Help
I just two weeks ago arrived in Israel for the year. I don't anticipate too much free time for offline bridge, but it's always nice to know where the clubs are and when the tournaments are. Antrax, has been very kind and been enquiring on my behalf. But as he lives in a different city, he's been only partly successful.
The other night, I was kibbing the JEC match, when a random kibbitzer made a highly incorrect comment about some of the (very) expert players. This was roundly shut down by a regular kibbitzer of the game. While I almost never say anything while kibbing the JEC match, I posted a "
" in response to the polite but firm put down. One other person posted " " as well, and I noticed her "flag" was Israel. On a whim I messaged to ask if she knew of a game in Haifa. She immediately asked for my phone number and called. It turns out she's an Australian woman living in the same city who regularly plays in the local game, and gave me all the details about the club (including telling me about people I work with who play there). Thanks BBO for the new connection!