[Bristol-Birds] Re: BBC watching the heat forecast for July 7 picnic -- no doubt about that !

  • From: "Jennifer B. Connors" <jenbconnors@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>, Bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 13:07:50 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Wallace -

What is the time and location of the picnic?

Jen

From: Wallace Coffey <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2012 12:10 AM
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] BBC watching the heat forecast for July 7 picnic -- no doubt about that !

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Made a run thru Steele Creek Park this afternoon with the official temperature at 102 degrees to
 see if people were using the park and what conditions might be like in regards to the BBC picnic.
 
 I was surprised to find all of the shelters being used and a big crowd sitting out and enjoying the
 Civitan Shelter where we have our event (scheduled for July 7).  And all of the shelters had people
 with grills fired and cooking.  It was important to check the Civitan Shelter because it is on a very
 large concrete slab that is not shaded from the sun.
 
 The number of people in the park was dramatically down from what would be normal. 
 
 We will carefully monitor weather conditions as next weekend approaches.  It is too early to tell
 exactly what is a reliable forecast.  We've made a policy, for many years, to never call off the event
 because of rain and it has never let us down.  The best picnics we've had came right behind a
 big summer rainstorm which hit while we huddled in our shelters.
 
 But record high temperatures are a different problem.  It is a health issue and a physical danger that
 does not go away like a 30 min. rainstorm.  We will be extra careful in making a decision about
 heat.  We are not going to back down from a hot day.  We will back down from a dangerous day.
 
There was a very good crowd enjoying the park in many ways today with the temperature at 102,
the hottest day for any June day in the region's history.
 
 It was neat to see that the Bristol Tennessee Police Department Community Policing Patrol was
 again in the park and that is new this summer.  Today was not their first day.  They were staying
 in the park and patrolling every 10 minutes or so well into the evening.  They were carrying an ice    chest with extra water in case they had to go off road into the 2000 acres of the park to rescue anyone and water is the first thing you take to anyone having heat and survival problems.
 
 You just don't want anyone going down, the officer told me.  He said it becomes a major rescue and
 emergency operation if someone goes down in the remote areas of the park because of heat.
 
 And even if the BBC has a warmer than usual day, we will bring an extra large supply of water for all
 of our members at the picnic and it will be on ice and we'll make sure everyone has enough. We will
 not depend on you to make sure you have enough water.  We can do that and we will do that.
 
 Any decision about the picnic or the weather will be a joint one made by our leadership.
 
 The purpose of this message is to let you know that we are watching and thinking and we will watch when picnic time comes around. 
 
 Wallace Coffey
 President until the picnic


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