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We deliberately scheduled one extra day in Tonopah after the move-out day for two reasons: (1) Leaving time in case there was some sort of post-con hitch that needed our attention, such as a complication in move-out, and (2) If the first did not apply, giving us a day when we could sleep without worrying about hotel check-out. Item 1 did not apply as yesterday's move-out was smooth, so fortunately I could turn off all alarms and sleep as much as I could, which in this case was until 11 am.
As I have mentioned, we have a kitchenette room (stove/oven/mini-fridge), and I brought my french press and some ground coffee because the coffee machine in the room is very noisy and produces tiny little cups of coffee. So after a shower (which I had to run a while to try and iron out the aches in my shoulders and back from the past six days), I made coffee and Lisa and I had breakfast on some of the leftover packages of oatmeal salvaged from the Westercon move-out.
After that, it was time to dive into the email and work on Westercon stuff. Unfortunately, at least one member of Westercon has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. We had a plan for this, created by our Code of Conduct lead Fred Moulton and our convention's COVID committee. I activated a new top-level page on the Westercon committee for our COVID reporting and sent out an email blast to all members. (I also posted to Twitter/FB and other likely news sources.) On it we included the reported case and repeated what we had published in the Tonopah Telegraph newsletter repeatedly: If you test positive for COVID for a week after the convention, contact us so we can report the case (including personal information only by permission). The person who tested positive spent a great deal of time in the Blue Room, where our online/hybrid program happened, so if you went to any of the panels in that room, you need to be extra cautious.
Lisa and I took our first post-con COVID test yesterday, and it was negative. We will test regularly and watch our condition. With this on our minds, it did rankle when we went to the convenience store this evening and were heckled by someone (who apparently had just been denied an alcohol purchase because he wouldn't show ID as required) for wearing masks.
Lisa made us lunch this afternoon and then dinner this evening from the groceries we'd brought with us. Aside from take-out from A&W and the food truck, we never did go out for any meals. I'm sorry to have missed the Strawberry Hill Diner, which had excellent reviews, but at the moment, we're as concerned as we ever have been about COVID, the new BA.5 variant of which is reported worse than ever. Yes, we're quadruple-vaccinated, but that's not as much of a protection as hoped, so raising our N95 masks as protection against idiots is the best we can do.
I spent much of the day dealing with Westercon 74 social media and email. This included this lovely message from HISTORY:Nevada, whose posts about the area we have retweeted over the past couple of years as part of attractions of the area for our members.
HISTORY:Nevada has over 14,000 followers, so it might be the largest exposure we have ever gotten. We're flattered by the attention.
This afternoon, I got word that the Rolling Stone is ready to be collected. That times out pretty well for us, as we drive home tomorrow morning, unload the U-Haul, and return it to Reno on Friday, after which we can collect the RV, get some groceries, and go home to start putting together the rest of our life.
As I have mentioned, we have a kitchenette room (stove/oven/mini-fridge), and I brought my french press and some ground coffee because the coffee machine in the room is very noisy and produces tiny little cups of coffee. So after a shower (which I had to run a while to try and iron out the aches in my shoulders and back from the past six days), I made coffee and Lisa and I had breakfast on some of the leftover packages of oatmeal salvaged from the Westercon move-out.
After that, it was time to dive into the email and work on Westercon stuff. Unfortunately, at least one member of Westercon has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. We had a plan for this, created by our Code of Conduct lead Fred Moulton and our convention's COVID committee. I activated a new top-level page on the Westercon committee for our COVID reporting and sent out an email blast to all members. (I also posted to Twitter/FB and other likely news sources.) On it we included the reported case and repeated what we had published in the Tonopah Telegraph newsletter repeatedly: If you test positive for COVID for a week after the convention, contact us so we can report the case (including personal information only by permission). The person who tested positive spent a great deal of time in the Blue Room, where our online/hybrid program happened, so if you went to any of the panels in that room, you need to be extra cautious.
Lisa and I took our first post-con COVID test yesterday, and it was negative. We will test regularly and watch our condition. With this on our minds, it did rankle when we went to the convenience store this evening and were heckled by someone (who apparently had just been denied an alcohol purchase because he wouldn't show ID as required) for wearing masks.
Lisa made us lunch this afternoon and then dinner this evening from the groceries we'd brought with us. Aside from take-out from A&W and the food truck, we never did go out for any meals. I'm sorry to have missed the Strawberry Hill Diner, which had excellent reviews, but at the moment, we're as concerned as we ever have been about COVID, the new BA.5 variant of which is reported worse than ever. Yes, we're quadruple-vaccinated, but that's not as much of a protection as hoped, so raising our N95 masks as protection against idiots is the best we can do.
I spent much of the day dealing with Westercon 74 social media and email. This included this lovely message from HISTORY:Nevada, whose posts about the area we have retweeted over the past couple of years as part of attractions of the area for our members.
I know you guys waited a long time for your conference in Tonopah with COVID delays @Westercon74.
— HISTORY:nevada (@HistoryNevada) July 6, 2022
I hope it was well attended and an overall success.
The "Tonopah Telegraph" newsletter was great. https://t.co/dhFEKa4efw
Safe travels.
"One Does Not Simply Walk
Into Tonopah..." pic.twitter.com/HPTrsyH7Me
HISTORY:Nevada has over 14,000 followers, so it might be the largest exposure we have ever gotten. We're flattered by the attention.
This afternoon, I got word that the Rolling Stone is ready to be collected. That times out pretty well for us, as we drive home tomorrow morning, unload the U-Haul, and return it to Reno on Friday, after which we can collect the RV, get some groceries, and go home to start putting together the rest of our life.
