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

sadly, agree. disappointing from a democratic administration.

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

He was supposed to talk about schools/kid sports/kid camps and pools LAST tuesday. Then he "ran out of time". Then he was supposed to talk about them Thursday, but spent an hour yada yadaing about taking down monuments, then again ran out of time.He seems to expire after exactly 60 minutes.

(What else more important does he have to do than update people on information they need for their lives?)

When is the governor having another press conference to talk more about this?

The rest of Virginia only went into phase 2 this past Friday so it’s hard to believe he’s moving them to phase 3 before the 17th.

Anonymous wrote:I imagine she is not used to a lot of public controversy over her bedding and upholstery reign.

+1

I wonder how many questions she has received.

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Anonymous wrote:The pessimist in me thinks:
Phase 3. Indoor and outdoor water parks may open. Outdoor non-profit club pools remain open for lap swim and exercise only, 4 per lane for lap swim.

I also wonder if they got an exemption for Phase 2 in which case I’ll be really pi$$ed.

The only thing I'm wondering is, could waterparks be under a different category than the regular pool regulations? Like an amusement park, that happens to be wet?

Olivia McCormick just emailed me and said GWL is not opening under Phase 2.

As phase 2 prohibits interactive water play features and recreational swimming, this type of facility can't operate in Phase 2.

Olivia K. McCormick
Acting Division Director, Food and General Environmental Services
Program Manager, Tourist Establishment Regulation and Bedding and Upholstery Program
Virginia Department of Health

Reply back to her and ask how great wolf lodge knows it will be in phase 3 by June 17.

It's possible she may not even be in the loop, and this is a business conversation.

Anonymous wrote:I’m amazed that any millenial-ish middle class person in America in 2020 wouldn’t know how to swim.

Why would you put a person who doesn’t swim or know anything about pools in charge of pools...

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Anonymous wrote:What!! Two years?’ What

From April 24th - https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/we-cannot-and-will-not-lift-restrictions-like-one-turns-on-a-light-switch-northam/article_cac6c890-386e-5481-b413-98787b12f685.html

“I, personally, think Phase One will be a two-year affair,” “There are a lot of people working on this, and I hope they prove me wrong, but I don’t see it happening in less than two years.”

- State Health Commissioner Norman Oliver

Haha, Norman effectively got dunked on with that prediction.

Oh my god. The governors own presentation said a few weeks per phase.

Anonymous wrote:What!! Two years?’ What

From April 24th - https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/we-cannot-and-will-not-lift-restrictions-like-one-turns-on-a-light-switch-northam/article_cac6c890-386e-5481-b413-98787b12f685.html

“I, personally, think Phase One will be a two-year affair,” “There are a lot of people working on this, and I hope they prove me wrong, but I don’t see it happening in less than two years.”

- State Health Commissioner Norman Oliver

I’m amazed that any millenial-ish middle class person in America in 2020 wouldn’t know how to swim.

What!! Two years?’ What

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Anonymous wrote:The pessimist in me thinks:
Phase 3. Indoor and outdoor water parks may open. Outdoor non-profit club pools remain open for lap swim and exercise only, 4 per lane for lap swim.

I also wonder if they got an exemption for Phase 2 in which case I’ll be really pi$$ed.

The only thing I'm wondering is, could waterparks be under a different category than the regular pool regulations? Like an amusement park, that happens to be wet?

Olivia McCormick just emailed me and said GWL is not opening under Phase 2.

As phase 2 prohibits interactive water play features and recreational swimming, this type of facility can't operate in Phase 2.

Olivia K. McCormick
Acting Division Director, Food and General Environmental Services
Program Manager, Tourist Establishment Regulation and Bedding and Upholstery Program
Virginia Department of Health

Reply back to her and ask how great wolf lodge knows it will be in phase 3 by June 17.

Remember, the head to the VDH said like a month ago he though Phase I would last for two years.......

I'm starting to think the Health Department isn't recruiting from the top of the class.

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Anonymous wrote:The pessimist in me thinks:
Phase 3. Indoor and outdoor water parks may open. Outdoor non-profit club pools remain open for lap swim and exercise only, 4 per lane for lap swim.

I also wonder if they got an exemption for Phase 2 in which case I’ll be really pi$$ed.

The only thing I'm wondering is, could waterparks be under a different category than the regular pool regulations? Like an amusement park, that happens to be wet?

Olivia McCormick just emailed me and said GWL is not opening under Phase 2.

As phase 2 prohibits interactive water play features and recreational swimming, this type of facility can't operate in Phase 2.

Olivia K. McCormick
Acting Division Director, Food and General Environmental Services
Program Manager, Tourist Establishment Regulation and Bedding and Upholstery Program
Virginia Department of Health

Reply back to her and ask how great wolf lodge knows it will be in phase 3 by June 17.

Why are pools even in that category. Shouldn’t they be under a sports/recreation or parks?? The vast majority of Virginia pools have nothing to do with tourism.