Take a lesson from wise parents

Regarding Catharine Hamm’s “On the Spot” column [“Cancel Over Flu?,” May 10], I thought the interesting thing in Cindy Ecay’s story was that she was planning on going to Mexico with three children and a boyfriend with medical issues. That means her potential problems are at least four times (and more realistically, about 10 times) greater than if she was on her own. Perhaps she needs to consider planning vacations with more flexibility than a trip to Mexico.

My parents had four children, and our vacations consisted of driving to state and national parks. Part of their reason was cost, but also if things got really bad, we could pack up the car and drive home. The older I get, the more I realize how wise my folks were.

Bob Thomas

Los Angeles