Pool Party

There has been a lot going on in recent weeks. Out of respect for other voices and also to allow time to process everything, I haven't blogged, but I will cover all these current events soon, in order to maintain an accurate record of this ongoing experience.

However, in an attempt to continue recording COVID-19's impacts on daily life ... I got a message today announcing that my local community pool will be reopening in 1 week. I'm not a member of the pool (I find pools gross even in non-pandemic times), but wanted to share some of the new policies they're putting in place:

• There's a big warning that you're entering at your own risk
• Facility will have limited capacity, and each area has its maximum posted - they're allowing for 8 feet of distancing out of an abundance of caution, so 64 sq ft per person
• No guests
• Members must wear a face covering, except in the pool where they're not allowed
• Touchless check-in
• Bring your own chairs and pool toys/floats
• No group games, no slide
• Parents are in charge of making sure their kids social distance
• No parties or gatherings
• I haven't even  mentioned all the regulations around the snack bar...

Sounds as fun as the plan for reopening LA schools that said kids would each one own ball to play with, alone...