Relaxation of restrictions Part II

timmy_mallet

Mic 1972 wrote: »

You are absolutely right, and we all have to pay for the selfishness of a few

If the selfish are already breaking all the restrictions and there is no spike in cases, then relaxing restrictions to allow others to do what they're now doing wouldn't make any difference.

Hearty80

Do you all think restrictions will start being lifted from the 5th or will they wait until Monday 11th?
Maybe schools the following week Monday 18th

Cork Boy 53

easypazz wrote: »

We have you profiled now.

Spend all week searching the cheapest drinks bargains.

Sit at home every saturday night, too mean to spend your money down the pub.

Delighted nobody else is having the craic with the lockdown.

Wish it will last forever.

We get it. No reply necessary.

No reply deserved for your babbling comments after this except to say you are the latest to go on a lengthy ignore list. Enjoy your echo chamber with your circle jerking buddies.

timmy_mallet

Hearty80 wrote: »

Do you all think restrictions will start being lifted from the 5th or will they wait until Monday 11th?
Maybe schools the following week Monday 18th

No, Holohan, Nolan and Harris are terrified of being accused of causing illness, there will be no school till a European country has tried it and seen no spike for months.

Hearty80

timmy_mallet wrote: »

If the selfish are already breaking all the restrictions and there is no spike in cases, then relaxing restrictions to allow others to do what they're now doing wouldn't make any difference.

I was thinking the same, my neighbours having another party tonight, same the last 2 fridays. Seems so unfair when I haven't seen my parents or my daughter since these restrictions started.

Hearty80

timmy_mallet wrote: »

No, Holohan, Nolan and Harris are terrified of being accused of causing illness, there will be no school till a European country has tried it and seen no spike for months.

Well I thought the same but a teacher i know said her principal told them she was informed that she was to be prepared as they were going back one day a week. Primary school teacher.

LiquidZeb

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

No reply deserved for your babbling comments after this except to say you are the latest to go on a lengthy ignore list. Enjoy your echo chamber with your circle jerking buddies.

Bans anyone who doesn't agree with him and accuses other people of having a circle jerk. Makes sense.

timmy_mallet

Hearty80 wrote: »

I was thinking the same, my neighbours having another party tonight, same the last 2 fridays. Seems so unfair when I haven't seen my parents or my daughter since these restrictions started.

Agree. I would hope a relaxation on the 5th would be something along the lines of allowing you to socialise with direct family. Even that would be enough for another 2/3 weeks

gormdubhgorm

SNNUS wrote: »

Worried about the future is whinging.. Ok don't worry you have cheered me up. Night

There are people with far bigger problems than you and still smile, and adapt and make the best of things. Get over yourself.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1238915963875209222

timmy_mallet

Hearty80 wrote: »

Well I thought the same but a teacher i know said her principal told them she was informed that she was to be prepared as they were going back one day a week. Primary school teacher.

I'm surprised, but happy to hear that, to be honest

easypazz

timmy_mallet wrote: »

If the selfish are already breaking all the restrictions and there is no spike in cases, then relaxing restrictions to allow others to do what they're now doing wouldn't make any difference.

I explained that to him earlier about how a few lads down the pub exercising social distancing would not spread a virus none of them had and his toys flew up into the air faster than a nasa rocket into space.

No point trying to reason with these guys.

PS, he uses worldometers as a source rather than official irish government channels.

easypazz

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Enjoy your echo chamber with your circle jerking buddies.

Stay classy.

timmy_mallet

easypazz wrote: »

I explained that to him earlier about how a few lads down the pub exercising social distancing would not spread a virus none of them had and his toys flew up into the air faster than a nasa rocket into space.

No point trying to reason with these guys.

PS, he uses worldometers as a source rather than official irish government channels.

I assume the 'asymptomatic' line would be thrown out then. I mean if someone is not using the goverbments guidance, then I wouldn't expect them to read the 'within 2m for 15 minutes' advice either.

LiquidZeb

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

There are people with far bigger problems than you and still smile, and adapt and make the best of things. Get over yourself.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1238915963875209222

Glad to see she's doing well but people are facing destitution and unemployment. People might lose their homes and businesses. Telling them to smile comes across as utterly tone deaf.

Hearty80

Hearty80 wrote: »

Well I thought the same but a teacher i know said her principal told them she was informed that she was to be prepared as they were going back one day a week. Primary school teacher.

Principals of schools know no more and have been told no more than any of the rest of us.

timmy_mallet

LiquidZeb wrote: »

Glad to see she's doing well but people are facing destitution and unemployment. People might lose their homes and businesses. Telling them to smile comes across as utterly tone deaf.

Maddening. Sure look, you could be starving in Africa, or being shelled in Aleppo. Well, I'm not and have never been, and continuing on this path could bring us to either of those places.

Hearty80

timmy_mallet wrote: »

I'm surprised, but happy to hear that, to be honest

She was not happy, was trying to drum up support and create fear amongst parents. I feel it should be up to parents to decide if they are happy to send children if it opens. Obviously if underlying illness or elderly grandparents living in the same house then no school.

Hearty80

poolboy wrote: »

Principals of schools know no more and have been told no more than any of the rest of us.

Maybe but she was very angry about it, which ti me like she knew something.

timmy_mallet

Hearty80 wrote: »

She was not happy, was trying to drum up support and create fear amongst parents. I feel it should be up to parents to decide if they are happy to send children if it opens. Obviously if underlying illness or elderly grandparents living in the same house then no school.

Holohan, Harris and Nolan are going to have to figure out the level of sickness and loss of life people are comfortable with. At the moment, they are very comfortable with it, so a continued enforcement of restrictions is not going to fly. Relax too far and people will get pissed with the death. It's hard, in fairness.

easypazz

poolboy wrote: »

Principals of schools know no more and have been told no more than any of the rest of us.

Pubs, schools, building sites, hair salons etc. Everybody is thinking now of how to implement and observe guidelines for if and when they reopen.

Just shows the positive mentality of most people, rather than the lockdown forever losers.

Hearty80

timmy_mallet wrote: »

Holohan, Harris and Nolan are going to have to figure out the level of sickness and loss of life people are comfortable with. At the moment, they are very comfortable with it, so a continued enforcement of restrictions is not going to fly. Relax too far and people will get pissed with the death. It's hard, in fairness.

A nearly impossible task, hopefully we will come out the other end as soon as possible.

easypazz

easypazz wrote: »

Pubs, schools, building sites, hair salons etc. Everybody is thinking now of how to implement and observe guidelines for if and when they reopen.

Just shows the positive mentality of most people, rather than the lockdown forever losers.

Absolutely people are thinking about it and rightly so but Principals have not been told anything more than us that's all I'm saying.

timmy_mallet

Hearty80 wrote: »

Maybe but she was very angry about it, which ti me like she knew something.

Like any sector, there will be personal circumstances informing public servants opinions , which is not ideal really. Assuming this teacher may have someone nearby at risk?

never_mind

poolboy wrote: »

Absolutely people are thinking about it and rightly so but Principals have not been told anything more than us that's all I'm saying.

I’ll vouch for this. I’m close to people on roles like this and no one knows more than the rest of us.

GoneHome

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

There are people with far bigger problems than you and still smile, and adapt and make the best of things. Get over yourself.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1238915963875209222

This puts it totally in persective, jesus people it's not that difficult, myself and OH have been off work with a month now and we're really relishing it, we've got all those long finger jobs done around the house and garden, reading all the books we never had time for before, watching great tv series, listening to music, going for long walks, cooking and baking nice food and all the while getting €350 each from the government with nothing to spend it on only €100 once a week in Dunnes on food, relax people and stay at home.

gormdubhgorm

LiquidZeb wrote: »

Glad to see she's doing well but people are facing destitution and unemployment. People might lose their homes and businesses. Telling them to smile comes across as utterly tone deaf.

Look the poster is a whiner. First s/he moaned about not being able to contact his/her family and friends on a social media site to complete strangers. Failing to see the irony.

When it was pointed out to the poster all the ways he/she could contact family and friends. The subject changed to p45's!

I finally pointed out that there are people far worse off and they keep going and make the best of things.
(I would not describe it as being tone deaf - I would describe it as listening carefully.)
Some people just love giving out and are self absorbed - it seems to me.

timmy_mallet

GoneHome wrote: »

This puts it totally in persective, jesus people it's not that difficult, myself and OH have been off work with a month now and we're really relishing it, we've got all those long finger jobs done around the house and garden, reading all the books we never had time for before, watching great tv series, listening to music, going for long walks, cooking and baking nice food and all the while getting €350 each from the government with nothing to spend it on only €100 once a week in Dunnes on food, relax people and stay at home.

How secure is your job? Post May 5th, how much do you think that €350 will be reduced by? How many people have kids that need schooling and dont have time to bake and prune their bushes. Etc etc et bloody c.

road_high

https://www.facebook.com/518620081515968/posts/3356570704387544/

This is what you’re up against with the “foreva lockdown” types. Absolutely mind numbingly idiotic people out there going by those comments. Granted it’s journal.ie layabout types but still gives a flavour.
Clearly never worked a day in their lives or in any remotely responsible business capacity

LiquidZeb

GoneHome wrote: »

This puts it totally in persective, jesus people it's not that difficult, myself and OH have been off work with a month now and we're really relishing it, we've got all those long finger jobs done around the house and garden, reading all the books we never had time for before, watching great tv series, listening to music, going for long walks, cooking and baking nice food and all the while getting €350 each from the government with nothing to spend it on only €100 once a week in Dunnes on food, relax people and stay at home.

And what happens when that €350 inevitably gets cut? A lot of people relishing this are in for a very rude awakening when that happens.

alwald

GoneHome wrote: »

This puts it totally in persective, jesus people it's not that difficult, myself and OH have been off work with a month now and we're really relishing it, we've got all those long finger jobs done around the house and garden, reading all the books we never had time for before, watching great tv series, listening to music, going for long walks, cooking and baking nice food and all the while getting €350 each from the government with nothing to spend it on only €100 once a week in Dunnes on food, relax people and stay at home.

Be careful, Norman and his followers might blame you for breathing nevermind living in a house.