[SBU Board] Seattle Rec activities closed through 6/10 - implication for KO?

[Scott Chupack]

It's more than just the age. At the heart of it, Bridge is a game where you
sit facing within 3 feet of 3 other people for 15 minutes or more at a time
or more, sharing cards and bidding boxes. If someone starts to cough or
sneeze at the table, you can't just walk away from them, since you have to
finish the boards. Flu bugs traveling around NABCs used to be a running
joke. Let's face it, a large room of bridge players is a viral nightmare.

I think even as things eventually turn to normal we should expect bridge to
struggle. I don't think as a unit, we need to solve this problem, but we
need to be cognizant of its effect.

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020, 11:34 PM THOMAS E. LAND via Sbuboard <
sbuboard at mailman.celestial.com> wrote:

> I'm in agreement with Scott. Even with a gradual easing of government
> restrictions, bridge is still mainly old people. Sane old people (and I
> like to think of myself that way) will be more cautious about close
> quarters, even after relaxation of state bans. I think we need to count on
> severely diminished table counts well into next year.
> Tom
>
>
> On April 13, 2020, at 2:25 PM, Scott Chupack <scottchupack at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> I was a vote for keeping options open just in case, but I think that this
> is a very clear sign of what the Seattle policy is going to be for the
> foreseeable future. A bridge tournament is much riskier in this environment
> than a youth soccer game is. I've also been reading more about plans to
> reopen the economy and it's very clear that testing will be nowhere near
> safe enough in the near term. Finally, I've been thinking about all the
> extra costs we would probably have to take to make this tournament safe,
> including a vast distribution of Purel and other cleaning protocols.
>
> I say that we officially cancel and that gives us time to consider the
> cost-effectiveness of moving the Kent Sectional.
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 12:20 PM JC Chupack <jc.chupack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Seattle Parks & Rec has notified team sport leagues that fields and other
>> rec spaces will be closed to team activities through 6/10.
>>
>> To me, this is a pretty strong indicator that the KO sectional won't be
>> able to run. Team-based gatherings are smaller than a sectional by a fair
>> amount, so if Seattle P&R is barring team activities, I can't imagine
>> larger events will be allowed any sooner.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> --
>> JC Chupack
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