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

Multipass

Feria40 wrote: »

Perhaps this has been touched on already but with all the additional vaccines expected to arrive in the coming weeks from Romania etc. will the covid pass not be be null and void within a very short period of time?

I mean is there even a point?

It’s the same story as the hotel quarantine - absolutely no point, but it makes a certain segment of society pleased, and they can go back to complaining about covidiots breathing in public.

gozunda

leahyl wrote: »

There must be something we don’t know?? I’m really struggling at this point to understand how an outdoor gig with 8k people as a “test” event has people separated into pods of 6 and they have to wear masks??? What is the point??? I have followed restrictions for the past year and half but when we’re getting to the point of so many people being vaccinated but we still have to “hold on” for another few weeks etc….it’s just….I’m wrecked from it all. Even with restaurants open outdoors and all this, still doesn’t change that we are still expected to social distance and wear masks in crowded areas - it’s just not normal life yet. My anxiety is through the roof again this last week and I got the first dose of the vaccine - I should be delighted but it’s like the vaccines aren’t worth a damn at the moment! (I am happy that I got the vaccine though but everything else happening this week has taken away from it, that’s all :-P)

Afaik you only had to wear masks on the way in etc. Once there - they weren’t mandatory.

Personally wouldn't be enthusiastic about going but looks like the tickets sold out quickly and people were happy to go...

Poll in journal indicates the majority are ok about socially distanced events

https://www.thejournal.ie/socially-distanced-concerts-5175616-Aug2020/

As to pods - yeah they look mad - that said the UK ones looked even madder. This was what social distanced enclosures at the Virgin Money Unity Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne looked like.

******WARNING****
THIS EVENT WAS IN AUGUST LAST YEAR!!!

leahyl

gozunda wrote: »

Afaik you only had to wear masks on the way in etc. Once there - they weren’t mandatory.

Personally wouldn't be enthusiastic about going but looks like the tickets sold out quickly and people were happy to go...

Poll in journal indicates the majority are ok about socially distanced events

https://www.thejournal.ie/socially-distanced-concerts-5175616-Aug2020/

As to pods - yeah they look mad - that said the UK ones looked even madder. This was what social distanced enclosures at the Virgin Money Unity Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne locked like.

Utterly nuts; if this is life going forward, then I think I want to get off!

gozunda

gozunda wrote: »

Afaik you only had to wear masks on the way in etc. Once there - they weren’t mandatory.

Personally wouldn't be enthusiastic about going but looks like the tickets sold out quickly and people were happy to go...

Poll in journal indicates the majority are ok about socially distanced events

https://www.thejournal.ie/socially-distanced-concerts-5175616-Aug2020/

As to pods - yeah they look mad - that said the UK ones looked even madder. This was what social distanced enclosures at the Virgin Money Unity Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne locked like.

That looks like one from last summer over there thought I’d seen it then. Think things are much better there now though, someone posted a crowd at a concert a few pages back different set up entirely it was.

the kelt

gansi wrote: »

That looks like one from last summer over there thought I’d seen it then. Think things are much better there now though, someone posted a crowd at a concert a few pages back different set up entirely it was.

August 2020 but hey look at the uk it looks worse than what we had last night, of course it was a feckin year ago!!

Na na na na na na na....LEADER!!!!

the kelt

the kelt wrote: »

August 2020 but hey look at the uk it looks worse than what we had last night, of course it was a feckin year ago!!

They are moving on and we are not. Paddy last or Paddy dumb or maybe both.

leahyl

the kelt wrote: »

August 2020 but hey look at the uk it looks worse than what we had last night, of course it was a feckin year ago!!

Thanks for pointing that out, cos I was losing the will to live there!

gozunda

the kelt wrote: »

August 2020 but hey look at the uk it looks worse than what we had last night, of course it was a feckin year ago!!

Bizarre thing about that was when that concert was held in Newcastle Upon Tyne in August last year - there was 6,471 cases reported in that week. In the UK this week there were 35,204 new cases reported.

gozunda

leahyl wrote: »

Thanks for pointing that out, cos I was losing the will to live there!

Like the New Castle Upon Tyne one that's a test gig. Hence the pods.

Talking to a mate in ents - the plan is to get rid of pods after the pilot gigs have been completed

is_that_so

gozunda wrote: »

Like the New Castle Upon Tyne one that's a test gig. Hence the pods.

Talking to a mate in ents - the plan is to get rid of pods after the pilot gigs have been completed

Is that the next phase?

emo72

gozunda wrote: »

Like the New Castle Upon Tyne one that's a test gig. Hence the pods.

Talking to a mate in ents - the plan is to get rid of pods after the pilot gigs have been completed

Then what was the point of pods? Don't answer, I know the answer!

Dr. Bre

emo72 wrote: »

Then what was the point of pods? Don't answer, I know the answer!

So they can be seen doing something

gozunda

emo72 wrote: »

Then what was the point of pods? Don't answer, I know the answer!

Same point as the UK?

_Kaiser_

gozunda wrote: »

Same point as the UK?

Except the UK experiment was almost a year ago, and they've taken the findings and moved on to proper events.

But as usual, and as I said earlier, Paddy has to do it his own way so people can get paid :rolleyes:

gozunda

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Except the UK experiment was almost a year ago, and they've taken the findings and moved on to proper events.But as usual, and as I said earlier, Paddy has to do it his own way so people can get paid :rolleyes:

Well not quite as simple as that in the UK.

Amongst other issues- the planned regular events at the Newcastle Upon Tyne venue were shut down weeks later due to a rise in the rate of infections in the North of England.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-54191245

As I said - the plan (which tbh I hope goes ahead) is to get rid of the pods when the pilot gigs end.

I wouldn't be interested in going to events as they are. Though plenty of people seem to be

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Edit. I see were back to referring to ourselves as Paddies again. Maybe we should just rejoin the glorious empire ...

bear1

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0704/1232972-uk-covid/

I've never been so envious of the British.
I don't believe we will get anywhere close to this in 2021.
****in nonsense.

namloc1980

gozunda wrote: »

Afaik you only had to wear masks on the way in etc. Once there - they weren’t mandatory.

Personally wouldn't be enthusiastic about going but looks like the tickets sold out quickly and people were happy to go...

Poll in journal indicates the majority are ok about socially distanced events

https://www.thejournal.ie/socially-distanced-concerts-5175616-Aug2020/

As to pods - yeah they look mad - that said the UK ones looked even madder. This was what social distanced enclosures at the Virgin Money Unity Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne looked like.

That was in August 2020. They don't have this in the UK anymore. We're 11 months behind them on this.

DebDynamite

We should be looking for a date for own freedom day at this stage. Even if they don’t stick to the schedule, and it needs to be pushed out for a few weeks, at least give us some hope that it’s even on the cards. As it is we still don’t even know when we can have a drink indoors.

A lot of people may forget that masks were only made mandatory in Ireland as late as 10th August. They weren’t mandatory (except on public transport) when we were reporting single figure cases earlier in the summer. It’s really time to start having the discussion at least.

bear1

DebDynamite wrote: »

We should be looking for a date for own freedom day at this stage. Even if they don’t stick to the schedule, and it needs to be pushed out for a few weeks, at least give us some hope that it’s even on the cards. As it is we still don’t even know when we can have a drink indoors.

A lot of people may forget that masks were only made mandatory in Ireland as late as 10th August. They weren’t mandatory (except on public transport) when we were reporting single figure cases earlier in the summer. It’s really time to start having the discussion at least.

If we are suggesting our reactions are based on British data then what does this prove?
The delta in that case for them isn't enough of an excuse to keep restrictions in place.
So if our government is so on the ball according to what the Brits do then tomorrow they should be announcing their own version.
But we all know that their thongs are far too up their own holes to be able to even come to terms with this sort of loosening.
We all deserve our lives back ffs

Bit cynical

namloc1980 wrote: »

That was in August 2020. They don't have this in the UK anymore. We're 11 months behind them on this.

Yes, a bit disingenuous of the poster to leave out the date.

gozunda

namloc1980 wrote: »

That was in August 2020. They don't have this in the UK anymore. We're 11 months behind them on this.

Yes think its well known that those events were last year tbf

But yeah and thankfully we seriously behind them when it comes to the ****show that is covid over there atm and Boris trying to act the populist leader once again

https://twitter.com/TheBMA/status/1411201419080785923?s=20

Beechwoodspark

Wouldn’t be his biggest fan but Dominic Cummings recently described Boris Johnson as like a shopping trolley crashing from one side to the other of a supermarket aisle when it comes to covid

Let that sink in - it’s some image in fairness

They keep having to backtrack from wildly optimistic and populist rhetoric mainly from him but others in their cabinet too

Glad to take the Irish approach over the UK shambles.

leahyl

bear1 wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0704/1232972-uk-covid/

I've never been so envious of the British.
I don't believe we will get anywhere close to this in 2021.
****in nonsense.

Actually feel like crying reading that!

DebDynamite

gozunda wrote: »

Afaik you only had to wear masks on the way in etc. Once there - they weren’t mandatory.

Personally wouldn't be enthusiastic about going but looks like the tickets sold out quickly and people were happy to go...

Poll in journal indicates the majority are ok about socially distanced events

https://www.thejournal.ie/socially-distanced-concerts-5175616-Aug2020/

As to pods - yeah they look mad - that said the UK ones looked even madder. This was what social distanced enclosures at the Virgin Money Unity Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne looked like.

The first of these events in Newcastle started in 11th August 2020 though, so we’re nearly a year behind, and our one last night doesn’t look too unlike this one, and definitely much bigger scale than the Iveagh Gardens one a few weeks ago.

There was no antigen test required - why would you even need it when you’re keeping people enclosed in their pods? Food and drink (yes, alcohol) could also be consumed - it just had to be be pre-ordered and then it was delivered to your pen.

Edit - sorry, I see this has been pointed out a few times!

gozunda

Bit cynical wrote: »

Yes, a bit disingenuous of the poster to leave out the date.

And the date was relevant how when discussing why pods were being used exactly? Nothing like a good old bit of faux outrage by some ...

Yes it was last year. Where have people been that that is news ffs? But do excuse please for not writing a blooming essay. :rolleyes:

Royale with Cheese

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Wouldn’t be his biggest fan but Dominic Cummings recently described Boris Johnson as like a shopping trolley crashing from one side to the other of a supermarket aisle when it comes to covid

Let that sink in - it’s some image in fairness

They keep having to backtrack from wildly optimistic and populist rhetoric mainly from him but others in their cabinet too

Glad to take the Irish approach over the UK shambles.

To say I'm no fan of Boris Johnson would be an understatement, I find most of his cabinet despicable and I am very glad that despite the failings of our own government here that we don't have that lot in charge... but do you think Dominic Cummings might not be completely impartial when it comes to giving an opinion on Boris perhaps?

leahyl

gozunda wrote: »

And the date was relevant how when discussing why pods were being used exactly? Nothing like a good old bit of faux outrage by some ...

Yes it was last year. Where have people been that that is news ffs? But do excuse please for not writing a blooming essay. :rolleyes:

The date is extremely relevant because the implication was that gigs are currently held the same way in the UK and that’s incorrect. I had no idea that picture was from August 2020 and you knew that well.

Beechwoodspark

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

To say I'm no fan of Boris Johnson would be an understatement, I find most of his cabinet despicable and I am very glad that despite the failings of our own government here that we don't have that lot in charge... but do you think Dominic Cummings might not be completely impartial when it comes to giving an opinion on Boris perhaps?

Oh I fully agree there royal . He is certainly not “impartial”

But I mean we can all see the shambles in the UK

Johnson has repeatedly given dates for full reopening of society - reckless populist bluster that has real world public health consequences

The backtracking and “omni shambles” (rights reserved by a certain M Tucker!) has been quite a sight to behold

Given the option, happier to go with the Irish response.

hotmail.com

bear1 wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0704/1232972-uk-covid/

I've never been so envious of the British.
I don't believe we will get anywhere close to this in 2021.
****in nonsense.

We're a conservative nation.