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  1. I’m so proud of you and your group for making a principled decision based on all available facts. If anyone could research the facts, it’s you. You certainly have been given good principles and are abiding by them. Well done.

  2. You made the right call… period. Let the nay-sayers say what they will… you may have saved lives… even theirs.

    Look at the list of hard decisions to cancel or reschedule: March Madness [basketball]. Many of our players were hoping to play in or even win a championship during their senior year. Even the NBA is concerned. Golf, football is worried, live TV shows played to no audience and then canceled completely and went on hiatus. We will see reruns for an undetermined future.

    Graduations scheduled in a few months are in question/limbo. Many colleges have sent kids home. I’m even wondering if we will have church on Sunday. A friend of mine [in Ireland] said her Priest was going to say Mass over the radio and encouraged people to stay home. Holy Week and Easter are approaching and that is up in the air.

    Our Governor has asked the Kentucky school districts to close schools for at least two weeks. Heck, even Churchhill Downs is considering rescheduling the Kentucky Derby. That is a BIG deal for our state.

    You do NOT have to explain to anyone the decisions you made. It was a decision for the whole… not the one. They will get over it and hopefully apologize [if you’re lucky] once the gravity of the situation hits them. This pandemic/crisis is not something to sneeze at. We have to enact precautions even if we lean toward overcaution. You can sleep in comfort knowing you did the right thing. Don’t even give that person your time by being angry with them. Reason and sense will hit them eventually… or perhaps a 2×4 across the face. There is that. Laugh at their stupidity and go on. Enjoy reworking your outfit. Make sure that you have added sufficient lace in case you run into Mrs. Bennet. You will need your dress eventually and who knows, when the dust settles, you may get to reschedule this event or host another. Blessings and I admire your strength and courage during this difficult time.

    • Brava!!!!! You tell ’em, J. W.!!

      Warmly,
      Susanne…who can’t make the usual weekly visits to my parents in their senior facility until the “all clear” is given; there are simply too many fragile, precious lives hanging in the balance, including my mum’s and dad’s. 🙁

      Fortunately, our community church is fairly small (about 100 people) and has mostly families and very few elderly, so as of right now, we’re going ahead with activities. But my other church, which I attend for Friday Healing Mass because of distance (unless there is a Sunday Vestry Meeting), is not gathering on Sunday despite their small numbers (15 parishioners on a good day) because almost everyone is over 60. They are holding a Sunday Morning Prayer meeting at a nearby park (outside in the fresh Southern California breezes), but no interior Holy Eucharist services for now.

      All of our public schools in San Diego County are closed as of today. My university (2000 students, 1300 living on-campus) is moving to all online classes but is keeping the dorms and dining halls open for now because so many students live out-of-state and outside the US. At least my job is teaching online classes to homeschooling families, so I certainly have job security right now. In fact, our company (Brave Writer) is giving away online writing curricula to ALL families, homeschoolers and those in school systems that are closing, until the end of April; it’s posted on Facebook and IG. And our founder donated all of her bound Arrow (junior high) and Boomerang (high school) 4-week literature curricula to local schools in Cincinnati so that the kids can take the books home and work on literature & writing.

      Let’s hope and pray that this time of stress can provide an opportunity to show love and support to one another, helping one another as we are able.

      With much love to all,
      Susanne 🙂

        • No need to blush, Susanne. Thank you for those kind words. You guys [at your school] rock. That was so generous to share curricula. Hang in there.

        • Bravo Susanne. And Bravo all the educators. My sister is a teacher’s assistant, something she loves and fell into at just the exact right time for her when other jobs bombed out on her. I mention her because she is working at planning with the teachers at her school through tomorrow because the k-12 schools are closed now for at least the next two weeks, and this planning is for the students at home. Our little city has two state Univ. campuses, two private colleges, one multi-campus community college and several branch-campuses from other private small colleges from around the state. All Closed. That’s huge and it’s just the tip of the iceberg. I agree with J.W., you guys at your school rock!

  3. Right call. In epidemic situations, stopping transmission early is the largest predictor of final number of cases, and final number of deaths. Problem is with a rapid escalation, health services get overwhelmed. Even “just” slowing the spread means those health services do not get overwhelmed, so far fewer end up dying.

    Yes, being called spineless – from someone not in the middle of the hard decisions needing to be faced – hurts. You have to decide to let it go, so it stops hurting. It can be done.

  4. You made the right call. I’m hearing similar things through work as I have been postponing/canceling things, although admittedly, they have been nicer and more professional. As the boss, no one is calling me spineless to my face. 🙂 We are doing this to help the vulnerable in our society, not to mention all of the care givers and health professionals.

    I figure it will give us more time to read all of our JAFF!

  5. You 100% did the right thing, this is one terrible virus and strong measures have to be taken by everyone. Please do NOT feel hurt by that comment. I sort of thought it was hilarious. So wrong headed you can’t do anything but throw up your hands. I’m hearing people saying things like “it’s only the flu,” “only old people get it,” “it’s a hoax,” “it’s the media blowing it up.” Well, this person obviously believes that sort of thing. Moron.

  6. Well done!
    The right thing to do is not always the easiest thing to do and it is always easy to be a “Monday morning quarterback” when one is not responsible for the outcome. It sounds as if your critic may be related to Lady Catherine, hmmmm?

  7. You absolutely made the right call. Far better to stay home and not spread germs especially since you would have the perfect storm of a high risk audience and a scattered mix of travelers. Just think how awesome your dress for next year will be with all the extra time to work on it! Plus we need pictures of said dress in progress ? Looking forward to the new book! Ignore the armchair quarterback because you’re already the better person thinking of others first. Best Wishes,

  8. Oh good grief. Name calling is so below the belt and grade school playground if you ask me. Ridiculous. I’m not going to wish anything bad on that person, because I’m not going to bend to her level. I hope they wake up though. Let me tell you, you won’t catch me in a flying petri-dish in the sky for some time.

    All these closings and cancellations in something unprecedented in my living memory and I’m a Senior Citizen. I’m so very sorry for people who have worked for so long for these events that they will now lose out on, the last (you name it…) event of their senior year. And things like your regional English Country Dance, multiplied by I don’t know how many. Our regional JASNA chapter event is cancelled, etc., etc. I love seeing the pictures of you in your Regency dress. And when this one is done I hope you’ll post it too.

    I hope the ‘time of veterinary woes and appliance break-downs’ is over for a long long time now, Maria. Stay safe and healthy, you and all your loved ones. I’ll say hello to Texas through you. We miss a lot about TX.

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