Interstate traveling question

I want to go to my retirement property to do some necessary wiring repairs. I have a good friend who is a self-employed Electrical Contractor and he has zero work now. I would fly him up and back so that if his work picked up he would only be out of town for five days TTh-tues, not to mention pay him . Now, my problem is this, I have to drive my PU truck full of tools and equipment from Houston to mid-Idaho, through Colo, Wyo, Montana, hang a left to Idaho. I am wondering if anyone in any of these states knows if there are any issues with traveling thru them. I can't imagine there is, but after hearing that Michigans Governor is telling their residents that they cannot go to their cabins in the U.P. you almost have to worry if that might happen somewhere else. Anybody with knowledge and advice, I am all ears! Thanks, Lee.

I don't think it's an issue, but if it is, I can give you my # - I'm in Idaho, up by Sandpoint. Use me as an excuse !
For that matter, if I can help and you're not too far away, let me know.

We have been told that if we try to go thru Idaho we well get pulled over. Maybe just Washington state plates. ???
May need to call the Idaho state police non-emergency line.

I plan on going to Georgia, Florida, then to see my mom in Arkansas this week, wish me luck!

My brother just travelled from MS to Utah and at the Utah border had to fill out an online form telling Utah were he had been the last several weeks. Once the form was filled out he was allowed to travel north of Salt Lake to do a commercial job fixing an interstate highway.

I need to pick up a car in the Detroit area but I hear the Governor in Michigan banned unnecessary travel. I know it's necessary to me but what's the deal?

I'm bored. Need a project.....

The unnecessary travel thing and the "don't go to your cabin in the UP" thing show good intentions and are
a very good idea, but they are also next to impossible to enforce.

I haven't heard of anyone pulled over to ask where they were going/no other reason.

While this stuff is no joke, best I can offer is "do what you need to do, but be really careful".

If you do get pulled over, you could always stick your head out the window and have a coughing fit.....

Come the end of the month I AM going to my other house here in Mich.. I have to start my planting and I dont
give a damn what the orders are.. its gotta get in the ground.. I dont have to stop for fuel or anything.. I would
leave my house and the next stop is at my other place

If you need a destination in FL, let me know. You are welcome at our place !

Eventually residents in growing numbers are going to tell our governor to get stuffed. Will be interesting to see what happens at the end of the month.

I sure hope she opens her eyes by then.. there are tons of Mich people that farm for a living and the dead line
is closing in for them and they will have to plant.. I like to follow the orders and am doing it but things need to
get done at certain times... hopefully

Utah set up a State Border patrol?

Should just told them he jumped the Fence at the Arizona/Mexico border and was heading north.
They would have promptly sent him on his way... .

Travel from Florida to Michigan

https://www.usatoday.com/story/trav...-orders-snowbirds-drive-home/2982379001/

Not just going to be Michigan. Unless people start seeing mass deaths in their own area, they're going to stop following these directives once the weather gets nice. And the media is going to fan the flames.

I read a news report that said Montana's governor is trying to crack down on out of state and "non-essential" driving. Most of the other western states don't seem to be quite so exited! I guess I could reroute a bit to avoid MT. but they did say they are looking at relaxing some of the restrictions by the first of the month, which is when I will be leaving. I honestly thought if I was going to have a problem on my route it would be Colorado since they have changed demographics so much, but I guess not. Anyone from MT. got any input? I usually take I-90 east through Missoula to US 12.

Buy one for each state :-)

https://www.licenseplates.tv/

You can avoid Montana completely quite easily without going out of your way at all but to avoid Utah you have to go to Vegas and then up 93. You said mid Idaho so I picked Sun Valley and going thru Utah is 1768 miles vs 2038 thru Vegas. Going the way you usually go is 4 miles further, at least to Sun Valley so a wash as far as Utah vs Montana routing.

Kevin

Ah, you've got nothing to worry about, anyway.
You're going there for legit reasons.

I've driven all over to keep my projects going but have usually combined
those trips with other errands. Since fuel cost is low, and I pulled the
collision coverage off my pre-pandemic daily driver...99% of the time I drive my old green '72 Dodge.
It sticks out visually a little bit LOL. Nobody questions it.

If I get groceries at the store closest to the machine shop instead of the one
closest to the house, well....I still went to get groceries, somewhere.
The rule doesn't say exactly where.

The spirit of the rule is to try to prevent the small hospitals in sparsely populated areas
from being overrun, if someone should get sick and spread it around in
one of those areas. It's just temporary prevention.

After seeing the protest yesterday in Lansing I dont think I will have any issues.. there were PLENTY
of cars at that which didnt need to be out on the roads

Safety in numbers. I could only imagine what would have happened at that protest of they tried arresting or dispersing the crowd. Some of these measures the governor is instituting seem to be over the top.

Yes some of them do seem over the top and I dont agree with all of them but I cant see being
out on a boat with 2 people is gonna change anything but yet she says NOPE.. no can do

Best bet is to check each State and what their rules are. Upkeep on homes is a legitimate reason for ours. Actually there are so many exceptions its a pointless order.

Golf courses are open, so shut the H up to me about a guy on a motorcycle alone. The inconsistency has reached absurdity. What is more dismaying is how many sheep are all up in arms when others aren't cowering under they beds.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/youre-traveling-between-states-heres-223240814.html

I checked the list and I am good to go because the states I am going through said 14 day quarantines were only for certain states who have the most cases. Went through Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee so far with no issues, Lots of trucks but not too many cars as of yet. That will probably change when I go through Atlanta later today...

Just had a friend who traveled from Kansas City,Mo to Ohio this past week. No problems with being stopped or anything. She moved here and had a note if needed.

My son is being relocated from NJ to Virginia for work...Movers are to be in Jersey on the 22nd...load everything up and take it to Richmond Va.

Wife is meeting him in Jersey and then driving to Richmond to help get him moved in...

Is VA. making people quarantine for 14 days?

I'm seeing a two week stay-cation for me if she has to quarantine...

Just cruised into Florida with no issues, I even saw a Michigan plate flying past me...

Cool!!!

With jersey plates they'd chase me like the Blues Brothers I bet

Roger that ... Joisey plates are hit with MINIGUN fire !

And some from ILLinois are traveling madMEN !

btw ... where’s my boat ??!!

stinker ... no NO Florida stayCATIONS 4 u !

You're the one reason I have to never go there...

I think law enforcement has been told to avoid contact unless needed. I've been to several states the last two weeks and it's business as usual.

WE don’t need any more down here .... THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your affirmation......

WE jsta got rid of ONE OF THOSE to up in West Virginny....

...

I saw them pulling everyone into the weigh station going east on I-10 at the border of Florida, trying to keep those pesky Louisianaians out of the state...

I called the Idaho state co-vid hotline and spoke to a very helpful lady there and she assured me that I would have no problems as I had a legitimate reason and that I needed to follow the quarantine rules, which is easy as my house is on 32 acres and the nearest neighbor is 600 yards away. She said the roads were open as usual, no roadblocks, and the State Police were told to minimize contact with motorists unless they were really breaking the law. She was so nice and helpful that it just reminded me why I am moving there in the first place, just genuinely nice folks everywhere you go!

State orders are being enforced:

I have traveled thru the following states along Interstate Roads
only exiting to fuel - get food - pick up & drop off vehicles.

I have seen state - county - city - law enforcement at exits watching traffic beyond fuel & food points.

I have talked to a few officers & a lot of fellow truckers.

If you are not traveling for respective state travel as deemed essential ...
The tickets are $250 to $1000 - misdemeanor to criminal charge.


Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Washington



Jim

Yo Jim .... so you can convince them YOUR SERVICE is ESSENTIAL?

I can see FOR SURE social distancing.... but essential?

And just HOW are they going to enforce paying these fines? I think it mostly impossible...

They won't. But there will be countless sheep to volunteer payment. Any tickets that get challenged will be dismissed.

Kevin