I am totally with you, MoJo. I don’t think Arcadia should be open. Too much risk for elderly folks. But they will do what they will do. We are taking this very seriously and sequestering. Thank you for the article. Lisa

Folks, My last 2 cents to the conversation. - We are all adults and need to make decisions for ourselves. Having said that, this virus effects the respiratory system. It is airborne, yes touching surfaces may transmit the virus, but mostly it is transmitted from the air, A person who has this virus may not show symptoms, but could be a transmitter. Social distancing, i.e. about 6 feet, if a person coughs, the expulsion of minute fluids is about 6 feet. So a bridge table does not have this distance between the players, and of course there is the concern about touching objects.  It is well known, we all touch our faces multiple times - studies have shown this. That's all I am going to say for now Best regards, stay safe Michael On Thursday, March 19, 2020, 12:46:18 PM PDT, K A. Cresto <mysuki(a)att.net> wrote: Linda Stuart, Adam Barron and I played bridge last Monday Morning at Art's.  There were only 3 full tables using a Howell Movement.  Art and Diane are using the necessary procedures to keep it a safe playing space. I, also, refer you to Art's and Roy's communications on March 18th. Even under 'normal circumstances', 'in-person' bridge always has it's problems. Most of the precautions put out could be carried over even when we return to 'normal conditions'. Kathy On Thursday, March 19, 2020, 12:09:38 PM PDT, janet wickersham <wickershamjanet(a)gmail.com> wrote: If you still want to talk, I have plently of time.  Feel free to call. On Mar 19, 2020, at 12:06 PM, Morris Jones <mojo(a)bridgemojo.com> wrote: I'm very sorry to raise this matter when I'm sure your email inboxes are full of these things. Like most of us I've been thinking of this as an inconvenience that might postpone things like organized bridge games for a few weeks. I am rethinking the matter of "short-term inconvenience," and it's based on this article from the Washington Post today. They're reporting on mathematical models from the Imperial College London. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/19/coronavirus-projections-us/ If we're successful at flattening the curve, we'll save lives on the order of millions. The cost is that we'll deal with this inconvenience for the remainder of this year. Look carefully at the graph near the middle of the article. The math here has the ring of truth to it. This paragraph really brought it home for me: Like the hilly bumps experts foresee in coming months, the 1918 pandemic hit America in three waves — a mild one that spring, the deadliest wave in fall and a final one that winter. There are surprises that could change things, particularly if we were able to develop and deploy an effective vaccine in  something like eight months instead of twenty-four. For me personally, I don't feel I would be behaving responsibly if I opened a new bridge club before we reach the back side of the fall surge. I still will ... but 2020 is snake-bit. I'm not giving up, I just want to change expectations. In-person bridge is going to have problems all year. Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers Mojo's Blog _______________________________________________ Unit559board mailing list Unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com http://mail.bridgemojo.com/mailman/listinfo/unit559board _______________________________________________ Unit559board mailing list Unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com http://mail.bridgemojo.com/mailman/listinfo/unit559board _______________________________________________ Unit559board mailing list Unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com http://mail.bridgemojo.com/mailman/listinfo/unit559board