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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope this is true for DH, but I don't have much hope given the fact that they are only allowing 12 families at a time in the pool this weekend (out of 500 family memberships) and restricting people to roped off sections. And sending an email to the entire membership threatening to kick people out of the pool if they revolt was a little much. btw-- one of the only reasons that swim team happened last summer was because there were a number of board members with competitive year-round swimmers (including last year's board president), but most of them decided not to run for re-election.  I don't think the DH swim team is as well represented on the board this year as they have been in previous years, and I expect the board may take a heavier hand this year given their conservative stance on social distancing and the fact that most swim team members are too young to be vaccinated. Hopefully I am wrong.  [/quote]

Swim team is still very well represented on the board.  They may not be as vocal but a fair number are swim team families.  I think it will be closer to normal than last year but I'm just guessing.  [/quote]

It's a 12-person board at DH.  I believe 9 of them are swim parents, it was 10 before one board member resigned.  These are people who are at the pool a lot both recreating and for swim and dive.  Stop acting like they want to keep you from the pool.  They took an approach to risk assessment that some agreed with and some didn't.  The reminder of the code of conduct was valid - look at McCrazy's posts on the FB page goading one board member to quit because "we don't need you" and saying "screw you".  The abusiveness and vitriol heaped on volunteers from among our membership making the best decisions they could was out of control.  Many offered constructive feedback, others were downright horrible in their attacks.

I heard back from the governor's office today and they confirmed the intent is to lift all regulations at midnight on 5/28 (Thursday --> Friday).  The board knows that and is counting down the days.[/quote]

McCrazy goes to DH?  No wonder the FB page is getting vicious.   Right there is the problem.  [/quote]

DH is bananas right now. The board is mad at "McCrazy" although it is not clear why. Her FB posts have been reasonable, at least before things blew up last weekend. She's just been asking what others are asking, which is why the board is trying to police social-distancing with the roped off sections when all other Arlington pools aren't doing that. I think some board members still must be upset at her for actions that happened during the school move debate. But rather than just dealing with her, they are passive aggressively punishing the entire membership base by limiting swimming this weekend to 12 families at a time, first come first served, which is pissing off a lot of people who now have to stand outside in the heat to wait for a spot to open up. And the entire membership got an email warning against bullying behavior towards the board and threatening to terminate memberships if anyone's comments got out of hand. Do other pools have this much drama? It is starting to seem like DH has a board vs member debate every year now. Maybe we should just build a boxing ring in the front yard and settle things Fight Club style.[/quote]

THAT is crazy. We're at AFC and there is not that much drama... and it's the same demographic of members.[/quote]

Multiple DH members have posted links to the AFC rules on the DH FB page and are asking why DH isn't following a similar policy. The DH board hasn't even committed yet to going back to fully normal operations when VA's social distancing rules drop on Friday. I expect they may use unvaccinated kids as the excuse to keep restrictions in place, even though kids are far more likely to drown than die of COVID at this point. Per the Arlington Co dashboard, there was 1 new case of COVID on Friday across all of Arlington County. [/quote]

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