Relaxation of Restrictions, Part IV - **Read OP for Mod Warnings**

Ginger n Lemon

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

So the team won? Yay! Well done!

More like common sense prevailed.

Tonight show message basically is for govt to take over from Tony and Co.

"Tourism written off in 2020 in Ireland"

Ivan Yates says " they didnt cancel tourism in Spain"

Jackman25

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

So the team won? Yay! Well done!

For every winner there has to be a loser.

Professor Moriarty

road_high wrote: »

People are suffering, businesses are hammered, people are in despair. But you enjoy the “warm glow“. Says a lot about you to be honest

I do enjoy dipping in and reading ill-informed and shallow rants. Usually, they're boring and repetitive but some are laugh out loud. For instance, the idea that clueless rants by posters on this thread are helping businesses and people in despair - is genuinely funny.

Dante7

I just booked a week in Lanzarote for July 1st. Aer Lingus are doing cheap flights. €128 return. Flights for July are priced strangely. Lanzarote is cheap for all dates, but other Spanish flights are dearer and flights to Greece are at near normal summer rates.

road_high

Dante7 wrote: »

I just booked a week in Lanzarote for July 1st. Aer Lingus are doing cheap flights. €128 return. Flights for July are priced strangely. Lanzarote is cheap for all dates, but other Spanish flights are dearer and flights to Greece are at near normal summer rates.

What’s the story with Aer Lingus schedule? When are they up and running?

funnydoggy

Holidays are grand but I'd worry about coming into contact with the British, they're dripping in covid :pac:

stephenjmcd

road_high wrote: »

What’s the story with Aer Lingus schedule? When are they up and running?

Spanish routes all have flights available from July 1st anyway

road_high

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Spanish routes all have flights available from July 1st anyway

That include the Canaries? Cheers must look into something.

Jackman25

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

I do enjoy dipping in and reading ill-informed and shallow rants. Usually, they're boring and repetitive but some are laugh out loud. For instance, the idea that clueless rants by posters on this thread are helping businesses and people in despair - is genuinely funny.

Lot of momentum now behind relaxation of restrictions faster than scheduled as people on the thread have been calling for.
But be sure to keep up the pretence that you are LOLing at posts in the thread (quite quite sad, but unsurprising).

Dante7

road_high wrote: »

What’s the story with Aer Lingus schedule? When are they up and running?

Lanzarote is up and running from July 1st which is when Spain are allowing tourists in without quarantine requirements. They are starting off with two flights everyday and are all very cheap for some reason. Maybe they are using the route to benchmark their processes and are selling it cheap to fill the flights.

Other locations seem to be starting in mid-July and are more expensive. Ryanair are also flying to Lanzarote on July 1st and are also cheap, but not as cheap as Aer Lingus. Great time to travel. Cheap flights and the Brits aren't allowed in

Gael23

It seems like something needs to give regarding public transport. Someone said today that extra capacity earmarked fro phase 2 has now been filled

stephenjmcd

road_high wrote: »

That include the Canaries? Cheers must look into something.

Sorry mid July for Gran Canaria and Tenerife it looks like. Malaga, lanzarote, Palma, Alicante all July 1st.

Aerlingus quite cheap to Lanzarote

Professor Moriarty

Jackman25 wrote: »

Lot of momentum now behind relaxation of restrictions faster than scheduled as people on the thread have been calling for.
But be sure to keep up the pretence that you are LOLing at posts in the thread (quite quite sad, but unsurprising).

Would that be faux laughter? Don't be sad.

funnydoggy

Dante7 wrote: »

Lanzarote is up and running from July 1st which is when Spain are allowing tourists in without quarantine requirements. They are starting off with two flights everyday and are all very cheap for some reason. Maybe they are using the route to benchmark their processes and are selling it cheap to fill the flights.

Other locations seem to be starting in mid-July and are more expensive. Ryanair are also flying to Lanzarote on July 1st and are also cheap, but not as cheap as Aer Lingus. Great time to travel. Cheap flights and the Brits aren't allowed in

Do you have a source for this? That'd be excellent as I have a holiday coming up in the end of July to Puerto Rico and I don't really fancy it because of British holiday goers and COVID.

road_high

Jackman25 wrote: »

Lot of momentum now behind relaxation of restrictions faster than scheduled as people on the thread have been calling for.
But be sure to keep up the pretence that you are LOLing at posts in the thread (quite quite sad, but unsurprising).

Don’t take any pleasure in being right here, I’ve been a long critic of the lockdown and felt it was very disproportionate. The damage we’ve all been warning about is immense.
UCD academic on Rte saying it may even die out and a second wave is very far from inevitable. Which would be fantastic

Idbatterim

Ginger n Lemon wrote: »

More like common sense prevailed.

Tonight show message basically is for govt to take over from Tony and Co.

"Tourism written off in 2020 in Ireland"

Ivan Yates says " they didnt cancel tourism in Spain"

They always the what they perceive to be the path of least resistance here, even if they know it will cause bigger issues down the line. They are just that spineless and idiotic!

Micky 32

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Sorry mid July for Gran Canaria and Tenerife it looks like. Malaga, lanzarote, Palma, Alicante all July 1st.

Aerlingus quite cheap to Lanzarote

It will be great to see planes gradually taking off again ( excuse the pun), and great to see people travelling and enjoying themselves once again

Dante7

funnydoggy wrote: »

Do you have a source for this? That'd be excellent as I have a holiday coming up in the end of July to Puerto Rico and I don't really fancy it because of British holiday goers and COVID.

They are not being allowed in for the July 1st opening for the moment, but that will probably have changed by the end of July. I'm on the first flight out of here on July 1st, so I might get to avoid them.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52882177

road_high

Micky 32 wrote: »

It will be great to see planes gradually taking off again ( excuse the pun), and great to see people travelling and enjoying themselves once again

And all the people that depend on them back to their jobs.

jluv

giveitholly wrote: »

Wife managed to get a hairdresser to call to the house on Friday,going to do my mother's hair as well,the longer these restrictions stay in place the more the black market will thrive

I'd nearly guarantee that this person is claiming the 350 euro pandemic payment as well though. So not only are they ignoring the government advice, definitely not a job that can be completed in a social distancing way, and being totally unsupportive to their fellow workers, I really wouldn't want them near my family's hair. Irresponsible to you and themselves and if people discover they are doing this it might effect their future business..

road_high

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Sorry mid July for Gran Canaria and Tenerife it looks like. Malaga, lanzarote, Palma, Alicante all July 1st.

Aerlingus quite cheap to Lanzarote

That’s brilliant thanks. Probably be into late July or august for me anyhow but great to know cheers. I only go Aer Lingus as it’s a long enough flight!

TheDriver

Dante7 wrote: »

They are not being allowed in for the July 1st opening for the moment, but that will probably have changed by the end of July. I'm on the first flight out of here on July 1st, so I might get to avoid them.

Just make sure your hotel is opening. The Spanish have been messy with announcements in recent days but I'm sure it'll all pan out grand, especially for us Irish.
Prob with Aer Lingus is baggage costs far more than Ryanair.
Still think the flights will be fairly less than full for first couple weeks

Dante7

TheDriver wrote: »

Just make sure your hotel is opening. The Spanish have been messy with announcements in recent days but I'm sure it'll all pan out grand, especially for us Irish.
Prob with Aer Lingus is baggage costs far more than Ryanair.
Still think the flights will be fairly less than full for first couple weeks

I got a nice four star hotel for €500, about €350 cheaper than usual. Aer Lingus works out cheaper for me. Hand luggage does me and I don't have to pay for my seat.

Idbatterim

jluv wrote: »

I'd nearly guarantee that this person is claiming the 350 euro pandemic payment as well though. So not only are they ignoring the government advice, definitely not a job that can be completed in a social distancing way, and being totally unsupportive to their fellow workers, I really wouldn't want them near my family's hair. Irresponsible to you and themselves and if people discover they are doing this it might effect their future business..

Better in a workers hand than wasted by the government. What will they spend it on? Margaret cash 80k welfare a year etc. Decreasing the oap age in a cynical vote grab? It's the young to youmgish and workers here screwed, nobody else ...

KrustyUCC

I have little time for Harris but this isn't a bad response to the marches

https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-protest-mass-gatherings-5113327-Jun2020/

No further one's should be permitted though

That is essential

road_high

jluv wrote: »

I'd nearly guarantee that this person is claiming the 350 euro pandemic payment as well though. So not only are they ignoring the government advice, definitely not a job that can be completed in a social distancing way, and being totally unsupportive to their fellow workers, I really wouldn't want them near my family's hair. Irresponsible to you and themselves and if people discover they are doing this it might effect their future business..

And what will change on the 20th July? Does the virus disappear on the 19th?

road_high

Idbatterim wrote: »

Better in a workers hand than wasted by the government. What will they spend it on? Margaret cash 80k welfare a tear etc. Decreasing the oap age in a cynical vote grab? It's the young to youmgish and workers here screwed, nobody else ...

Normally I’d be down on welfare fraud like a ton of bricks but in this case I say fair fcuks to them- get the cash in hand and take the payment too. These unmitigated idiots closed the economy, none of these people had any say or choice. Idiots like Varadkar and Harris deserve all they get.

TheDriver

Dante7 wrote: »

I got a nice four star hotel for €500, about €350 cheaper than usual. Aer Lingus works out cheaper for me. Hand luggage does me and I don't have to pay for my seat.

Sorted so. I went for air BnB. Shannon and Cork have flights too, I'd say bookings will step up after last weekend and general public perception.

Penfailed

Mr. Karate wrote: »

Yesterday was the day to do it. 24hours later makes it seem like he's only doing it because he was forced too.

Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

Idbatterim

road_high wrote: »

Normally I’d be down on welfare fraud like a ton of bricks but in this case I say fair fcuks to them- get the cash in hand and take the payment too. These unmitigated idiots closed the economy, none of these people had any say or choice. Idiots like Varadkar and Harris deserve all they get.

Yes and who's paying the price for all of this? The previous bust, bank bailout. Shutting people out of the housing market with their holy grail of property related robbery and wealth transfer to the older generations and banks etc? Its depraved. I fully support recentky unemployed aking everything they can. It just means less to be spent on wasters and ****e down the road. The dog financial geniuses came up with the flat e350 rate to be silent in local economy, which they have **** down. Taje it all while it lasts. Bevaysevthey **** show they have engineered ie going to become apparent to the masses in a few months...