Which summer swim clubs are opening (nova)

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Anonymous wrote:I get the feeling that anything kid-related is not a priority for this administration.

sadly, agree. disappointing from a democratic administration.

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Maybe GWL is using wishful thinking to get non refundable reservations out of people. Keep their money until folks can rebook later.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe GWL is using wishful thinking to get non refundable reservations out of people. Keep their money until folks can rebook later.

maybe. it is strange that busch gardens/ water country is planning on opening on a specific date as well (a week later)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get the feeling that anything kid-related is not a priority for this administration.

sadly, agree. disappointing from a democratic administration.

This. You’re insane if you think this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get the feeling that anything kid-related is not a priority for this administration.

sadly, agree. disappointing from a democratic administration.

This. You’re insane if you think this.

It’s nationwide, though. Even in relatively more open states, pools and playgrounds were the last things to open, if they’re open at all. You can go work out inside the gym, you can eat in a restaurant, or drink at a bar. You can’t go to the playground though.

The problem is a lot of kid activities are free and supported by our tax dollars, or they’re small local businesses. They don’t have a seat at the lobbying table. No one cares about the economic implications of BusyBees or Scramble being open. They definitely care about the economic implications of Great Wolf Lodge though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get the feeling that anything kid-related is not a priority for this administration.

sadly, agree. disappointing from a democratic administration.

This. You’re insane if you think this.

It’s nationwide, though. Even in relatively more open states, pools and playgrounds were the last things to open, if they’re open at all. You can go work out inside the gym, you can eat in a restaurant, or drink at a bar. You can’t go to the playground though.

The problem is a lot of kid activities are free and supported by our tax dollars, or they’re small local businesses. They don’t have a seat at the lobbying table. No one cares about the economic implications of BusyBees or Scramble being open. They definitely care about the economic implications of Great Wolf Lodge though.

Well we can’t work out at a gym or other in Virginia. Did you see the restrictions for gyms? They are crazy too.

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Aren’t gyms opening in phase two?

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Anonymous wrote:Aren’t gyms opening in phase two?

Yes but I mean now we can’t. But even in phase 2 it’s 30% capacity and 10’ apart. A bummer for smaller class based places.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get the feeling that anything kid-related is not a priority for this administration.

sadly, agree. disappointing from a democratic administration.

This. You’re insane if you think this.

It’s nationwide, though. Even in relatively more open states, pools and playgrounds were the last things to open, if they’re open at all. You can go work out inside the gym, you can eat in a restaurant, or drink at a bar. You can’t go to the playground though.

The problem is a lot of kid activities are free and supported by our tax dollars, or they’re small local businesses. They don’t have a seat at the lobbying table. No one cares about the economic implications of BusyBees or Scramble being open. They definitely care about the economic implications of Great Wolf Lodge though.

Well we can’t work out at a gym or other in Virginia. Did you see the restrictions for gyms? They are crazy too.

That’s true, but I was more speaking to places that are already more open than we are. The revenue-generating things opened quite a bit before non- or less-revenue generating things, even when they are much riskier - like working out in an indoor gym vs. kids playing on an outdoor playground, or summer camps (which I realize are basically nonexistent in VA, but not other places in the US) vs. schools reopening. Hence the VA state employee offhandedly remarking upthread that there were “Economic considerations.”

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I watched the governor. So athletic teams are allowed to be back on the field with incidental contact but I can’t take my 2 year old into the pool? 😔

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Anonymous wrote:I watched the governor. So athletic teams are allowed to be back on the field with incidental contact but I can’t take my 2 year old into the pool? 😔

What did he actually say about pools? Our pool previously said they would open for kids in phase 2.

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Anonymous wrote:I watched the governor. So athletic teams are allowed to be back on the field with incidental contact but I can’t take my 2 year old into the pool? 😔

What did he actually say about pools? Our pool previously said they would open for kids in phase 2.

He didn’t say anything specific to pools. I have a feeling Pools, for whatever reason, are seen as a big risk.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched the governor. So athletic teams are allowed to be back on the field with incidental contact but I can’t take my 2 year old into the pool? 😔

What did he actually say about pools? Our pool previously said they would open for kids in phase 2.

He didn’t say anything specific to pools. I have a feeling Pools, for whatever reason, are seen as a big risk.

The reality is that pools will be left to make their own interpretations. I hope more and more of them open up for the kids.

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Yay for phase 2!!

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Anonymous wrote:Yay for phase 2!!

Seems kind of bittersweet. I hope Phase 2 is 2-3 weeks long.