Wednesday, January 10, 2007

In the absence of minutes from our secretary and in the interest of procrastination the following went down last night, (or up in the case of tomek)

Well attended gathering.

Unfortunately there was no "preride". (there was an anarchist cyclocross meeting which pre-empted said ride) maybe next week.

The garthering was cut short by a rather sudden presentation of the "norovirus". (There is of course a chance that this was a rotovirus--or round C virus--but that is less likely since rotovirus infestation of more of a pediatric problem, but cross over does exist.) Regardless, the "end result" is and was the same last night. Many thanks for the good Dr. for giving the afflicted member transportation to his home (and to his own private bucket!)

In the interest of the health of FGBC members, attention should be made to transmission and prevention issues. It is commonly known that the primary mode of transmission is the "F-O" route but here is also a definate airbourne and unkown element to be considered (see pages 4, 6 and 8). Most concerning for those in the nearest proximity to the afflicted, you know who you are.

There was a brief, but focussed, discussion of the annual spring ride. The week-end following this event is option number one. There are some potential conflicts with father's day and the Manitoba Marathon (several of us were planning run). Unless further discussion develops, June 16&17 may be assumed to be pencilled in. Let's here from folks on this.

penner

7 comments:

The Dark Lord said...

Thanks Penner, especially for the medical info. Now if I do get end up falling ill, I'll be left to ponder how, exactly, my "O" came in contact with Tomek's "F". So far, so good. But how long is the gestation period for this virus--i.e., by when can I lose the sense of dread you're working to instill in me?

penner said...

Yes this whole business of F & O is concerning. As on the CDC website, of more concern to you might be this business of FOMITE transmission.
The term itself is concerning.

See the link to page 2,6,8. apparently this can account for 17% of transmissions.

best of luck.

next cross race.. bucket cross.
penner

the secretary said...

it's clear I was not qualified to do the minutes... and you know, I'm pretty happy about that.

The Dark Lord said...

happy about not doing the minutes or happy about not being qualified? just wondering.

halloewen said...

why did we swithch the blog to the new??? for some reason i can not switch to the new account system at this time.

halloewen said...

my moment of panic has passed and the blogger people have allowed me to switch to the new version (a problem when you also administer other accounts). i'm okay now.

the secretary said...

sorry hal, blogger got a bit pushy... i felt like we had to make the move.

dr. h, mostly about not being qualified...