I can speak on this as I am the one who usually puts the stones on
snow before curling. They need at least 3 to 4 hours on the snow to
cool down. They would need to be on at 1 p.m. at the latest just to
make sure. So if you start putting handles on at 10 a.m. you shopuld
be fine.

I won't be available on the 24th until 5 p.m. So it will have to be
the rest of you.

--- In Curl_SanDiego@yahoogroups.com, "andrewjmeyer"
<natasha_andy@...> wrote:
>
> If we do it the morning of the 24th, will that enough time for the
> rocks to get cold? If there is any doubt, I'd vote for the 18th.
>
>
> Andy
>
> --- In Curl_SanDiego@yahoogroups.com, "Elliot Hicks" <ehicks@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I was able to talk to Pierre at the Iceoplex today. I have good
> news and
> > bad news. The bad news is that one of the sheets of ice at the
> rink is
> > going to be down for some unexpected repairs for six weeks
starting
> in
> > mid-March. This means that we will not have any time available
for
> curling
> > (free or paid) during this period, and we will be unable to start
> league
> > play until April. It sucks, but these things happen.
> >
> >
> >
> > The good news is that Pierre feels bad about this and is giving
us
> a slot
> > from 5:30 to 8:30 on the 24th, and will try to get us one or two
> additional
> > slots before the ice comes down. Perhaps we can use these more as
> > "pre-season draws" than regular learn to curl sessions (we'll
still
> do some
> > teaching, but also try to fire up some games right away).
> >
> >
> >
> > One thing we need to plan right away is when to assemble the
> stones - we
> > could do this on the 18th, or late morning on the 24th - we could
> assemble
> > the stones and move them onto snow to prep for the open house
that
> evening.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'll send out an update to the list in the morning - let me know
> your
> > thoughts on how we should handle the next few months.
> >
> >
> >
> > -Elliot
> >
> >
> >
> > Elliot Hicks
> >
> > Blackbird Ventures
> >
> > ehicks@
> >
> > 619.807.2904
> >
>