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

[Susan Cothern]

I agree, let's cancel it.  As Ann said, the dog has barked ��

Susan

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 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
>> * Seattle ACBL Unit 446 <http://www.bridgeinseattle.org> President,
>> Web/Email Admin, & Publicity Chair
>> * Lead Technical Product Manager, Zulily <http://www.zulily.com>, Inc.
>>
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