Relaxation of Restrictions, Part IX *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

Oscar Bravo

SnuggyBear wrote: »

A lot of talk of people moving around and people breaking restrictions on the news. George Lee nearly in tears. Great to see

footfall up over 17% in Dublin on this time last month. people have said enough is enough. once a few start moving about the rest will follow.

TheDoctor

SnuggyBear wrote: »

A lot of talk of people moving around and people breaking restrictions on the news. George Lee nearly in tears. Great to see

This is a lot funnier than it should be.

Silentcorner

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

footfall up over 17% in Dublin on this time last month. people have said enough is enough. once a few start moving about the rest will follow.

And yet the numbers are dropping....more people moving about....numbers drop...just like many of on here have been saying for weeks!

daydorunrun

SnuggyBear wrote: »

All restrictions and masks gone in texas. That must be a great feeling to go out around without a mask on seeing people's faces again like normal humans.

Texan's are different.....

SnuggyBear

Silentcorner wrote: »

And yet the numbers are dropping....more people moving about....numbers drop...just like many of on here have been saying for weeks!

According to George Lee the numbers are going up because of it. Eh I don't think so George.

Silentcorner

SnuggyBear wrote: »

According to George Lee the numbers are going up because of it. Eh I don't think so George.

When did we start testing close contacts again, end of Jan? So healthy people are included in the case numbers for February that we weren't including in Jan...

It's getting harder and harder to keep up the hysteria!!!

Penfailed

[Deleted User] wrote: »

We should not know the names of the members of NPHET in the first place. Government yes, NPHET no.

Why? Chris Witty is the CMO in England. Michael McBride is the CMO in the north. What's the big deal?

Penfailed

Penfailed wrote: »

Why? Chris Witty is the CMO in England. Michael McBride is the CMO in the north. What's the big deal?

Professor Whitty does not have the power and influence that Chairman Holohan has.

That much is abundantly clear.

We are being governed by an unelected triumvirate, unaccountable to the people at any stage in the process.

washman3

Deleted User wrote: »

How about comparing to Canada, Australia, Japan, Korea.

Vaccine supplies are currently constrained. Uk and Israel got in first, fair play. The rest of the world is playing catch up. J&J will make a big dent into any gap in q2

Missing the point here, these countries are not in the EU.
The countries I listed are and have decided to go solo as they simply don't trust/have no faith in the EU vaccine procurement scheme.
UK and Israel got in first mainly because they are not bound to EU rules, probably the reason the penny has now dropped with those I listed.

Graham

Silentcorner wrote: »

And yet the numbers are dropping....more people moving about....numbers drop...just like many of on here have been saying for weeks!

Imagine how much quicker the numbers might drop without those 'more people moving about'.

Graham

Graham wrote: »

Imagine how much quicker the numbers might drop without those 'more people moving about'.

People are right to be moving about. Weather is getting better and evenings are getting longer. Why would you want to be stuck in the house or inside your 5km

Graham

Deleted User wrote: »

People are right to be moving about. Weather is getting better and evenings are getting longer. Why would you want to be stuck in the house or inside your 5km

It's the population adhering to the restrictions that are paying for it, and construction, non essential retail, etc etc etc.

Richard Hillman

The weather will be **** next week. It would be a good testing point to see on how weather and people moving outdoors or being stuck at home manipulates the case numbers.

Graham

Graham wrote: »

It's the population adhering to the restrictions that are paying for it, and construction, non essential retail, etc etc etc.

Most people are turning against the restrictions now (especially that ridiculous 5km travel rule). Getting sick of them now. Go to any park or seaside town at the weekends and the crowds are out in force. Loads more people out cycling too

Graham

Deleted User wrote: »

Most people are turning against the restrictions now

Then the numbers will take longer to drop and the restrictions will be in place for longer.

ypres5

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Professor Whitty does not have the power and influence that Chairman Holohan has.

That much is abundantly clear.

We are being governed by an unelected triumvirate, unaccountable to the people at any stage in the process.

in regards to qualification and overall caliber and expertise whitty would chew holohan and spit him back out again. go on whittys wikipedia page and his list of qualifications is the length of your arm. holohan on the other hand is a jumped up civil servant with a track record dodgier than a €3 note.

ypres5

Graham wrote: »

Then the numbers will take longer to drop and the restrictions will be in place for longer.

of course the virus is just hiding in the bushes waiting for unsuspecting cyclists to hit 5.1km then it's pounces

Monster249

Graham wrote: »

Then the numbers will take longer to drop and the restrictions will be in place for longer.

The rules suppress fundamental human nature. By your logic, we'll be in lockdown forever.

Do you honestly expect people to blindly abide for over a year? As time goes on less people will and that's unavoidable. You might not like it but that's the truth.

ypres5

ypres5 wrote: »

of course the virus is just hiding in the bushes waiting for unsuspecting cyclists to hit 5.1km then it's pounces

Or when the pubs reopen and people arent having a 9 euro meal

LessOutragePlz

Deleted User wrote: »

Most people are turning against the restrictions now (especially that ridiculous 5km travel rule). Getting sick of them now. Go to any park or seaside town at the weekends and the crowds are out in force. Loads more people out cycling too

Yup that's what I'm seeing now too, I've going to a beach for a swim every weekend with a friend since the middle of January. I've noticed it getting busier and busier every weekend. It's definitely oustide most people's 5km but, but we all know that being outdoors is the safest place to meet somone. There's been a mobile coffee truck and a chip van down there the last few weekends.

JRant

Graham wrote: »

Then the numbers will take longer to drop and the restrictions will be in place for longer.

I don't think numbers will be the main driver in lifting restrictions. It would appear to be tied more directly to numbers vaccinated and hospital numbers. As we get HCWs and over 80's done then we'll see deaths and hospital numbers continue to decrease, even if cases increase.

LessOutragePlz

LessOutragePlz wrote: »

Yup that's what I'm seeing now too, I've going to a beach for a swim every weekend with a friend since the middle of January. I've noticed it getting busier and busier every weekend. It's definitely oustide most people's 5km but, but we all know that being outdoors is the safest place to meet somone. There's been a mobile coffee truck and a chip van down there the last few weekends.

Its great to see people out and about and long may it last.

46 Long

Graham wrote: »

Then the numbers will take longer to drop and the restrictions will be in place for longer.

The 'we need to lockdown today to prevent lockdown tomorrow' schtick has worn awfully thin.

Public support for this charade is dropping like a stone. Anyone who wants to keep living in Level 5 lockdown is free to do so indefinitely. The rest of us want our lives back.

ypres5

46 Long wrote: »

The 'we need to lockdown today to prevent lockdown tomorrow' schtick has worn awfully thin.

Public support for this charade is dropping like a stone. Anyone who wants to keep living in Level 5 lockdown is free to do so indefinitely. The rest of us want our lives back.

let's not bull**** ourselves either the case numbers could hit double digits consistently for weeks and we'd still stick with the current plan regardless like last year

PTH2009

Reckon they have a few numbers stored away for when a boost is needed to stop complacency. Paddys Day will be a real test but no doubt we will get a warning of 'no takeaway pints, congregating in large groups waffle waffle waffle'

The vaccine roll out needs to get back on track

Graham

Monster249 wrote: »

The rules suppress fundamental human nature. By your logic, we'll be in lockdown forever.

So by your logic you expect this pandemic to be permanent?

Odd

hynesie08

PTH2009 wrote: »

Reckon they have a few numbers stored away for when a boost is needed to stop complacency. Paddys Day will be a real test but no doubt we will get a warning of 'no takeaway pints, congregating in large groups waffle waffle waffle'

The vaccine roll out needs to get back on track

You've said this a few different times now, been wrong every time.

Silentcorner

Silentcorner wrote: »

There is an ugly side to this, it will be something I for one will never be able to forget.

I find it terrifying. The obedience. The compliance. The unthinking following of orders. The transformation of the media into a mouthpiece. The ascendance of administrators. The suspension of ancient liberties and family customs. The forced internment of healthy citizens and visitors. A TD suggesting that armed soldiers should patrol these internment centers, and not being pilloried for it. All for the common good and national interest, of course. All for the collective.

The traits are within us to slip into a real totalitarian nightmare, given the right circumstances. And malevolent individuals are no doubt noting what the people are willing to put up with, and what it takes to get them there. And all it took was a virus with a mortality rate of what, 1%?

It makes my blood run cold and the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.

Penfailed

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Professor Whitty does not have the power and influence that Chairman Holohan has.

That much is abundantly clear.

We are being governed by an unelected triumvirate, unaccountable to the people at any stage in the process.

That's a different argument. You're moving the goalposts. You said we should not know their names. Why?

As to your reply ^^^ - that's on the government. Blame them. Don't blame TH.

suicide_circus

17larsson wrote: »

The outrage over that house party in Limerick on Newstalk this morning was hilariously saddening (I didn't think those two words could go together).

Some expert on something was on saying how this was so much worse than kids hanging around at a local skate park because "there was singing, hugging, and dancing going on and it was absolutely disgraceful".
If you were straining to hear the words and just going by the tone he was using you'd think he was talking about a murder that took place.

I really hope this young generation are strong minded enough to see through this crap

Poor old Pat Kenny made a show of himself on this topic on Newstalk yesterday morning. He was livid. Seething. Some contributors, while still condemning this horrendous outrage, tempered their spiel by pointing out the sacrifices young people had made and all the things they've lost out on. Pat rounded on them saying everyone had made sacrifices. The difference is, Pat, that these young people have made these sacrifices for people like you - the elderly - and not for themselves. Not a peep of gratitude out of him.