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

Augeo

Augeo wrote: »

The elephant in the room is the bag of cans brigade who are IMO the key spreaders.......... they won't follow any guidelines IMO be it level 1, 5 or 99.

Which is why they need to be forced, be that fines alone or curfews with fines etc.

Captain_Crash

josip wrote: »

In which case, why the need to falsely attribute it to Einstein?

It’s been attributed to Einstein for as long as I can remember so I think we can forgive someone believing it was him who said it!

Again, it doesn’t make the verbiage of it any less relevant.

323

dmakc wrote: »

Hotel accommodation goes from level 3's "services to residents only" to "existing guests only" in level 4. What does this mean?

Those who have booked before today can stay but no one new?

Don't think so, know of bookings cancelled Friday afternoon. Was to be on a training course for work this week, got call friday afternoon, cancelled because all accommodation locally closing down. Only a few km for me but others would have needed accommodation. Like so much with all this farce, these hotels and B&B's closed down on the roamers of increased restrictions Friday morning.


I've booked to do course on the continent as need it to work next month. Accommodation folks and training facility loose revenue. another (small) nail in the coffin of our economy.

_Kaiser_

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Anthony Staines on and takes a swipe at the "intellectual power" of the UK Conservative party in their response (very mature) and is advocating for zero covid.

Is now being comprehensively taken apart by Dan

Great show that everyone should listen back to.

Yesterday's Brendan O'Connor show that I referred to above is now online:

https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/podcasts/series/31713

As I said, it's well worth a listen.

Penfailed

Wales to go into a two week lockdown.

dundalkfc10

https://twitter.com/LMFMRADIO/status/1318108010330411009?s=19

The GAA yet again showing they do what they want. How can players be playing all over Ireland and no testing. As Bevan says, Louth have teachers playing and lads living with elderly parents

drunkmonkey

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/LMFMRADIO/status/1318108010330411009?s=19

The GAA yet again showing they do what they want. How can players be playing all over Ireland and no testing. As Bevan says, Louth have teachers playing and lads living with elderly parents

Testing healthy people and restricting them living will seem like a pointless folly yet. Get them to sign a waiver and let them live.

Rrrrrr2

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Testing healthy people and restricting them living will seem like a pointless folly yet. Get them to sign a waiver and let them live.

Exactly- and if they don’t want to play they don’t have to. It’s not compulsory

Jorge Limited Maze

Jorge Limited Maze wrote: »

Which is why they need to be forced, be that fines alone or curfews with fines etc.

But closing retail outlets, hairdressers, barber shops etc doesn't address the folk who are the problem.
I'm fairly sure nothing will be announced to curb their behaviour but the loads of folk will be depressed off their heads with the restrictions....... no round of golf, no haircut, no spin to a nice walk........ just stay within x kms of your abode for the next 4/5/6 weeks again........ sledgehammer to crack a nut but the but is nowhere near where the hammer lands.

FintanMcluskey

Penfailed wrote: »

Wales to go into a two week lockdown.

The jammy ****ers

And Christmas cancelled in Ireland

bear1

So, 10km max travel distance? All shops closed.
Essentially it's a lockdown.
I'm due to fly into Dublin Friday next for 3 days, any point?

Ironhead93

Big movement going on right now to keep gyms open on account of mental health and there being very few cases linked to gyms. Wonder if it will make a difference

hynesie08

Ironhead93 wrote: »

Big movement going on right now to keep gyms open on account of mental health and there being very few cases linked to gyms. Wonder if it will make a difference

The problem is, there's not a single td who looks like they actively use a gym, so how do you expect any empathy.

It's like the lads on here "sure you can jog" "buy a set of argos weights"

If it was that easy gyms wouldn't exist

PTH2009

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

The jammy ****ers

And Christmas cancelled in Ireland

Where playing Wales in Soccer and Rugby in a few weeks. One here and one in Cardiff, be interesting too see what happens

They can cancel the soccer

Ironhead93

hynesie08 wrote: »

The problem is, there's not a single td who looks like they actively use a gym, so how do you expect any empathy.

It's like the lads on here "sure you can jog" "buy a set of argos weights"

If it was that easy gyms wouldn't exist

Yeah that's true, if it was winter I might agree with them but who wants to jog outside after work at 6pm in November? Hopefully the media outlets might get through to those fools, huge amount of people I know use it as an outlet for mental health (as well as staying physically healthy), but yeah let's just close everything down, covid is all that matters.

Augeo

Augeo wrote: »

But closing retail outlets, hairdressers, barber shops etc doesn't address the folk who are the problem.
I'm fairly sure nothing will be announced to curb their behaviour but the loads of folk will be depressed off their heads with the restrictions....... no round of golf, no haircut, no spin to a nice walk........ just stay within x kms of your abode for the next 4/5/6 weeks again........ sledgehammer to crack a nut but the but is nowhere near where the hammer lands.

It will stop it being spread in these places as well as houses etc at least. The people going to house parties and spreading it are also going to these places remember.

charlie14

walus wrote: »

Charlie14, how much immunity do you think we have in the country right now?

Somewhere between none and none that will make the slightest bit of difference in combating the spread of this virus.

average_runner

hynesie08 wrote: »

The problem is, there's not a single td who looks like they actively use a gym, so how do you expect any empathy.

It's like the lads on here "sure you can jog" "buy a set of argos weights"

If it was that easy gyms wouldn't exist

Leo is in the gym all the time

average_runner

Ironhead93 wrote: »

Yeah that's true, if it was winter I might agree with them but who wants to jog outside after work at 6pm in November? Hopefully the media outlets might get through to those fools, huge amount of people I know use it as an outlet for mental health (as well as staying physically healthy), but yeah let's just close everything down, covid is all that matters.

Ah come on, Running for over 20 years now and Irish winters are more mild than ever.


Actually easier to train in the winter as less wind and rain then our summers.
A few long sleeve tops, high viz on them and cheap pair of gloves for a fiver and off you go

average_runner

charlie14 wrote: »

Somewhere between none and none that will make the slightest bit of difference in combating the spread of this virus.

No proof immunity even exists

Whatsisname

average_runner wrote: »

No proof immunity even exists

Better tell 'em to stop wasting their time with a vaccine so.

Rrrrrr2

hynesie08 wrote: »

The problem is, there's not a single td who looks like they actively use a gym, so how do you expect any empathy.

It's like the lads on here "sure you can jog" "buy a set of argos weights"

If it was that easy gyms wouldn't exist

Or nphet- none of these are gym users. As are so many of the public- as we’ve seen here from ignorant posters they haven’t the first clue what goes on in a gym- they probably draw “comfort” from their closure

average_runner

Jorge Limited Maze wrote: »

It will stop it being spread in these places as well as houses etc at least. The people going to house parties and spreading it are also going to these places remember.

Very hard to pick it up in retail outlets considering you aren't around the same person for 15 mins, if you are, you be still around them in lockdown.




Just open everything up and enforce the basic rules by the gardai.

average_runner

Whatsisname wrote: »

Better tell 'em to stop wasting their time with a vaccine so.

You can still get the flu after you had the flu jab. Just lowers the risk that's all.

323

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

It is long past time that 'those in charge' in this country concentrated on the numbers needing medical assistance due to Covid, and give up this scare-mongering 'positive cases' number they so love.

Even now they could reduce lockdowns/restrictions, although it should have been done during Summer when the virus was less virulent, and let the virus spread throughout the population in a somewhat controlled manner, so that our health services can cope with the percentage of new 'cases' that require hospitalisation.
Masks, distance and hand washing alone could achieve that.

In addition, strangely there appears to be no 'push' to provide information to people on how to bolster their immune system which would help greatly in their dealing with infection.

Strange indeed. Yet at every level of restriction proposed the take away's peddling the crap junk food which will wreak havoc on your immune system are one of the few business' allowed to continue as normal.

topper75

Yeah but those who are high risk of flu CAN'T support taking a vaccine. This is the sick irony that MAY also apply to Covid if indeed a vaccine is ever discovered.

Death sharpens his scythe for those regardless.

average_runner

323 wrote: »

Strange indeed. Yet at every level of restriction proposed the take away's peddling the crap junk food which will wreak havoc on your immune system are one of the few business' allowed to continue as normal.

Off licenses also!!! Alcohol runs you down more. Strange they are kept open

Whatsisname

average_runner wrote: »

You can still get the flu after you had the flu jab. Just lowers the risk that's all.

Because you have some sort of immunity to whatever influenza is in circulation though?

ShyMets

average_runner wrote: »

Off licenses also!!! Alcohol runs you down more. Strange they are kept open

The Government is discussing restricting Off License hours as part of the new restrictions.

I think there's a reasonable chance we see it happen

average_runner

Whatsisname wrote: »

Because you have some sort of immunity to whatever influenza is in circulation though?

Nope, immunity to a strain that they hope comes around that particular year and even at that, you can still get it.


Why do so many old people still die from it when they have the jab?