Thank you for your concerns, and opinion.I will call you foolish, as you request. Also callous. It's not just whether you get it, it's also who you subsequently give it to. If you get it because you foolishly went to ASLOK, then subsequently give it to someone who dies as a result, will your having played a game have been worth it?
And it is literally impossible to do ASL with social distancing except with something like VASL, because it is an interactive game that requires two people to sit across from each other at very short distances for long periods of time, while touching the same objects.
This is a game. I don't think winning at The Guards Counterattack is worth risking people's lives.
You are giving out health advice. Do you live a healthy lifestyle? Getting good advice from someone who sets a bad example is always confusing. I will receive health advice from others. I will ask my Doctor before I go. I will get tested before I go. If I am positive or even have a slight cold, I will not attend. On that and that alone will be my final decision. I would hope that lessens my foolishness. I will consider everything that I can. I will then make my decision based on the doctor's advice and not from any keyboard warrior.
As mentioned before if all attendees take the appropriate measures and even a test if need be, what else can be done? By October I will be back at work. I will be in libraries again. I may even have dinner out. Someone might get the disease from me in any of these situations. I will be living my life. If I should catch this virus in October at ASLOK then I knew the risks when I walked into the game room. I trust all that attend understand and accept this as well.
Or, why don't I just await Bret's decision. If he cancels, then I obviously will not go. If he holds the event, I will go.
ASL is NEVER for me about winning or losing. Never. Couldn't care less. ASL IS about social interaction and having fun. It is a fun part of my life. Life IS about memories. That for me, IS worth the risk.
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