As Scomo’s daily announcements continue to significantly change the way we live – we at the B&B are embracing these changes! Why? Because ‘Change is as good as a holiday’! and if we can’t go on holidays, then this is the next best thing!
Social distancing gives us the big green light to do the elbow flapping part of the chicken dance in broad daylight whenever, wherever we want with none of the self consciousness that usually goes hand in hand with the chicken dance! What a great change!
B&Bers demonstrating chicken dance social distancing – on land.
The A-Team demonstrating chicken dance social distancing in the water! (There’s an inner dag in all of us! 😁).
It’s B’s Bub’s birthday celebration today. Bub (right) can be seen here letting all inhibitions go as she practices social distancing in the most elegant of ways. B seriously looks like she is in the middle of the chicken dance! Di multitasks, drinking coffee at the same time and Champs shows everyone how it’s done properly.
Ian announces another exciting change! Instead of the B&B Summer Badge ceremony being held at RFW this Sunday (due to RFW cancelling all indoor events), it will be held by The Benches in the sun (🤞) overlooking the water straight after the swim! You get to bring your own food AND there’s no cover charge! How good is that!
These ladies are practicing a different form of social distancing. That’s the beauty of this ‘greeting’ change. As long as you are 1.5 metres apart, you can greet in whatever way you like – really challenging our creativity and right side of the brain!
Mary’s creativity sees her greeting John by blowing bubbles in his general direction but without spittle.
While this greeting between Jonny and Tylner doesn’t look very creative, you should have seen what Jonny had done 30 seconds before! I can safely say it was the most creative greeting I’ve seen thus far!
Another great change which was announced by Scomo this morning – we can gather outside in groups of 500 or less now so there’s no postponing the B&B swim! How good is that?
And finally – a few photos of the swim this morn! It started out a little chilly but the water was warm and a bit bumpy today. The sun was at perfect ‘post swim coffee’ temperature!
Enjoy your week!
Stats:
Swimmers: 180
Newbies: At least 3
Temp: 20.1
IMPORTANT CHANGE – B&B Badge Ceremony
Due to new COVID-19 protocols, The Royal Far West is unable to host our badge ceremony on this Sunday 22nd March. The ceremony will still go ahead however, but will be held at The Benches (100 m north of the surf club) immediately after the swim at 8 am. Bring your own cereal and thermos as there will be no breakfast provided. There will also be no entry fee. Badges are $10 each and we would appreciate it if you bring the correct change to minimise the handling of cash.
We request that all swimmers inform themselves about the COVID-19 virus and take appropriate precautions to protect themselves and fellow swimmers from infection. Advice and information are available at health.gov.au
14 comments
Jac
March 18, 2020 at 1:12 pm
Thank the lord for continuing our ever more important social ritual of the swim. Beautiful blog Lucy
Anne
March 18, 2020 at 1:28 pm
Great blog as usual, go the chicken dance
Mary
March 18, 2020 at 1:59 pm
‘Twas air kissing Lucy!! All at a socially acceptable distance. Delightful uplifting blog.
Inge
March 18, 2020 at 2:09 pm
Lucy it was really good to see you reinforcing social distancing however Andrew Mehle, a professor of microbiology and immunology at University of Wisconsin, reiterated that there are two main ways to become infected with the Coronavirus. Elbow greeting is better than touching hands etc but it is not going to keep you safe. Unfortunately, the other route of infection is through the air. If someone who is sick coughs or sneezes, those respiratory droplets can travel through the air and you can breathe them in. As Dr. Mehle says, “if you’re close enough to someone else who is sick to be bumping elbows, you have the other route of infection, which is aerosol—that’s still going to be a problem.”
I was disappointed to see swimmers at Shelly today bunched together oblivious to the governments guidelines. I won’t attending the B&B badge ceremony because in my opinion people could be unwittingly exposing themselves to the virus by standing too close and with the handling of money and badges.
B&B Management should be proactive on this issue. We all have to do our bit to flatten the curve. Please could someone upload my comment to the B&B facebook page.
Inge
March 18, 2020 at 2:12 pm
Also, B&B don’t have to wait for government directives on this issue.
Inge
March 18, 2020 at 2:25 pm
The Centre of Diseases Control states coronavirus can spread between people standing 6 feet or 1.8 metres apart.
Inge
March 18, 2020 at 2:40 pm
Sorry, their recommendation is that you stand 1.8 m apart.
Inge
March 18, 2020 at 2:41 pm
At least 1.8m apart.
Truth Fairy
March 18, 2020 at 4:19 pm
It’s still Ok to handle money as long as appropriate precautions are taken. Thousands of shopkeepers are doing it daily. BTW Keep cups are OUT although Kane and Annie are still accepting them.
Rosemary
March 18, 2020 at 4:39 pm
Thanks for the blog Lucy…a little bit of light hearted relief in these uncertain times. xxx
Inge
March 18, 2020 at 4:48 pm
Tell that to the Italians.
Di Schaffer
March 18, 2020 at 5:07 pm
Fabulous blog as usual Lucy thank you 🙏
Juliette
March 18, 2020 at 9:55 pm
On a somewhat lighter note? I have a friend who has just had her left leg amputated below the knee. She’s hoping to come and swim the Bold and Beautiful with us in due course, so I was wondering if anyone has a good right flipper without a pair that needs a new home? If you do, could you please contact me? Many thanks
Gemma
March 18, 2020 at 9:58 pm
Fabulous blog, Lucy! I love the way you find some humour in these serious times. Love the shot of Mary and John.