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Post by wheelie on Nov 15, 2020 17:57:37 GMT -5
That depends on insurance. My test via UHC was free. I am not sure what to say but keeping Maine safe w precautions trumps skiing. Didn’t say I agree but there are ways to come to Maine. Not sure wheee you are getting $140 from but would like to know. We might all not agree but skiing is a non essential activity. I wonder how the snow brap crowd feels. My insurance sucks, remind me to take it up with my Boss CVS says they do free tests but only if you’re sick or essential worker. M got hers because of her PCA work. I won’t bitch too much but i bet it will limit business.
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Post by what is hip ? on Nov 15, 2020 18:14:34 GMT -5
That depends on insurance. My test via UHC was free. I am not sure what to say but keeping Maine safe w precautions trumps skiing. Didn’t say I agree but there are ways to come to Maine. Not sure wheee you are getting $140 from but would like to know. We might all not agree but skiing is a non essential activity. I wonder how the snow brap crowd feels. My insurance sucks, remind me to take it up with my Boss CVS says they do free tests but only if you’re sick or essential worker. M got hers because of her PCA work. I won’t bitch too much but i bet it will limit business. $140 is about right. I've seen some as low as $119, but that is the floor - for leisure travel. I have pretty good health ins thru Harvard Pilgrim, but they won't pay for a voluntary test. I've looked into it for VT in order to get up there. I thought I'd get a test - go up - stay for an extended period - come back - repeat 2-3 times over the season. The extra 7 day window in VT sucks, though. If it were just a test and not the added 7 days I'd pony up. I'll likely do a "self" check instead. I have one of those nice thermometers and a big box of q-tips.
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Post by wheelie on Nov 15, 2020 18:29:04 GMT -5
My insurance sucks, remind me to take it up with my Boss CVS says they do free tests but only if you’re sick or essential worker. M got hers because of her PCA work. I won’t bitch too much but i bet it will limit business. $140 is about right. I've seen some as low as $119, but that is the floor - for leisure travel. I have pretty good health ins thru Harvard Pilgrim, but they won't pay for a voluntary test. I've looked into it for VT in order to get up there. I thought I'd get a test - go up - stay for an extended period - come back - repeat 2-3 times over the season. The extra 7 day window in VT sucks, though. If it were just a test and not the added 7 days I'd pony up. I'll likely do a "self" check instead. I have one of those nice thermometers and a big box of q-tips. That 7 day quarantine on top of a negative test basically kills “legal” vacation skiing in Vt. We may do some extended stays after tests. Will live a “new normal” life when I do.
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Post by promontoryrider on Nov 15, 2020 18:39:12 GMT -5
Old Timer, why not take a test prove you are negative and come on up. It doesn’t seem that hard and seems like the decent thing to do. I tested negative 3 weeks ago before my surgery. We'd be happy to take a test if you can find a place to get results back in 3 days. I tested last Monday at 4:00, had results at 5:30.
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Post by MonkeyBrook on Nov 15, 2020 18:40:07 GMT -5
That depends on insurance. My test via UHC was free. I am not sure what to say but keeping Maine safe w precautions trumps skiing. Didn’t say I agree but there are ways to come to Maine. Not sure wheee you are getting $140 from but would like to know. We might all not agree but skiing is a non essential activity. I wonder how the snow brap crowd feels. My insurance sucks, remind me to take it up with my Boss CVS says they do free tests but only if you’re sick or essential worker. M got hers because of her PCA work. I won’t bitch too much but i bet it will limit business. Yes your boss is an asshole. Why not tell CVS you are sick, “cough cough. I can’t smell anything and my chest hurts” = free test
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Post by wheelie on Nov 15, 2020 18:47:52 GMT -5
My insurance sucks, remind me to take it up with my Boss CVS says they do free tests but only if you’re sick or essential worker. M got hers because of her PCA work. I won’t bitch too much but i bet it will limit business. Yes your boss is an asshole. Why not tell CVS you are sick, “cough cough. I can’t smell anything and my chest hurts” = free test So lying to get a test is cool but lying to get in the state is a problem? Interesting morales there. Not sure about just telling them that either? They also had a box to check if I had orders from a doctor. They did say results in as quick as 30 minuutes
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Post by riverskier on Nov 15, 2020 18:52:36 GMT -5
So I see emperor Mills has made it a class E Felony and a $1000 fine for violating her quarantine orders. Absolutely nuts, if they start charging folks with that, will absolutely kill SR and SL. Poor Saddleback, might kill them before they get themselves off the bench. Mach what’s w the bashing on Mills? She has done an amazing job. There is more to this than skiing. If you are that upset stick in NH. You might feel differently about Mills if you lived out of state and owned property in Maine, owned a bar or restaurant, owned a gym, owned an amusement park, valued your freedom, etc... Perhaps you wouldnt... but in any case you are lucky you live in Maine, that your livelihood is unaffected, and that you agree with dictator mills directives. Not everyone fits that description though, so I think criticism is fair...
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Post by MonkeyBrook on Nov 15, 2020 19:11:55 GMT -5
Yes your boss is an asshole. Why not tell CVS you are sick, “cough cough. I can’t smell anything and my chest hurts” = free test So lying to get a test is cool but lying to get in the state is a problem? Interesting morales there. Not sure about just telling them that either? They also had a box to check if I had orders from a doctor. They did say results in as quick as 30 minuutes The lesser of two evils. Ok then just stay home if you 1) can’t get a test 2) don’t want to pay for a test or 3) feel you do not want to lie. Or you can just disregard guidance and come up like you many others do. Interesting morals. PS: I got my test at Walgreens. Booked it on line, put my insurance in...no questions asked. Free test. Results 24 hours later. Portland Jet Port now has a huge testing set up
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Post by MonkeyBrook on Nov 15, 2020 19:14:57 GMT -5
Mach what’s w the bashing on Mills? She has done an amazing job. There is more to this than skiing. If you are that upset stick in NH. You might feel differently about Mills if you lived out of state and owned property in Maine, owned a bar or restaurant, owned a gym, owned an amusement park, valued your freedom, etc... Perhaps you wouldnt... but in any case you are lucky you live in Maine, that your livelihood is unaffected, and that you agree with dictator mills directives. Not everyone fits that description though, so I think criticism is fair... First, you don’t know what I own...so please do not judge me. Second, where did I say I agreed w her? I do not have to agree with everything but respect the difficult job she has. I just feel at the end of the day skiing is a meaningless activity compared to all the other shit we are dealing with. Governor Mills has given you a path to come to Maine. If you disagree give her office a call. I am not her protector. Just a concerned citizen of Maine.
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Post by sitzmark on Nov 15, 2020 19:27:28 GMT -5
Not to rain on the parade, but testing is a bag of fish heads. There’s a good chance if you come in contact with COVID on Tuesday and get tested on Friday before your trip north that you will produce a positive result. Depends on the test method and the individual.
There has to be enough virus (load) to fit the sensitivity of the test method. Everyone’s immune system is different so it may hold the virus in check long enough to take 3-5 days to capture enough virus in a sample. Very possible to be “infected” and post negative, then travel to a destination and be a spreader a day later - as pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic.
The best chance to know for sure ... isolate (totally) for 14 days and then get tested. Stepping out the door in Maine after sequestering for 14 days is also no guarantee that you won’t get exposed on the way to the testing site and show a negative test. Who you’ve been around and the accuracy of tracing plays a significant role also.
No simple answers.
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Post by wheelie on Nov 15, 2020 19:40:57 GMT -5
So lying to get a test is cool but lying to get in the state is a problem? Interesting morales there. Not sure about just telling them that either? They also had a box to check if I had orders from a doctor. They did say results in as quick as 30 minuutes The lesser of two evils. Ok then just stay home if you 1) can’t get a test 2) don’t want to pay for a test or 3) feel you do not want to lie. Or you can just r. Interesting morals. PS: I got my test at Walgreens. Booked it on line, put my insurance in...no questions asked. Free test. Results 24 hours later. Portland Jet Port now has a huge testing set up I said I don’t have a bitch, I will get tests Not sure where I said I wouldn’t? Others have a right to bitch and it will certainly hurt the financial health of the resort my real estate is tied to. I assume this trying season will severely effect the mountains ability/willingness to invest in capital. Namely a dependable lift #1.
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Post by what is hip ? on Nov 15, 2020 19:42:27 GMT -5
Not to rain on the parade, but testing is a bag of fish heads. There’s a good chance if you come in contact with COVID on Tuesday and get tested on Friday before your trip north that you will produce a positive result. Depends on the test method and the individual. There has to be enough virus (load) to fit the sensitivity of the test method. Everyone’s immune system is different so it may hold the virus in check long enough to take 3-5 days to capture enough virus in a sample. Very possible to be “infected” and post negative, then travel to a destination and be a spreader a day later - as pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic. The best chance to know for sure ... isolate (totally) for 14 days and then get tested. Stepping out the door in Maine after sequestering for 14 days is also no guarantee that you won’t get exposed on the way to the testing site and show a negative test. Who you’ve been around and the accuracy of tracing plays a significant role also. No simple answers. All some of us want is the golden ticket so we don't get shamed sitz. We need to move on here. How about an antigen test. Some states count those +'s and some don't. How about Remdesivir, which has probably played a role in increased hospitalizations since 10/22 when it got the full approval - with 5-10days treatment in a hospital - and all the fear porn about increased hospitalizations in the media since 10/22 about how Halloween parties killed people and how Thanksgiving is cancelled. How about Fauci. How about Atlas. How about Ivor Cummings. How about Coumo. I have educated myself and them some on this thing. All indications are this was a major league fuck up fueled by politics. It's over. Half the country no longer cares if their neighbor dies. The dead tinder is already gone. Grandma doesn't care if she dies, she just wants to hug her grand kid or see him/her for the first time. We fucked so many lives up and its time to stop.
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Post by wheelie on Nov 15, 2020 19:44:28 GMT -5
Not to rain on the parade, but testing is a bag of fish heads. There’s a good chance if you come in contact with COVID on Tuesday and get tested on Friday before your trip north that you will produce a positive result. Depends on the test method and the individual. There has to be enough virus (load) to fit the sensitivity of the test method. Everyone’s immune system is different so it may hold the virus in check long enough to take 3-5 days to capture enough virus in a sample. Very possible to be “infected” and post negative, then travel to a destination and be a spreader a day later - as pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic. The best chance to know for sure ... isolate (totally) for 14 days and then get tested. Stepping out the door in Maine after sequestering for 14 days is also no guarantee that you won’t get exposed on the way to the testing site and show a negative test. Who you’ve been around and the accuracy of tracing plays a significant role also. No simple answers. Agreed that’s why it’s a little foolish but I will play along. I also intend on basically quarantining when I am there regardless.
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Post by MonkeyBrook on Nov 15, 2020 19:48:46 GMT -5
Not to rain on the parade, but testing is a bag of fish heads. There’s a good chance if you come in contact with COVID on Tuesday and get tested on Friday before your trip north that you will produce a positive result. Depends on the test method and the individual. There has to be enough virus (load) to fit the sensitivity of the test method. Everyone’s immune system is different so it may hold the virus in check long enough to take 3-5 days to capture enough virus in a sample. Very possible to be “infected” and post negative, then travel to a destination and be a spreader a day later - as pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic. The best chance to know for sure ... isolate (totally) for 14 days and then get tested. Stepping out the door in Maine after sequestering for 14 days is also no guarantee that you won’t get exposed on the way to the testing site and show a negative test. Who you’ve been around and the accuracy of tracing plays a significant role also. No simple answers. Agreed that’s why it’s a little foolish but I will play along. I also intend on basically quarantining when I am there regardless. We will have socially distant beers. Mark that down.
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Post by riverskier on Nov 15, 2020 19:56:21 GMT -5
You might feel differently about Mills if you lived out of state and owned property in Maine, owned a bar or restaurant, owned a gym, owned an amusement park, valued your freedom, etc... Perhaps you wouldnt... but in any case you are lucky you live in Maine, that your livelihood is unaffected, and that you agree with dictator mills directives. Not everyone fits that description though, so I think criticism is fair... First, you don’t know what I own...so please do not judge me. Second, where did I say I agreed w her? I do not have to agree with everything but respect the difficult job she has. I just feel at the end of the day skiing is a meaningless activity compared to all the other shit we are dealing with. Governor Mills has given you a path to come to Maine. If you disagree give her office a call. I am not her protector. Just a convened citizen of Maine. As to where you said you agreed with her, "she has done an amazing job" pretty directly communicates that. "Governor mills has given you a path to Maine" is pretty funny seeing I live here, a couple towns over from you. And no I dont know what you own... but following this board for over a decade, you haven't mentioned anything other than the pharmaceutical industry. Sorry if you do in fact have a side business that is suffering as a result of dictator mills orders, I can relate... The only reason I posted on this is that you replied to Mach like we should have uniform support for Mills, but she is ruining thousands of lives, and whether that is worthwhile is at the very least debateable.
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