FWIW, I was there Friday as well. Took a test yesterday and it was negative.

Was there Friday also we both had mask on all the time but most people didn't we texted negative also better safe then sorry

I get tested daily for work, no mask, negative.

I was there all week, didn't wear a mask, came in 2nd in the tournament, and I feel fuckin' great!

Good luck to everybody else, I was curious about it. I had to miss Pinfest last summer due to COVID which sucked.

Free test kits are available if anyone needs them: https://special.usps.com/testkits

Yea nobody to blame but ourselves. Tried wearing a mask but having been with out one for awhile now it was tough and I ended up taking it off pretty quick.

Just thought I'd give a heads up to those I was in contact with that day.

My wife just came down with Covid for the second time. First time she took three "at home tests", all negative. Went to doctor, positive PCR. This time, took two home tests, negative. Saw her doctor, positive PCR. Had a few friends with the same situation. I hold zero faith in the home tests provided to us.

Glad I didn't run into you!

One of my crew has come down with Covid as well. It’s his second time and he is fully vaccinated. He says this time was the worst for him. Rest of my crew is currently fine. Kind of strange that we all spent time with him in confined space at one point or another. One of my guys stated that a regular attendant of the show looked like dead man walking. This is a terrible shame as some who contracted this chose to stay home. My hats off to those who chose to be responsible.

Ivan
Pinfest 2022

I think I know who you mean. My brother and I set up his game for him. I felt like Mother Theresa tending to Ebola patients.
I thought he would be our first in-show fatality.

We were in close proximity to him.
He looked and seemed sick. I asked him what's up with him.
I'm ok. Sitting here, enjoying a cigar and an adult beverage.

Cleaned up this Hafler power amp that I picked up from electricsquirrel at the show.

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I suspect it was a combination of the two. I reported it to the maintenance guys when first reported Friday. There was nothing found unusual though the extensive rain my have had something to do with it. The jackass with the stink bombs was confirmed by a few. It was particularly obvious up by the coin taker/ Tilt Graphics booth for a lot of the show. I hope the delinquent had a great laugh.

Every year this show has a surprise of some sort.

Ivan
Pinfest 2022

“ I felt like Mother Theresa tending to Ebola patients.” That’s hilarious I’m thankful the show hasn’t checked that box, yet!

He definitely should have stayed home.

I don’t know how he slept upright in a chair with all that noise through half the show.

Hopefully he doesn't fall asleep in the subway which he supposedly drives!

I tested positive on Tuesday morning during testing for work. That night I developed a terrible cough and have not slept since then because I cough every 15 seconds. I hope everyone else is doing and feeling better than me.

Not only the convention but the farmers market was packed all day with almost no one wearing masks. I should have known better than to not wear a mask. I will 100% be wearing one at York.

I fell asleep once at a club where Twisted Sister was playing full blast. Midnight shift, partying all day, then going out at night. I was a young man then too! My girlfriend mercifully took me home and tucked me into bed.

Was there Thursday to Saturday. Started getting a scratchy throat Sunday evening. Woke up Monday with fever of 99.2 called off work and tested positive with a home kit. Had a fever of 100 on Tuesday. Only other symptom was a slight cough. By Wednesday I was back to normal. None of my close friends I hung out with at the show are sick. So I’m guessing I picked it up on Friday. But then again, who knows how accurate those kits are.

I guess we can now call this a super spreader event! I’ll check that box! Only a few more to go.

No vax, no mask, im fine. But i left friday night so maybe the infector was a Saturday participant. From my experience you come into contact with the infectious party and then you start to have symptoms 4-5 days later, so anyone that started feeling sick Thursdayfriday Saturday probably was infected before the show

Attended the show Thursday til Saturday close; tested positive on Monday, sick as a dog til today... for me it's been like a brutal flu, but definitely on the mend. Shoulda been more diligent with the hand sanitizer, I think it makes a difference. My own fault for being a slacker!

I'm wearing a mask next year.........a gas mask!

From my experience and my family's. It's been 2 to 3 days from contact to fever. That's with 6 people and contact tracing.

False positives with rapid tests are very unlikely; if you receive a positive result, you very likely have COVID-19. If you receive a negative result on your COVID-19 rapid test, there is still a possibility that you’ve been infected, but a negative result suggests that your viral load might not be high enough for the test to detect the virus and transmit to others. This is why you should test yourself the day of gathering with others, to ensure that you have the most recent, most accurate reflection of infectious status.

Hey Tom - Sorry to hear this. I hope your wife feels better very soon and that you continue to feel ok. Take care of her and yourself.

Same here.

These Covid infections make me glad I played the free play area Thursday and Friday before the doors opened. After that in my flea market space without the crowds.

When I seen how many people are playing pinball it was so full and can't even walk though I didn't want too go thought at all

Never attended any shows yet, I keep hearing about a york show in autumn? I'm more of a e.m pinball man, which out of the york or allentown would I find more e.m's???

From all the pix I have seen so.far it kind of looks like it's about 10% e.m's compared to.s.s/matrix.

I didn't see and williams heat wave or gottlieb sing along/melody in any pix, or not even any gottlieb team1, destination,king pin/pin up, fast draw, big hit, gold strike

I played pinball and forgot to wash my hands before I ate my stuffed pretzels. And I’ve dusted off a ton of pollen the last few days. Still 100%. Thanks, immune system!

I saw him sitting quite a bit, walking......not so much.

Gold Strike sat there for sale all weekend

Most of those games were in the flea market. A friend of mine picked up a Gold Strike, and also a really nice used Gold Strike playfield to replace the trashed one he got.

There were two Gold Strikes I believe...the one my friend didn't buy was in worse shape.

How ironic.

Agreed.

Work in healthcare, have had hundreds of swabs done on me at this point plus access to data on the staff. Any test by a staff member that comes back with a dubious result gets followed up with the more expensive and accurate PCR test. Usually what we will see is if someone has covid early the test strips will have a faint indicator which a PCR will confirm they are positive.

My wife tested positive on Monday. I had some mild symptoms and tested negative the same day. On Wednesday I tested negative with a rapid test and on Thursday a rapid was positive and my follow up PCR was positive as well. I feel OK, not great, my wife had it worse, lots of myalgias, fever etc. I was hoping Covid was in the rear view mirror, not so much. We both work in health care and I believe that she got it from work and brought it home to me.

I don't know if it's the same guy you're talking about, but there was someone (I won't mention his name)
sleeping in a chair next to my machines. He had a raging case of pink eye!

Really made me nervous.

He should have stayed home.

Hope you like the amp, JR. I expect a full report.

Eric

Was there fri/sat, still negative.

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Three copies of "Sing Along" at the show. Two in free play. My brother had one for sale.
There was a nice Gottlieb "King Pin" brought by Dono for free play. Good amount of EMs represented, including several woodrails. York always has a really good EM turnout, and usually a row of woodrails.

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The EMs were sweet this year. Dragon, Doodle, some super rare woodrails! Dragonette!?!? So cool to see them all represented. Next year I'll have my Williams "Suspense" (the first Williams pinball ever) and bring it to add to the exhibit.

Wish the Balls A Poppin stuck around so I could play it- I don't think it lasted very long (figures) but thank you to whoever brought it!

Also, two copies of "Sky Jump" and one "Free Fall". A couple of "Team One" in the flea market, but they were designated for conversion to the new "Wizard" theme by Ken in Texas.

My neighbor and I were there Saturday and market too. All is well, no symptoms. But then again, we wore masks, except for eating pretzel wraps.

A friend of mine just got covid, vaxxed, boosted, wore a mask on a trip, still got it, he thinks he got it from someone on the trip that was unvaccinated this virus defies all logic!

I am actually kind of shocked I didn't pick anything noticeable up from the show with the amount of face to face contact I had with folks. Just a note...vaccination doesn't keep you from getting or spreading the virus, it just gives you a better chance of not having a severe reaction to it when you do get it.

IBTL