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Re: [m-hb] MIT Guild cancellation Fwd: Update: COVID-19 & Student Organizations
Thank you, Austin, for this report.
I drove over from Schenectady yesterday, only to receive a message from the
workshop big cheese that people should stay home from work, put S[ick] on
the time sheet for any time that can't be counted as remote working, and if
we do go into the shop, exercise vigorous hygiene.
He sent a quote which others have probably seen, but does capture a healthy
attitude:
“Graham Medley, Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling, told BBC
Newsnight that people shouldn’t act like someone who is avoiding
contracting the virus, but rather as someone who already has the virus and
is trying not to pass it onto others."
I am planning to go to the workshop, but to be fair to my colleagues I will
be eliminating all outside contact as much as possible, including ringing.
You all keep me sane and young, and I look forward to seeing you again as
soon as possible.
John S
On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 7:07 PM Austin Paul <austinjpaul gmail com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I spoke with Father Anderson today after service. He fully expects an
> edict
> from "On High" tomorrow cancelling all services within the Diocese. He
> did
> say though, that should services be cancelled and the church closed, we
> are
> still welcome to come and ring should we desire. (He mentioned thinking
> it
> good for the neighbors to continue to hear the bells.)
>
> With the current state of information, it is impossible to know how
> things
> will develop, but I'm inclined to let people continue to "vote with their
> feet" for Wednesday practice this week. I will demand that everyone wash
> hands before climbing up the tower, and to use hand-sanitizer generously
> and switch bells very sparingly. There is an alcohol spray bottle for the
> ropes, but I very much doubt its efficacy.
>
> The decision about practice may change as new information develops. My
> own
> attendance is still undecided.
> Please wash hands frequently and thoroughly.
> And do stay healthy.
>
> Best,
> Austin
>
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 7:45 PM Dale Winter <moikney gmail com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > just to confirm the situation as I understand it.
> >
> > I have had a note from old North confirming that they need us to cancel
> all
> > ringing there til at least the end of the month; this is in line with
> what
> > Ed already found.
> >
> > I wrote Jim at the Advent on Friday but have not heard back from him.
> > As
> > best I can read from the advent website it seems that services are
> > still
> on
> > there, and so I think those as wish can likely ring tomorrow. If you do
> go
> > in please be very sensitive to any requests from the church; they
> > surely
> > have a lot on their minds at the moment. Please do not feel any
> obligation
> > to go and make up numbers.
> >
> > Stay safe all,
> >
> > Dale
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 6:58 PM Michael Tartell <tartell g harvard edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Greetings from St. Louis! My plan was to mostly to stay out of the
> > > conversation because I didn't have any specific guidance. However,
> with
> > > all due respect to Kat's friend's extensive rope knowledge, I wanted
> > > to
> > add
> > > the following points:
> > >
> > >
> > > - While technically sunlight does eventually kill viruses, this is
> not
> > > useful for our purposes
> > > - There's not much direct sunlight in the ringing room, and
> limited
> > > reflected light won't have enough UV to be useful
> > > - If you don't get a sunburn while ringing, chances are
> viruses
> > > will be unharmed
> > > - Direct sunlight won't help that much if someone touches it
> after
> > > only a few minutes
> > > - Alcohol-based disinfectants will work way better than
> > > sunlight
> > >
> > >
> > > - Retrospective studies have shown that transmission of viruses on
> > > surfaces did play a role in the first SARS outbreak
> > >
> > >
> > > - Although the CDC guidance does state that "transmission
> > > [...]from
> > > surfaces contaminated with the virus has not been documented," it
> > > states in
> > > the same paragraph "Cleaning of visibly dirty surfaces followed by
> > > disinfection is a best practice measure for prevention of
> COVID-19..."
> > > - I suspect the standard for "documented" cases of transmission
> on
> > > virus from surfaces is impractically high, and we won't know
> > > this for sure
> > > until well after the outbreak
> > > - It's hard to differentiate surface transmission from aerosol
> > > or
> > > contact transmission
> > > -
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/cleaning-disinfection.html
> > >
> > >
> > > From a practical standpoint, if someone is sick with no symptoms at
> > > practice, you could potentially become infected through multiple
> routes,
> > > one of which would be touching ropes. Others would be aerosols (the
> > virus
> > > is stable for at least 3 hours as an aerosol). If cleaning ropes is
> > > impractical, not touching your face, covering your cough, and
> > > frequent
> > use
> > > of handwashing and sanitizer would probably be sufficient. There's
> good
> > > evidence that both handwashing and alcohol-based sanitizers are
> > effective.
> > >
> > > My initial thought was that if we were concerned about ropes, we
> > > could
> > > spray them with rubbing alcohol (70% ethanol or isopropanol) from a
> spray
> > > bottle, then give them a wipe with a paper towel. That would allow
> > > the
> > > ethanol to penetrate into the wool to a similar extent as our hands,
> and
> > > since it evaporates quickly, I would hope it wouldn't damage the
> > > ropes
> a
> > > lot and/or make them soapy while ringing. However, I have no idea
> > > what
> > the
> > > medium/long-term effect of alcohols would be on rope or wool.
> > >
> > > I suspect Old North cancelling everything has been this whole thing
> > > redundant, but I thought I'd add my 2 cents anyway. Best of luck to
> all
> > of
> > > you!
> > >
> > > -Michael Tartell
> > >
> > > <
> > >
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> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 6:30 PM Richard Morse via
> Boston-change-ringers <
> > > boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi! Many thanks for asking about ropes — I think that sanitizer,
> > > > and
> > > > washing hands, once Old North is back open, will have to suffice.
> (The
> > > > advice about a bend is probably not useful, as it would also imply
> > > removing
> > > > the tails currently there, which I am loathe to do…)
> > > >
> > > > I also, sadly, agree that days when we can’t eat on the Greenway
> > > > are
> > > > probably not best served by eating in the Market instead.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Ricky
> > > >
> > > > > On Mar 13, 2020, at 12:46 PM, Katarina Whimsy <
> kdsorceress gmail com
> > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > 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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