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Thousands traveling Labor Day weekend as COVID-19 cases rise

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Thousands traveling Labor Day weekend as COVID-19 cases rise
Thousands traveling Labor Day weekend as COVID-19 cases rise
Thousands traveling Labor Day weekend as COVID-19 cases rise

WILL BE LISTENING CELERY.THANK YOU TONIGHT HOLIDAY TRAVELIN FULL SWING THOUSANDS SITNGTITHE ROADS OR TAKEN TO THE SKIES.THIS COMES AS THE C.DC NOW LEIV WITH A LOOK ATHOLIDAY TRAVEL IN THE UPSTATE.AND CAROL AND MICHAEL WOULDDESPITE THE DOUBT OF VARIANCONTINUING TO SPREAD ACROSS THEUS GSP OFFICIALS SAY THATTHEY’VE BEEN AN INCREASE INTRAVELER.THIS WEEKEND IN PARTICULAR.WE’RE SEEING A REAYLL GOOD CROWDRITGH NOW.GSP OFFICIALS SAY IT’S SEENAROUND 80% OF WHAT IT WAS IN2019 BEFORE THE PANDEMICYESTERDAY.WE HAD JUST SHY OF 3300 PEOPLEGOING THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT.SO APPROXIMATELY DOUEBL THAT IFYOU CONSIDER PEOPLE WHO ARE BOTHDEPARTING AND ARRIVING TO GSPWHILE THE CDC ISOT NRECOMMENDING TRAVEL FOR THOSE ONVACCINATED.THEYGE ANCY SAYS THOSE WHO ARENEEDO T BE TAKING EXTRA SAFETYPRECAUTIONS.THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I FLOWNIN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALFBECAUSE OF COVID-19.SO I WAS A LITTLE LETT CONCERNBUT EVERYBODY WORE A MASK.I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANYPEOPLE WEER WEARING MASKS IN THEAIRPORTS AND OUTSIDE THE AIRPORTONE TRAVELER SAID SHEAS WSURPRISED BY THE NUMBER OFPEOPLET A THE AIRPORTS, BUT THEPLATESERE W ACTUALLY FULL LIKETHERE WASN’T A LOT OF EMPTYSEATS, WHICH I WAS KIND OFSURPRISED ABOUT HONESTLY SINCETHERE IS LIKE A NEWBERRY ANDPELEOP ARE GETTING AFRAID AGAIN.THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND TRAVELERSARE ALSO HITTING THE ROADS.THIS COMES AS TRIPLE A SAYS THENAONALTI GAS PRICE AVERAGE HASINCRSEEAD FOLLOWING HURRICANE,IDA AND A DEMAND OF HOLIDAYTRAVEL DRIVERS CAN NOW SEE ANINCREASE AT THE I WISH THE GASPRICES WAS TO STAY AT ONE AT ONEPRICE IT JUST TODAY.IT’LL BE 275 TOMORROW IS 290.SO WITH THE INFLUX WOULDN’TGOING UP SO MUCH.IT’S LIKE YOU CAN’T NEVER REALLYPLAN TO DO ANYTHING.AND THE NATIONAL AVERAGEOR F GASRIGHT NOW IS $3.18 A GALLON ANDTRIPLE A SAYS TTHA THIS WEEKENDDRIVERS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THEMOST EXPENSIVE LABOR DAY WEEKENDGAS PRICES SINCE 2014 LINETONIGH

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