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CoronaVirus Part 5 - Stayin' Inside... Stayin' Inside...
Palo Alto Newsletter - April 19, 2020
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WATCH UPCOMING NOTICES FROM THE VILLAGES AND OTHERWISE.
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS A CORONAVIRUS SAFETY MEASURE!

      The Villages list of closings:      districtgov.org

​Games with friends (or family) via Internet

Susan and Ben Riding (shown in the photo below) played a game of 'Teed Off' (much like 'Aggrevation') with friends, Jerri & Rick Shearer last night. Hope we weren't too loud :)... We played across the Internet using Facebook Messenger Video Chat. It worked!  We put our PC high at a raised position on the table and pointed the monitor camera down onto the game on the table (and to Susan & Ben). It was a lot of fun. We are missing having great laughs together during this social distancing. 

Other games that might work:    Sequence, ???  (still thinking what else...) 
Some games are just not conducive for Internet play.  

Picture
Susan & Ben Riding and Jerri & Rick Shearer playing games from their own respective Palo Alto homes. 
Bocce At The Villages
 
A District Bulletin showed  'All outdoor court areas and outdoor equipment are closed.' We called Community Watch Dispatch (352 753-0550), and confirmed if you have your own Bocce Ball set, you can play on a Villages Bocce court. The rule saying the courts are closed refers to Pickle Ball and Tennis courts. 

By the way, you can buy a Bocce set on amazon.com. If you purchase a set of Bocce Balls & go to play Bocce, I suggest these RIDING CORONA BOCCE RULES. After Corona, we plan to play with our own Bocce set in our back or side yard or when we go camping. 

**********  RIDING CORONA BOCCE RULES  ********** 
1. Before the start, wash hands then clean-wipe all balls to error to the extra careful. 
 
2. Take paper & pencil to keep score, rather than the public scoreboard. 
 
3. Wear a mask AND always put at least 6' between players not of same household.
 
4. If you take your Golf cart to the Bocce court, ride one to a golf cart unless two are cohabitating the same home. The Bocce set is pretty heavy to be able to walk with it to the court. 
 
5. Each end of the court must be 1 person OR 2 people cohabitating the same one home. 
 
6. CRITICAL - Because we're using the same Bocce balls - NO touching of face during the game(s) nor on the way home until # 7 (next)
 
7. CRITICAL - Thoroughly wash hands when return home.
 
8. Only one person does the measurement on a close call unless the balls are clearly more than 6' apart, then one person can be at each end of the measuring tool. If you can't reach and you're within 6', flip a coin for what ball is closer. 
 
9. CRITICAL - ALWAYS sneeze or cough into your elbow or hankey. A big open sneeze or cough negates the 6' rule (even with a mask). The game is over immediately and the sneezer's team automatically loses the game. Go directly home & do not pass 'GO' and do #7 above! You didn't mean to do it but it changes everything.
 
10. Have fun!!!

What is STAY AT HOME
1. A stay-at-home advisory is in effect through April 30, 2020. Members of the
   public are advised to remain in their homes except: 
• For health and safety.
To engage in activities or perform tasks essential to their health and safety or the health and safety of their family or household members, including pets. Examples of such services include, but are not limited to, seeking emergency services, obtaining medical supplies or medication, or visiting a health care professional.
 
• For necessary supplies and services.
To obtain necessary services or supplies for themselves and their family or household members including pets, or to deliver those services or supplies to others. Necessary services include, but are not limited to, utility services. Necessary supplies include, but are not limited to, groceries and food, household consumer products, supplies they need to work from home, and products necessary to maintain the safety and sanitation of the residence.
 
• For outdoor activities.
To engage in outdoor activities that follow the advice of social distancing and size of groups consistent with the guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for COVID 19. Examples of individual outdoor activities include, but are not limited to, walking, golfing, hiking, running, or biking.
 
• For work.
To work, and travel to and from a place of work.
 
• To care for others and religious needs.
To care for a family member, friend, or pet in another household and provide spiritual support. 

2. Additional steps of personal responsibility:
    Members of the public are advised to take additional steps of personal
    responsibility including but not limited to: Washing of hands with soap and
    water for at least 20 seconds after exposure in a public place, or after
    coughing or sneezing. 
• Avoid touching the eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
 
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick
 
• Use social distancing by increasing the physical distance from another person by six feet
 
• Stay home when sick, except to get medical care. 

Resource:  
https://www.districtgov.org/PDFView/PDFMeeting.aspx?id=20200408001301
Information Provided by Sumter County 

Stay Well.   Keep The Serious Social Distance Going!!
This, too, shall pass - hang in there. 
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