My husband and I discovered how expensive it is to get Covid when far away from home. We flew from Utah to Maryland to visit his 93-year-old mother on November 30. We ended up having to stay an extra week at $180/night (+ tax) plus extra days on the rental car, etc. Luckily neither of us got very sick and we were right next to a Walgreens where we could buy Covid tests for $24 for 2 tests which don't go far with two of us, especially with the need for multiple days of testing. So add another $100. We finally got home last night. Our car developed a windshield crack while parked at the airport. No idea why as there were no chips or other problems. Welcome home!
This morning we found out via NPR that we can once again order 4 free home Covid tests from the government at https://www.covid.gov/tests in preparation for the holidays.... So I ordered and now we are prepared for the next occasion.
How did we get Covid? We are both fully vaxed and booster. We took extra precautions to avoid infection in the 10 days before we left to see his mother. The only way we could have gotten infected was on the airplanes (most likely) or in one of the airports. We were among the 5% wearing masks which we only took off to eat or drink on our 10 hour trip (long layover in Denver). My husband got infected and passed it along to me.
Happy holidays! Pack your Covid test kits, thermometer, and extra credit cards. I can guarantee that if you are flying you will be exposed to Covid.
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