are two per plane.

The air circulates until eventually it is drawn into the lower fuselage, where about half of it is vented overboard—sucked out by the pressurization outflow valve. The remaining portion is remixed with a fresh supply from the engines and run through filters, and the cycle begins again.

Studies have shown that a crowded airplane is no more germ-laden than other enclosed spaces—and usually less. Those underfloor filters are described by manufacturers as being of hospital quality. I needn’t be reminded that hospitals are notorious viral incubators, but Boeing says that between 94 and 99.9 percent of airborne microbes are captured, and there’s a total changeover of air every two or three minutes — far more frequently than occurs in offices, movie theaters, or classrooms.

Maine, except the counties near Portland and Penobscot county are opening under restrictions today. To come in from out of state you are still required to self quarantine for 14 days until August 1. As was said earlier, Maine tourism, Maine Hospitality is up in arms so hopefully things will change.

My wife and I drove 1400 miles
 

We drove 1400 miles in 23 hours. Only stopped for gas. Didn't even use their bathroom. Never want to do that again.

Travel
 

We just completed 1200 mile trip last week from TV back to Tulsa. As usual we drove but debated long and hard whether to drive straight through or stay in our usual Holiday Inn Express. We decided the risks of two 72 year olds driving 20+ hours with 6-8 of those during darkness was greater than staying at a hotel. We took our wipes, sprays, etc and wiped down the room before we unloaded. It was the right decision. The hotel setup is quite different with no buffet breakfast, lobby workers isolated behind plexiglass and no direct access to self
serve coffee. Breakfast is cold variety and ordered and picked up in a sack at lobby

Bigger fear is a bunch of seniors, who have never driven 8 hours straight, much less 12 or more. If I had to I would fly, with a 95 and multiple gloves. You might be safer than a drive you don’t normally do

We drove for 23 hours straight to get home, We only stopped for gas, we had packed food to eat on the way. We rotated drivers, it worked well, we actually found we were less tired then when we took the two days.

Travel
 

[QUOTE=Cheapbas;1762484]Interested in opinions from snowbirds and/or full time Residents, if you had to travel 1000 miles at the end of the month, how would you do it? Air, automobile, other. What would you do, or what are you going to do? Maybe add short rationale.

Flying to PA in two weeks. Not really wanting to but necessary.

We intended to fly but the flight was cancelled so we drove. Stayed in a nice motel. Very clean and food was served in take out bags. Also used the bathrooms in the gas station and fast food restaurant. Oh my! I hope that we survive!

We left April 30 for New England, we stayed at national chains that were all rated highly for cleanliness. Also stayed in rural areas with low incidence of cov-19
If you stay at national chains that get extremely high reviews for cleanliness and use common sense you should be ok

Our trip to N.J. is about 1100 miles. Breaking it up into two days always was ideal. We even talked about doing it in 3 days next time. Why not?

The recent developments have changed my thoughts. I can't think about staying in a hotel at all and I just can't get comfortable sleeping in a car in a truck stop. Maybe

at one time but that ship has sailed. Looked into renting a nice and functional Class A, B, or C but the units are used and they show it. No better than staying in a hotel.

What are we gonna do? At one point we were avid campers but it was a while ago. Well, I guess I have my mission set for today. Thanks for the idea. I think I can rule out The Charlie Daniels Class A. Too much for me to handle. We'll see.

Those posters who mention nice hotels. Could you please mention the name. Maybe you came up with a simple answer that isn't such a big commitment. Thanks.

Before all this crapola, I flew alot and always took wipes with me to wipe down the tray and armrests, and I was usually the lucky one to get the 300 pounder next to me. Frontier is actually fogging the inside of their planes and wiping down everything and they have state of the art HEPA filters. Good things are coming out of this mess. Hope Wins! Just be sensible and you will be fine.

We left TV eight weeks ago, much earlier than planned, and drove nonstop to our home in rural northern New York. We had originally planned to fly but that seemed inadvisable --- too much close contact there. For the same reason we decided not to make overnight stays, so we drove straight through with only a few short stops for fuel and rest, making it in 27 hours. One positive observation: the traffic is decidedly lighter at night, which was helpful as we passed through Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Long drive ...
 

I drive to Maine every summer. I usually make 2 stops on the way up. I'm re-thinking that. I may only make one stop. I'm packing sanitizer and cleaning everything I contact on the way up.
If guidelines change, I'll change my plans as needed.

Leaving in June
 

Leaving for N.H. in June. We usually take two nights but this time we will only stay one night at someplace that is half the distance which would be about 750 miles. We are taking some food and drinks, plenty of gloves, masks, wipes, hand sanitizer and bedding. We usually stay at Hampton Inn which we find very clean. The plan is to wear gloves when getting gas, wear masks in the hotel, disinfect all the areas in the room, put tv remote in a plastic bag and use it in the bag, wear mask when sleeping and remove comforter from bed and sleep on our own bedding and pillows. The Hampton Inns have a new protocol in place to ensure distancing and sanitizing of rooms also. We will share the driving and hopefully have an event less trip. We will have to quarantine for two weeks in N.H. so we are employing my son to get groceries for us. Don’t like driving that distance in one day but better than trying to drive straight through. It’s sad how our lives have been changed but no one said life would be easy. Don’t stop living but be careful out there. Stay safe!!