{"id":111176,"date":"2020-11-13T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/its-time-to-cancel-your-thanksgiving-travel-plans\/"},"modified":"2020-11-13T14:45:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T11:45:02","slug":"its-time-to-cancel-your-thanksgiving-travel-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-cancel-your-thanksgiving-travel-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"#It&#8217;s Time to Cancel Your Thanksgiving Travel Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3aacd78da05\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3aacd78da05\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-cancel-your-thanksgiving-travel-plans\/#Your_safety_measures_suck\" >Your safety measures suck<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#It&#8217;s Time to Cancel Your Thanksgiving <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel<\/a> Plans<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 dhDQnh align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\" data-id=\"etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"3381\" data-height=\"1903\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Two people dining in their kitchen. JUST TWO.\" data-recommended=\"true\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-alt=\"Two people dining in their kitchen. JUST TWO.\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"shutterstock\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-alt=\"Two people dining in their kitchen. JUST TWO.\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"shutterstock\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"Two people dining in their kitchen. JUST TWO.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 320w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_470\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 470w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_800\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 800w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_1600\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 1600w\" data-expanded-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg 1600w\" data-chomp-id=\"etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Two people dining in their kitchen. JUST TWO.\" data-anim-src=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 cqfyTB no-caption\">Photo:\u00a0DC Studio\u00a0(Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">This Thanksgiving is\u00a0<a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 fBlGIv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/skillet.lifehacker.com\/this-thanksgiving-ignore-tradition-1845626251\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/skillet.lifehacker.com\/this-thanksgiving-ignore-tradition-1845626251&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">different<\/a>. Yes, it\u2019s been a rough year. Yes,\u00a0we all miss one\u00a0another. But if you love your family, it\u2019s worth skipping this holiday season to make sure they\u2019ll be alive and healthy for the next one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">While we were stressing about election night lasting five damn days, the coronavirus was having a great time rampaging across the\u00a0country. We hit our first 100,000-case day on October 30;\u00a0<a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 fBlGIv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#trends_dailytrendscases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#trends_dailytrendscases&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">yesterday there were 143,408 newcases<\/a>. We\u2019re losing over 1,000 people each day to this virus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 fBlGIv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/covidtracking.com\/data\/charts\/us-currently-hospitalized\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/covidtracking.com\/data\/charts\/us-currently-hospitalized&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">Hospitalizations are up too<\/a>. So is percent positive, a critical measure of both spread and test availability. Deaths lag behind cases and hospitalizations, and they\u2019re starting to tick up right on schedule.\u00a0Shit is getting bad, and holiday travel is only going to make it worse. The midwest and northern U.S. are now the places with the most cases relative to population. Some hospitals are\u00a0<a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 fBlGIv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox23.com\/news\/local\/tulsa-icu-beds-capacity-according-emsa\/NQELPFCW7BFFBDJBHNOLPL5LPU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.fox23.com\/news\/local\/tulsa-icu-beds-capacity-according-emsa\/NQELPFCW7BFFBDJBHNOLPL5LPU\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">running up against their ICU capacity<\/a>\u00a0again, but capacity isn\u2019t just about beds. North Dakota faces such a shortage of hospital staff they are\u00a0<a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 fBlGIv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/525694-north-dakota-nurses-call-for-mask-mandate-reject-policy-allowing-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/525694-north-dakota-nurses-call-for-mask-mandate-reject-policy-allowing-covid&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">allowing nurses to stay on the job even if they test positive for COVID<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">It will take a lot of work as a community to make things better, but the one thing we can do on an individual level, right now, is\u00a0<em>not make things worse<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h233104\" class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvCjqJ\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_safety_measures_suck\"><\/span>Your safety measures suck<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Do not travel. Do not have a get-together. I know, you think you\u2019re special and it\u2019s everyone\u00a0<em>else<\/em>\u00a0who is driving the spread of COVID. No, actually, it could very well be you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Everybody is getting tested? Well, don\u2019t forget that you can test negative and then get the virus, and that even after you\u2019re infected you will still test negative for a few days. Remember that\u00a0routine COVID tests didn\u2019t protect the president, because tests alone are not a prevention strategy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Your Thanksgiving will be \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ly distant\u201d? Good luck with that. If you live in a warm place,\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0you hold the entire gathering outside,\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0people really truly do follow the rules on distance and masking, then that\u2019s a great plan. But very few families will be able to pull that off. Are people going to be cooking together in the kitchen? Repeatedly going into the same bathroom? Getting a little too close once they\u2019ve had a few drinks?<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">In most parts of the country, we\u2019ll be indoors. Masks don\u2019t save you if you\u2019re sharing the same air with a bunch of people all day. You take off your mask to eat anyway, don\u2019t you? Think about it: restaurants and bars are among\u00a0the biggest drivers of COVID spread. Thanksgiving dinner\u00a0has a lot in common with a restaurant meal, except that it\u2019s worse because you\u2019re there longer, and your dining companions have often flown or road-tripped in from various hotspots across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Canada has their Thanksgiving in October, the same day we observe Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day. Those Thanksgiving celebrations last month\u00a0<a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 fBlGIv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2020\/10\/27\/thanksgiving-coronavirus-canada-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2020\/10\/27\/thanksgiving-coronavirus-canada-united-states\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">probably caused the uptick in cases in that country a few weeks later<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Can we learn from experience for once? Mid-pandemic holiday gatherings are a terrible, terrible idea. Better to call your mom on Zoom,\u00a0<a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 fBlGIv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/skillet.lifehacker.com\/this-thanksgiving-ignore-tradition-1845626251\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/skillet.lifehacker.com\/this-thanksgiving-ignore-tradition-1845626251&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">roast that duck you always wanted<\/a>, and do your part to make 2021 a less deadly year.<\/p>\n<p>by Beth Skwarecki <a class=\"peggds-2 iFvJoA\" href=\"mailto:elizabeth.skwarecki@lifehacker.com\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Author Bio click&quot;,&quot;Email&quot;]]\"><label class=\"peggds-0 eZRbSg\">Email &#8211; <\/label><\/a><a class=\"peggds-2 iFvJoA\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bethskw\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Author Bio click&quot;,&quot;Twitter&quot;]]\"><label class=\"peggds-0 eZRbSg\">Twitter<\/label><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General <\/a><\/span>category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/vitals.lifehacker.com\/its-time-to-cancel-your-thanksgiving-travel-plans-1845659175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#It&#8217;s Time to Cancel Your Thanksgiving Travel Plans&#8221; Photo:\u00a0DC Studio\u00a0(Shutterstock) This Thanksgiving is\u00a0different. Yes, it\u2019s been a rough year. Yes,\u00a0we all miss one\u00a0another. But if you love your family, it\u2019s worth skipping this holiday season to make sure they\u2019ll be alive and healthy for the next one. While we were stressing about election night lasting&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200\/etjxqlpjmttj7etgkd7w.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"#It\u2019s Time to Cancel Your Thanksgiving Travel Plans","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[79838],"class_list":["post-111176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-pandemic-living"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}