'Tam I heard a report that some airline/s are now offering full refunds for certain scheduled flights due to the pandemic alert. I think I heard it on CNN. A call to your airline is all it takes.
We will probably still go to Orlando. If we get exposed at least we will be back home by day 4 where we can use our own bathroom.



Our High School down the street, Rockville High Maryland, is now CLOSED 'cerrado' due to 1 suspected case of flu. Other nearby schools may be hiring extra cleaning staff/handymen to sanitized certain surfaces as a precaution.

Cosing a high school is still on the prudent side of the fence since transmission in schools to families can be very fast. To close a school without any cases as in Texas is on the hysterical side of the flu clock as explained by an expert on the Rachel Maddow Show.

He added that face masks are cosmetic only however a white "paper" respirator mask that one could buy at a hardware store that protects against paint fumes does offer some flu protection. I have lots of those but they do hinder breathing over time.

Our grocery stores have sani wipes dispensed right where you pick up your cart, the kids have a pocket dispenser of alcohol gel.

The normally crowded huge second hand store here, staffed exclusively by Mexicans, looked like a ghost town yesterday.