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Re: [m-hb] MIT Guild cancellation Fwd: Update: COVID-19 & Student Organizations

I talked to a friend of mine who knows a lot about ropes --here's his
input:

*"Linen is less structurally sturdy when wet, and can be damaged when
drying if overstretched or not stretched enough." (I think this was him
assuming we were able to fully wash the rope, I clarified about bell 
towers)

*"The best way to kill any viral or bacterial infection is to leave it to
sit in the sun for a few days. That knowledge isn't Covid-19 specific"

*"How heavy is the bell? If it's under 900lbs, then you attach fresh rope
with a bend and avoid the whole issue between weeks" (A bend is a knot that
joins two ropes)

*If it's just the covid-19 you're worried about, then it's really overkill.
Just make sure every person washes their hands with soap for 20 second.
Make it part of the ritual of bellringing"

*He dug up the CDC website which suggests covid-19 spread is *not* mainly
through contaminated surfaces/objects.

So I'm feeling reasonably confident about the "wash hands thoroughly upon
tower arrival, don't touch face in tower, maybe spray rope surfaces with a
little disinfectant in between" plan.

***

Something that hasn't come up and I think should be mentioned --I don't
think it's a good idea for us all to do lunch afterwards in the public
market. It's not very good for distances (so crowded, especially when we
have many of us around a single table) and I don't think spending time in
an enclosed environment that sees a LOT of tourists and travellers from all
over.

My plan/hope tomorrow is to come in either T-with-cleaning-wipes or bike,
and to pack my own lunch. I'd love to hear other people's thoughts on the
same.

~Kat

On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 12:31 PM Danielle Morse <dmorsebell gmail com>
wrote:

> Michael was talking about something like this, though he still thought 
> the
> alcohol wouldn't get enough into the ropes/sallies to properly disinfect.
> At least that's what I understood.
> I have some rubbing alcohol at home, I'll try to bring it in on Sunday.
>
> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 12:22 PM Gregory Russell <gfr10598 gmail com>
> wrote:
>
> > How about alcohol in a spray bottle, to spray on the ropes and sallies.
> It
> > would disinfect and improve grip, and should be safe for the ropes, 
> > (but
> > don't spray in people's faces).
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 10:01 AM <lauradi rcn com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >       I reached out to the change-ringers list about sanitizing 
> > > ropes.
> > > The general agreement is that one can't sensibly do it, but an
> > interesting
> > > fact I was given is that the virus can live less than three days on a
> > > fabric surface, which I guess would include linen or wool. So from
> > service
> > > ringing to the next practice session, maybe the ropes will
> self-sanitize?
> > >      Everyone suggested
> > > hand hygiene, someone else mentioned my idea of sticking to one rope
> per
> > > person.  I have decided to severely cut back my T usage , so I won't 
> > > be
> > at
> > > practice, but would suggest that someone clean the tower doorknobs 
> > > and
> > the
> > > handrails at Old North after the 11 AM tour . (Dale - are they still
> > > running tours?) and that everybody do the full hand wash before 
> > > heading
> > up
> > > to the ringing room.  I left a new roll of paper towels on the shelf
> > above
> > > the toilet last week.  Each person should dry with a fresh paper 
> > > towel
> > > instead of everybody sharing the same cloth hand towel (or using 
> > > one's
> > > clothing).  I also put a new box of tissues in the ON ringing room, 
> > > and
> > > would hope that people would sanitize after tissue use or inadvertent
> > > face-touching. And stop sticking fingers in the Cornhusker's bottle 
> > > ( I
> > may
> > > be the only one who does that ).
> > >
> > > Laura Dickerson
> > >
> > > PS as a contribution to the popular list of songs to sing while
> washing,
> > > it seems that from rounds to back rounds is about the right duration
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxcyXE0TIBQ
> > > although my favorite currently is Gloria Gaynor singing I will 
> > > survive
> > > while washing
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvqP5NRXf8g
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