Jeff- Our shop is a mess, too, and we'd like to clean up and get ready for Spring. But just to be clear -- as of late yesterday, Ohio has 5 _confirmed_ cases of COVID-19. That 100,000 figure is an estimate from the Ohio Department of Health as to how many folks in Ohio might currently be carrying the virus, based on statistically extrapolating a rate of community spread. Yes, it's serious, and we need to be taking aggressive steps, but keeping perspective is important.
William Beasley Elyria Bike Education Center
On 3/13/20, 10:07 AM, "Thethinktank on behalf of Jeff Potter" <thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org on behalf of jeff@outyourbackdoor.com> wrote:
Thanks for the idea of leaving a pile of tubes and patches outside the door!
I kinda like the idea of one worker in shop at a time.
Our shop is a mess and we want to prep for spring here in Michigan.
We’re still sorting out how to respond. Yes, possible to spread if asymptomatic but very very unlikely? It spreads via cough/sneeze. If our core gang of 3, say, shows up and nobody is symptomatic it seems like we will be fine.
Ohio has 100k cases: high alert! MI has 2 cases known. Should MI be in a diff mode than OH?
Or should we all go to “stop all nonessential activity” mode to be safe? Tubes outside the shop can be done regardless — we have hundreds of excess tubes!
We’re talking 3 at a time — this is not a “big group.” It’s still doing social distancing but it’s not total isolation. We can use spray bottle w bleach to zap stuff to start. Not get close.
…Or should we do isolation? There are degrees in the isolation mode. Weekly groceries are essential. Keeping grocery open is not total isolation. Closing bike shop is not true isolation. So we’d stop all shop activity if that’s best. I’m in favor of over-responding now to do all we can to put the genie back in the bottle. Maybe for the next week or so? Adjust LATER. Go harder on the front end...
Jeff Potter
Lansing Bike Co-op
Michigan
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On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:25 AM William Beasley wm.a.beasley@gmail.com wrote:
Jeff- Our shop is a mess, too, and we'd like to clean up and get ready for Spring. But just to be clear -- as of late yesterday, Ohio has 5 _confirmed_ cases of COVID-19. That 100,000 figure is an estimate from the Ohio Department of Health as to how many folks in Ohio might currently be carrying the virus, based on statistically extrapolating a rate of community spread. Yes, it's serious, and we need to be taking aggressive steps, but keeping perspective is important.
William Beasley Elyria Bike Education Center
On 3/13/20, 10:07 AM, "Thethinktank on behalf of Jeff Potter" < thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org on behalf of jeff@outyourbackdoor.com> wrote:
Thanks for the idea of leaving a pile of tubes and patches outside thedoor!
I kinda like the idea of one worker in shop at a time. Our shop is a mess and we want to prep for spring here in Michigan. We’re still sorting out how to respond. Yes, possible to spread ifasymptomatic but very very unlikely? It spreads via cough/sneeze. If our core gang of 3, say, shows up and nobody is symptomatic it seems like we will be fine.
Ohio has 100k cases: high alert! MI has 2 cases known. Should MI be ina diff mode than OH?
Or should we all go to “stop all nonessential activity” mode to besafe? Tubes outside the shop can be done regardless — we have hundreds of excess tubes!
We’re talking 3 at a time — this is not a “big group.” It’s stilldoing social distancing but it’s not total isolation. We can use spray bottle w bleach to zap stuff to start. Not get close.
…Or should we do isolation? There are degrees in the isolation mode.Weekly groceries are essential. Keeping grocery open is not total isolation. Closing bike shop is not true isolation. So we’d stop all shop activity if that’s best. I’m in favor of over-responding now to do all we can to put the genie back in the bottle. Maybe for the next week or so? Adjust LATER. Go harder on the front end...
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We just suspended all public services at BICAS in Tucson AZ today. :( Does anyone have a brilliant design for a pump that can be left outside that is less likely to get stolen/mangled??
Sending best wishes out to all our community bikes buddies in these uncertain times.
~Carlyn
On Mar 13, 2020, at 8:48 AM, Jim Bledsoe gamesbledsoe@gmail.com wrote:
here is a look at the 1918 'Spanish Flue' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:25 AM William Beasley wm.a.beasley@gmail.com wrote: Jeff- Our shop is a mess, too, and we'd like to clean up and get ready for Spring. But just to be clear -- as of late yesterday, Ohio has 5 _confirmed_ cases of COVID-19. That 100,000 figure is an estimate from the Ohio Department of Health as to how many folks in Ohio might currently be carrying the virus, based on statistically extrapolating a rate of community spread. Yes, it's serious, and we need to be taking aggressive steps, but keeping perspective is important.
William Beasley Elyria Bike Education Center
On 3/13/20, 10:07 AM, "Thethinktank on behalf of Jeff Potter" <thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org on behalf of jeff@outyourbackdoor.com> wrote:
Thanks for the idea of leaving a pile of tubes and patches outside the door! I kinda like the idea of one worker in shop at a time. Our shop is a mess and we want to prep for spring here in Michigan. We’re still sorting out how to respond. Yes, possible to spread if asymptomatic but very very unlikely? It spreads via cough/sneeze. If our core gang of 3, say, shows up and nobody is symptomatic it seems like we will be fine. Ohio has 100k cases: high alert! MI has 2 cases known. Should MI be in a diff mode than OH? Or should we all go to “stop all nonessential activity” mode to be safe? Tubes outside the shop can be done regardless — we have hundreds of excess tubes! We’re talking 3 at a time — this is not a “big group.” It’s still doing social distancing but it’s not total isolation. We can use spray bottle w bleach to zap stuff to start. Not get close. …Or should we do isolation? There are degrees in the isolation mode. Weekly groceries are essential. Keeping grocery open is not total isolation. Closing bike shop is not true isolation. So we’d stop all shop activity if that’s best. I’m in favor of over-responding now to do all we can to put the genie back in the bottle. Maybe for the next week or so? Adjust LATER. Go harder on the front end... Jeff Potter Lansing Bike Co-op Michigan ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org
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You guys are clever, from what I can tell, when I was visiting. No reason why you all can't fabricate a very sturdy pedal powered pump. Angelo
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:09 AM BICAS ADMIN bicas@bicas.org wrote:
We just suspended all public services at BICAS in Tucson AZ today. :( Does anyone have a brilliant design for a pump that can be left outside that is less likely to get stolen/mangled??
Sending best wishes out to all our community bikes buddies in these uncertain times.
~Carlyn
On Mar 13, 2020, at 8:48 AM, Jim Bledsoe gamesbledsoe@gmail.com wrote:
here is a look at the 1918 'Spanish Flue' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:25 AM William Beasley wm.a.beasley@gmail.com wrote:
Jeff- Our shop is a mess, too, and we'd like to clean up and get ready for Spring. But just to be clear -- as of late yesterday, Ohio has 5 _confirmed_ cases of COVID-19. That 100,000 figure is an estimate from the Ohio Department of Health as to how many folks in Ohio might currently be carrying the virus, based on statistically extrapolating a rate of community spread. Yes, it's serious, and we need to be taking aggressive steps, but keeping perspective is important.
William Beasley Elyria Bike Education Center
On 3/13/20, 10:07 AM, "Thethinktank on behalf of Jeff Potter" < thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org on behalf of jeff@outyourbackdoor.com> wrote:
Thanks for the idea of leaving a pile of tubes and patches outsidethe door!
I kinda like the idea of one worker in shop at a time. Our shop is a mess and we want to prep for spring here in Michigan. We’re still sorting out how to respond. Yes, possible to spread ifasymptomatic but very very unlikely? It spreads via cough/sneeze. If our core gang of 3, say, shows up and nobody is symptomatic it seems like we will be fine.
Ohio has 100k cases: high alert! MI has 2 cases known. Should MI bein a diff mode than OH?
Or should we all go to “stop all nonessential activity” mode to besafe? Tubes outside the shop can be done regardless — we have hundreds of excess tubes!
We’re talking 3 at a time — this is not a “big group.” It’s stilldoing social distancing but it’s not total isolation. We can use spray bottle w bleach to zap stuff to start. Not get close.
…Or should we do isolation? There are degrees in the isolation mode.Weekly groceries are essential. Keeping grocery open is not total isolation. Closing bike shop is not true isolation. So we’d stop all shop activity if that’s best. I’m in favor of over-responding now to do all we can to put the genie back in the bottle. Maybe for the next week or so? Adjust LATER. Go harder on the front end...
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Is there a plan for a pump like this? And it’s less likely to be stolen?
I’m wondering if our shop might be able to fill this need via “beater pumps.” We get a ton of stuff donated. Sometimes pumps. We could request more pumps. Our shop has about 6 pumps in various states of usefulness. Beater pumps seem to be the rule. So I wonder if a beater pump left outside tied to the bike rack with a rope might do the trick. Would it be a hint that locals would respect? Heck we resell donated pumps for $5. Maybe too many street kids would rather steal than pay $5.
Jeff
On Mar 17, 2020, at 11:15 AM, General Manager 3rdwardbikes@gmail.com wrote:
You guys are clever, from what I can tell, when I was visiting. No reason why you all can't fabricate a very sturdy pedal powered pump. Angelo
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:09 AM BICAS ADMIN <bicas@bicas.org mailto:bicas@bicas.org> wrote: We just suspended all public services at BICAS in Tucson AZ today. :( Does anyone have a brilliant design for a pump that can be left outside that is less likely to get stolen/mangled??
Sending best wishes out to all our community bikes buddies in these uncertain times.
~Carlyn
On Mar 13, 2020, at 8:48 AM, Jim Bledsoe <gamesbledsoe@gmail.com mailto:gamesbledsoe@gmail.com> wrote:
here is a look at the 1918 'Spanish Flue' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/ On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:25 AM William Beasley <wm.a.beasley@gmail.com mailto:wm.a.beasley@gmail.com> wrote: Jeff- Our shop is a mess, too, and we'd like to clean up and get ready for Spring. But just to be clear -- as of late yesterday, Ohio has 5 _confirmed_ cases of COVID-19. That 100,000 figure is an estimate from the Ohio Department of Health as to how many folks in Ohio might currently be carrying the virus, based on statistically extrapolating a rate of community spread. Yes, it's serious, and we need to be taking aggressive steps, but keeping perspective is important.
William Beasley Elyria Bike Education Center
On 3/13/20, 10:07 AM, "Thethinktank on behalf of Jeff Potter" <thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org mailto:thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org on behalf of jeff@outyourbackdoor.com mailto:jeff@outyourbackdoor.com> wrote:
Thanks for the idea of leaving a pile of tubes and patches outside the door! I kinda like the idea of one worker in shop at a time. Our shop is a mess and we want to prep for spring here in Michigan. We’re still sorting out how to respond. Yes, possible to spread if asymptomatic but very very unlikely? It spreads via cough/sneeze. If our core gang of 3, say, shows up and nobody is symptomatic it seems like we will be fine. Ohio has 100k cases: high alert! MI has 2 cases known. Should MI be in a diff mode than OH? Or should we all go to “stop all nonessential activity” mode to be safe? Tubes outside the shop can be done regardless — we have hundreds of excess tubes! We’re talking 3 at a time — this is not a “big group.” It’s still doing social distancing but it’s not total isolation. We can use spray bottle w bleach to zap stuff to start. Not get close. …Or should we do isolation? There are degrees in the isolation mode. Weekly groceries are essential. Keeping grocery open is not total isolation. Closing bike shop is not true isolation. So we’d stop all shop activity if that’s best. I’m in favor of over-responding now to do all we can to put the genie back in the bottle. Maybe for the next week or so? Adjust LATER. Go harder on the front end... Jeff Potter Lansing Bike Co-op Michigan ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org <http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org>
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Weve gone through a few iterations of this. From a commercial bolted-to-the-pavement artillery piece of a hand pump, to a beater pump that only comes out on request during busy open hours.
Our solution was to run a hose from our air compressor inside, put braided metal hose over everything but the last foot (this turned out to be completely unnecessary). We turn off the compressor every night in case someone cuts the hose to steal the chuck, that way we only lose a tank of air and the compressor does not run all night.
We just finished refurbishing it for our covid closure. While the air chuck still craps out regularly, it's much cheaper and easier to replace a little $10 part than to replace a hand pump. Also, while no one has yet cut the line, we found that with a hose repair kit, you can just shorten the line each time the outdoor end gets damaged.
If you look closely at the photo (sorry arnaud), you can see the braided armor hose. The hose clamps from the repair kit at the end of the red hose, and a bent spoke clip so that it can be hung back up (no one has ever hung it back up). A big part of the damage has been due to everything hanging at snow and salt spray ground level.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 11:46 AM Jeff Potter jeff@outyourbackdoor.com wrote:
Is there a plan for a pump like this? And it’s less likely to be stolen?
I’m wondering if our shop might be able to fill this need via “beater pumps.” We get a ton of stuff donated. Sometimes pumps. We could request more pumps. Our shop has about 6 pumps in various states of usefulness. Beater pumps seem to be the rule. So I wonder if a beater pump left outside tied to the bike rack with a rope might do the trick. Would it be a hint that locals would respect? Heck we resell donated pumps for $5. Maybe too many street kids would rather steal than pay $5.
Jeff
On Mar 17, 2020, at 11:15 AM, General Manager 3rdwardbikes@gmail.com wrote:
You guys are clever, from what I can tell, when I was visiting. No reason why you all can't fabricate a very sturdy pedal powered pump. Angelo
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:09 AM BICAS ADMIN bicas@bicas.org wrote:
We just suspended all public services at BICAS in Tucson AZ today. :( Does anyone have a brilliant design for a pump that can be left outside that is less likely to get stolen/mangled??
Sending best wishes out to all our community bikes buddies in these uncertain times.
~Carlyn
On Mar 13, 2020, at 8:48 AM, Jim Bledsoe gamesbledsoe@gmail.com wrote:
here is a look at the 1918 'Spanish Flue' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:25 AM William Beasley wm.a.beasley@gmail.com wrote:
Jeff- Our shop is a mess, too, and we'd like to clean up and get ready for Spring. But just to be clear -- as of late yesterday, Ohio has 5 _confirmed_ cases of COVID-19. That 100,000 figure is an estimate from the Ohio Department of Health as to how many folks in Ohio might currently be carrying the virus, based on statistically extrapolating a rate of community spread. Yes, it's serious, and we need to be taking aggressive steps, but keeping perspective is important.
William Beasley Elyria Bike Education Center
On 3/13/20, 10:07 AM, "Thethinktank on behalf of Jeff Potter" < thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org on behalf of jeff@outyourbackdoor.com> wrote:
Thanks for the idea of leaving a pile of tubes and patches outsidethe door!
I kinda like the idea of one worker in shop at a time. Our shop is a mess and we want to prep for spring here in Michigan. We’re still sorting out how to respond. Yes, possible to spread ifasymptomatic but very very unlikely? It spreads via cough/sneeze. If our core gang of 3, say, shows up and nobody is symptomatic it seems like we will be fine.
Ohio has 100k cases: high alert! MI has 2 cases known. Should MI bein a diff mode than OH?
Or should we all go to “stop all nonessential activity” mode to besafe? Tubes outside the shop can be done regardless — we have hundreds of excess tubes!
We’re talking 3 at a time — this is not a “big group.” It’s stilldoing social distancing but it’s not total isolation. We can use spray bottle w bleach to zap stuff to start. Not get close.
…Or should we do isolation? There are degrees in the isolation mode.Weekly groceries are essential. Keeping grocery open is not total isolation. Closing bike shop is not true isolation. So we’d stop all shop activity if that’s best. I’m in favor of over-responding now to do all we can to put the genie back in the bottle. Maybe for the next week or so? Adjust LATER. Go harder on the front end...
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Hi all,
Yesterday, during our online staff meeting for Bici Centro Santa Barbara and Bici Centro Santa Maria, CA, we discussed the idea of leaving a pump outside of our shops and decided against it because of contamination... If riders need to pump their tires, gas stations are good options. There is usually water and soap to wash hands...
Thank you all and stay healthy!
Christine Bourgeois *Education Director, LCI #2255* Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition
mobile: 805.699.6301 w: sbbike.org e: edu@sbbike.org https://www.facebook.com/sbbikes/ https://www.instagram.com/sbbike.s/
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 10:32 AM Anibal Davila caffenated@gmail.com wrote:
Weve gone through a few iterations of this. From a commercial bolted-to-the-pavement artillery piece of a hand pump, to a beater pump that only comes out on request during busy open hours.
Our solution was to run a hose from our air compressor inside, put braided metal hose over everything but the last foot (this turned out to be completely unnecessary). We turn off the compressor every night in case someone cuts the hose to steal the chuck, that way we only lose a tank of air and the compressor does not run all night.
We just finished refurbishing it for our covid closure. While the air chuck still craps out regularly, it's much cheaper and easier to replace a little $10 part than to replace a hand pump. Also, while no one has yet cut the line, we found that with a hose repair kit, you can just shorten the line each time the outdoor end gets damaged.
If you look closely at the photo (sorry arnaud), you can see the braided armor hose. The hose clamps from the repair kit at the end of the red hose, and a bent spoke clip so that it can be hung back up (no one has ever hung it back up). A big part of the damage has been due to everything hanging at snow and salt spray ground level.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 11:46 AM Jeff Potter jeff@outyourbackdoor.com wrote:
Is there a plan for a pump like this? And it’s less likely to be stolen?
I’m wondering if our shop might be able to fill this need via “beater pumps.” We get a ton of stuff donated. Sometimes pumps. We could request more pumps. Our shop has about 6 pumps in various states of usefulness. Beater pumps seem to be the rule. So I wonder if a beater pump left outside tied to the bike rack with a rope might do the trick. Would it be a hint that locals would respect? Heck we resell donated pumps for $5. Maybe too many street kids would rather steal than pay $5.
Jeff
On Mar 17, 2020, at 11:15 AM, General Manager 3rdwardbikes@gmail.com wrote:
You guys are clever, from what I can tell, when I was visiting. No reason why you all can't fabricate a very sturdy pedal powered pump. Angelo
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:09 AM BICAS ADMIN bicas@bicas.org wrote:
We just suspended all public services at BICAS in Tucson AZ today. :( Does anyone have a brilliant design for a pump that can be left outside that is less likely to get stolen/mangled??
Sending best wishes out to all our community bikes buddies in these uncertain times.
~Carlyn
On Mar 13, 2020, at 8:48 AM, Jim Bledsoe gamesbledsoe@gmail.com wrote:
here is a look at the 1918 'Spanish Flue' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:25 AM William Beasley wm.a.beasley@gmail.com wrote:
Jeff- Our shop is a mess, too, and we'd like to clean up and get ready for Spring. But just to be clear -- as of late yesterday, Ohio has 5 _confirmed_ cases of COVID-19. That 100,000 figure is an estimate from the Ohio Department of Health as to how many folks in Ohio might currently be carrying the virus, based on statistically extrapolating a rate of community spread. Yes, it's serious, and we need to be taking aggressive steps, but keeping perspective is important.
William Beasley Elyria Bike Education Center
On 3/13/20, 10:07 AM, "Thethinktank on behalf of Jeff Potter" < thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org on behalf of jeff@outyourbackdoor.com> wrote:
Thanks for the idea of leaving a pile of tubes and patches outsidethe door!
I kinda like the idea of one worker in shop at a time. Our shop is a mess and we want to prep for spring here in Michigan. We’re still sorting out how to respond. Yes, possible to spread ifasymptomatic but very very unlikely? It spreads via cough/sneeze. If our core gang of 3, say, shows up and nobody is symptomatic it seems like we will be fine.
Ohio has 100k cases: high alert! MI has 2 cases known. Should MI bein a diff mode than OH?
Or should we all go to “stop all nonessential activity” mode to besafe? Tubes outside the shop can be done regardless — we have hundreds of excess tubes!
We’re talking 3 at a time — this is not a “big group.” It’s stilldoing social distancing but it’s not total isolation. We can use spray bottle w bleach to zap stuff to start. Not get close.
…Or should we do isolation? There are degrees in the isolationmode. Weekly groceries are essential. Keeping grocery open is not total isolation. Closing bike shop is not true isolation. So we’d stop all shop activity if that’s best. I’m in favor of over-responding now to do all we can to put the genie back in the bottle. Maybe for the next week or so? Adjust LATER. Go harder on the front end...
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We've found a decent solution using an old Kryptonite chain lock to keep a floor pump outside-- we've done this for the last few years, and have more trouble with the pump getting weathered than people stealing it.
Warmly,
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 1:32 PM Anibal Davila caffenated@gmail.com wrote:
Weve gone through a few iterations of this. From a commercial bolted-to-the-pavement artillery piece of a hand pump, to a beater pump that only comes out on request during busy open hours.
Our solution was to run a hose from our air compressor inside, put braided metal hose over everything but the last foot (this turned out to be completely unnecessary). We turn off the compressor every night in case someone cuts the hose to steal the chuck, that way we only lose a tank of air and the compressor does not run all night.
We just finished refurbishing it for our covid closure. While the air chuck still craps out regularly, it's much cheaper and easier to replace a little $10 part than to replace a hand pump. Also, while no one has yet cut the line, we found that with a hose repair kit, you can just shorten the line each time the outdoor end gets damaged.
If you look closely at the photo (sorry arnaud), you can see the braided armor hose. The hose clamps from the repair kit at the end of the red hose, and a bent spoke clip so that it can be hung back up (no one has ever hung it back up). A big part of the damage has been due to everything hanging at snow and salt spray ground level.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 11:46 AM Jeff Potter jeff@outyourbackdoor.com wrote:
Is there a plan for a pump like this? And it’s less likely to be stolen?
I’m wondering if our shop might be able to fill this need via “beater pumps.” We get a ton of stuff donated. Sometimes pumps. We could request more pumps. Our shop has about 6 pumps in various states of usefulness. Beater pumps seem to be the rule. So I wonder if a beater pump left outside tied to the bike rack with a rope might do the trick. Would it be a hint that locals would respect? Heck we resell donated pumps for $5. Maybe too many street kids would rather steal than pay $5.
Jeff
On Mar 17, 2020, at 11:15 AM, General Manager 3rdwardbikes@gmail.com wrote:
You guys are clever, from what I can tell, when I was visiting. No reason why you all can't fabricate a very sturdy pedal powered pump. Angelo
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:09 AM BICAS ADMIN bicas@bicas.org wrote:
We just suspended all public services at BICAS in Tucson AZ today. :( Does anyone have a brilliant design for a pump that can be left outside that is less likely to get stolen/mangled??
Sending best wishes out to all our community bikes buddies in these uncertain times.
~Carlyn
On Mar 13, 2020, at 8:48 AM, Jim Bledsoe gamesbledsoe@gmail.com wrote:
here is a look at the 1918 'Spanish Flue' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:25 AM William Beasley wm.a.beasley@gmail.com wrote:
Jeff- Our shop is a mess, too, and we'd like to clean up and get ready for Spring. But just to be clear -- as of late yesterday, Ohio has 5 _confirmed_ cases of COVID-19. That 100,000 figure is an estimate from the Ohio Department of Health as to how many folks in Ohio might currently be carrying the virus, based on statistically extrapolating a rate of community spread. Yes, it's serious, and we need to be taking aggressive steps, but keeping perspective is important.
William Beasley Elyria Bike Education Center
On 3/13/20, 10:07 AM, "Thethinktank on behalf of Jeff Potter" < thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org on behalf of jeff@outyourbackdoor.com> wrote:
Thanks for the idea of leaving a pile of tubes and patches outsidethe door!
I kinda like the idea of one worker in shop at a time. Our shop is a mess and we want to prep for spring here in Michigan. We’re still sorting out how to respond. Yes, possible to spread ifasymptomatic but very very unlikely? It spreads via cough/sneeze. If our core gang of 3, say, shows up and nobody is symptomatic it seems like we will be fine.
Ohio has 100k cases: high alert! MI has 2 cases known. Should MI bein a diff mode than OH?
Or should we all go to “stop all nonessential activity” mode to besafe? Tubes outside the shop can be done regardless — we have hundreds of excess tubes!
We’re talking 3 at a time — this is not a “big group.” It’s stilldoing social distancing but it’s not total isolation. We can use spray bottle w bleach to zap stuff to start. Not get close.
…Or should we do isolation? There are degrees in the isolationmode. Weekly groceries are essential. Keeping grocery open is not total isolation. Closing bike shop is not true isolation. So we’d stop all shop activity if that’s best. I’m in favor of over-responding now to do all we can to put the genie back in the bottle. Maybe for the next week or so? Adjust LATER. Go harder on the front end...
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