Maybe this belongs in the Quarantine Zone, but I’m just looking for a factual answer.
My daughter is living in Maryland and moving to a new apartment on Saturday. We have a bunch of stuff stored in our house in NJ (plates, silverware, etc.) – are we allowed to drive to Maryland, drop off her stuff, and drive back? I’m hearing that Delaware might be a problem.
She has one of those letters from her company that she’s an essential worker – could she make the trip from MD to NJ and back easier than we could without the letter?
I just spoke to my sister who told me that you cannot drive to DE with PA plates without going into a 2 week quarantine. I don’t know how they can enforce that. You can, of course, go from MD to PA without passing through DE. Try Route 1 which goes over the scenic Conowingo dam (or used to at any rate; I haven’t driven that in 50 years).
That’s for driving to Delaware. Looks like there’s no restrictions if driving through Delaware on the interstate:
In Maryland:
Driving restrictions: A stay-at-home order is in place except for essential activities. Residents of Maryland who travel outside of the state are instructed to self-quarantine for 14 days.
In New Jersey:
Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities.
So… Moving is generally considered an “essential activity” if it can’t be re-scheduled to some eventual time in the future, but driving across a couple states to deliver some household goods is technically not, even if one of those states is about twelve miles wide.
Silverware can be wrapped up and shipped. Dishes also, but you need to know how to pack them. Unless you’re dealing with family heirlooms, or your daughter is flat-out broke, it may be cost-effective and time-effective for her to just get new stuff at Target if she doesn’t want to use plastic forks and paper plates for another couple of months. Or you can order online from her local store and list her as the pick-up person.