Our flight to Beijing leaves in 5 hours.
The H1N1 virus has been throwing a wrench into the travel plans of many Americans.
Apparently routine health checks of incoming flights goes something like this,
1. The plane lands
2. The door opens
3. In walks men dressed in white biohazard suits
4. They scan everyone with a wand that checks people's temperature
5. If no one is exhibiting any flu-like symptoms then people are free to go
BUT if someone does display such symptoms, and even if they do not show up for a few days the Chinese government will find and quarantine anyone sitting within an arbitrary radius of said person.
Quarantine can last up to seven days and involves being locked in a hotel room.
A person in a biohazar suit comes to the room three times a day and delivers a meal.
Jeremiah is not too worried about all of this and is openly hoping that it happens. He maintains that it would the ultimate vacation, free hotel, Chinese people waiting on you hand and foot, lots of guitar and cribbage time.
He thinks the chance of our being quarantined is slim to none, but even the possibility of it is making me nervous.
I wouldn't mind having to stay in a hotel for a few days or a week as long as we get put in the same room, but I am nervous about the prospect of being separated and unable to communicate for a period of up to 7 days! Come on.
Crazy.
Anyways, to make light of it we have decided to make a list of the top 3 people we would like in quarantine with and another list with the 3 people we WOULD NOT want to be in quarantine with. Present company excluded of course.
Jeremiahs list
Yes
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Tom Waits
3. Tom Brown
No
1. Barbara Walters
2. Jerry Seinfeld
3. Adolf Hitler
Sarah's list
Yes
1. George Washington
2. Edward Jenner
3. Mitch Hedberg
No
1. Rosie O'Donnell
2. Hannibal Lector
3. Fran Drescher
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Wise choices. It would be very, very bad, to be quarantined with Hannibal Lector. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHannibal Lector would be a walk in the park compared with Jerry Seinfeld.
ReplyDeletePeople I would want to be with:
ReplyDelete1. Peter Griffin
People I would not want to be with:
1. Anyone openly referred to as "The Host" or "Carrier" by the lab coats on th other side of the glass.
-Trent
Hey guys, and girl, 5 or 6 years ago when I was landing in KL Malaysia the SARS thing was big. They told us we would be met by a nurse who would examine us I had developed a cough after 30 hours of flying. As I got off the plane I learned that the Health Dept decided to stop checking people at midnight - but when the health people at the airport heard about it they left at noon. No check (and no SARS) and 5 star rooms at $25.00/ night. Good luck and walk the wall! A great sight. Paul
ReplyDeleteEdward Jenner...
ReplyDeleteclever girl.
Please post again soon. The amount of time that has passed since this entry makes me worry that you are in fact quarantined with Rosie O'Donnell, Barbara Walters, or any other present or past hosts of The View.
Yeah guys, what gives, this trip isnt about you two exploring, seeing the sights, or enjoying vacation! Its about Blogging. I didnt sign up for this, 2 weeks without a post. What are you doing? Travelling? I want twice a day updates with no less than 30 pictures per post, time logs, hilarious commentary, and informative links. I will accept nothing less.
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Hey It's mid july. Lots of unrest in China Are you OK? Harley
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