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Redneck Reject71 · 13-03-2020 01:49AM

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

A mate of mine was in Tesco today, and this was a single-file queue to the checkout he was standing in

Please note: the till is around the corner and all the way to the top-right (off screen)

That is loco, thankful I didn't go shopping today.

mrsdewinter · 13-03-2020 01:52AM

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

A mate of mine was in Tesco today, and this was a single-file queue to the checkout he was standing in

Please note: the till is around the corner and all the way to the top-right (off screen)

I found myself in a very similar queue. Was that in a store in Co. Galway?

Ironicname · 13-03-2020 01:58AM

Deleted User wrote:

How many people have you compromised? None of us know who we are compromising.

As little as possible. If I have done, it's not for the lack of attempting not to.

People who have gone to Cheltenham are willingly saying that they don't care.

A huge difference between trying not to and not even pretending to do your best.

Peregrinus · 13-03-2020 02:07AM

Strumms wrote: »

The EU need to act fast and amend laws to suit the health crisis that is engulfing the continent. Otherwise Ireland needs to act in defiance of the EU to hell with the consequences, to hell with pleasing the European Union..

The EU has very limited competence in public health matters; the power to take public health measures belongs to member states. A member state exercising these powers is not "acting in defiance of the EU".

The EU might have a useful role to play in information-sharing, and in promoting a co-ordinated response between Member States. But it's the Member States who have to decide to take action. They don't need EU permission to take action; the EU cannot compel them to take action.

Raconteuse · 13-03-2020 02:09AM

Yeah very dishonest to compare going to a large event with doing whatever you can (while knowing there is only so much you can do).

Some right straw clutching and lady protesting too much from the gambling folk - I do get their point about the festival goers not being stopped from going but some of their other counter arguments are woeful.

Redneck Reject71 · 13-03-2020 02:28AM

sioda wrote: »

Alcohol content isn't high enough in most vodkas cases

My home brew Tequila is,heh.

Sober Crappy Chemis · 13-03-2020 02:29AM

Cedrus wrote: »

I'm thinking of block buying all the available disposable teaspoons in the country and re-marketing them as bum scrapers for when the toilet paper runs out.

Anybody want in on this?

Andreas77 ?

MrKingsley · 13-03-2020 02:33AM

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

So we know what the shops were like today, but what are the pubs like this evening?
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I’m just after finishing a shift in a Dublin pub there. Comfortably the busiest (non 6 nations day) of the year so far. Place was packed with loads of people who had been told to work from home from tomorrow onwards. So to celebrate they came in massive groups to an enclosed space. Makes sense

Redneck Reject71 · 13-03-2020 02:44AM

My flight wasn't cancelled and I flew from Culiacan to Mexico City to Atlanta to Newark to Shannon. But have to say most of the flights were a bit empty.

Widdershins · 13-03-2020 03:23AM

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https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ZmoejZLWM&feature=share

Des'ree "Life"

MadYaker · 13-03-2020 03:27AM

Rothko · 13-03-2020 03:43AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlxmKsTvcLg

CFG92 · 13-03-2020 03:48AM

13-03-2020 03:49AM

Genuine question - if whipping doesn't hurt, why do jockeys sometimes get reprimanded for their use of the whip?

Dynomutt · 13-03-2020 05:01AM

iLikeWaffles · 13-03-2020 05:07AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehyMTLcLPy0

Zak Flaps · 13-03-2020 05:18AM

This must have been what it was like for the dinosaurs before they were wiped out.

hatrickpatrick · 13-03-2020 05:41AM

MrKingsley wrote: »

I’m just after finishing a shift in a Dublin pub there.

I'm fairly sure shifting people in the pub counts as close quarters :pac:

hatrickpatrick · 13-03-2020 05:48AM

Infini wrote: »

Couldn't believe the amount of idiocy with people today there was no need to run out and panic buy they repeatedly said supply chains are fine not to mention this is just the schools closing not the entire fecking country.

The schools weren't closing two days ago. The Paddy's Day parade wasn't cancelled last weekend.

People are frightened of what's coming down the line next week as this situation escalates, particularly because twice in one year we had full-on countrywide lockdowns due to storms (Hurricane Ophelia and The Beast From The East) in which literally everything closed down - and with no more than 24 hours' notice. Now it was justified on both of those occasions - lives would have been lost if the country hadn't battened down the hatches - and if it happens this time it'll probably be justified as well. But it doesn't change the fact that for all people know, the shops could be ordered to close their doors on Monday with an unknown and indefinite time period before they'll reopen again.

Ultimately, this is because of exceptionally bad communication on the part of our officials and government, over such a long period of time that people expect last minute snap decisions in times of crisis. They take far too long to tell people what's really going on and by the time they do, people have already taken the situation into their own hands. It's not as if Ireland doesn't have form for this in fairness (remember when "the IMF are not coming to Ireland" when they were literally being photographed getting off the plane at Dublin Airport?) and people are legitimately worried that the whole country could go into "red weather alert" lockdown next week for an indefinite time period.

I'm not suggesting that panic buying is necessary or responsible, by the way. But I do think the condemnation of those doing it is unfair. Official Ireland does not respond well to real time crises, always reacting and never being proactive. I think this is an example of people trying to be proactive because they're aware that those in charge will make arbitrary decisions with absolutely no warning whatsoever and it'll be too late to do anything once those decisions are made.

In other words, the government saying "supply lines are grand, there's no need to panic buy" today will be no use to people if they say "change of plan, we want all shops and businesses to close indefinitely from 9AM today" tomorrow morning - and this is the kind of thing which does happen in Ireland. So people are preparing for that kind of scenario. Again, I'm not doing it and I really don't think it is or will become necessary, but I understand the mindset behind it. A sizeable cohort of people don't believe a word of any official announcements since they're liable to be U-turned without a moments notice mere hours after they're announced, and that's because we have a longstanding issue with appalling communication between those in charge and everyone else.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 13-03-2020 05:56AM

mrsdewinter wrote: »

I found myself in a very similar queue. Was that in a store in Co. Galway?

Yeah it's in Galway

foxy farmer · 13-03-2020 06:04AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzm1XSnT-oI

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 13-03-2020 06:06AM

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

The schools weren't closing two days ago. The Paddy's Day parade wasn't cancelled last weekend.

People are frightened of what's coming down the line next week as this situation escalates, particularly because twice in one year we had full-on countrywide lockdowns due to storms (Hurricane Ophelia and The Beast From The East) in which literally everything closed down - and with no more than 24 hours' notice. Now it was justified on both of those occasions - lives would have been lost if the country hadn't battened down the hatches - and if it happens this time it'll probably be justified as well. But it doesn't change the fact that for all people know, the shops could be ordered to close their doors on Monday with an unknown and indefinite time period before they'll reopen again.

Ultimately, this is because of exceptionally bad communication on the part of our officials and government, over such a long period of time that people expect last minute snap decisions in times of crisis. They take far too long to tell people what's really going on and by the time they do, people have already taken the situation into their own hands. It's not as if Ireland doesn't have form for this in fairness (remember when "the IMF are not coming to Ireland" when they were literally being photographed getting off the plane at Dublin Airport?) and people are legitimately worried that the whole country could go into "red weather alert" lockdown next week for an indefinite time period.

I'm not suggesting that panic buying is necessary or responsible, by the way. But I do think the condemnation of those doing it is unfair. Official Ireland does not respond well to real time crises, always reacting and never being proactive. I think this is an example of people trying to be proactive because they're aware that those in charge will make arbitrary decisions with absolutely no warning whatsoever and it'll be too late to do anything once those decisions are made.

In other words, the government saying "supply lines are grand, there's no need to panic buy" today will be no use to people if they say "change of plan, we want all shops and businesses to close indefinitely from 9AM today" tomorrow morning - and this is the kind of thing which does happen in Ireland. So people are preparing for that kind of scenario. Again, I'm not doing it and I really don't think it is or will become necessary, but I understand the mindset behind it. A sizeable cohort of people don't believe a word of any official announcements since they're liable to be U-turned without a moments notice mere hours after they're announced, and that's because we have a longstanding issue with appalling communication between those in charge and everyone else.

I get your point, but at the same time it still doesn't curb the fact that many of those doing the panic buying are in fact behaving in a very selfish manner. In this moment we're supposed to all be in this together and help one another out but there are too many individuals giving it the "me me me" attitude by buying supplies that someone else in a worse situation might need more than them.

20 something year olds who are healthy, have a great immune system and can work from home, still deciding they have to have 10 loaves, 20 bars of soap, 9 santisisers, five bags of 6 rolls of toilet paper... obviously I'm exaggerating the numbers but they are buying more than what THEY need when there could be an elderly sick person who may have desperately needed that one last item that is no longer in stock because a healthier person wanted 5 more of it.

It's blatent selfishness.

That's all I can see from it.

dontpanic · 13-03-2020 06:52AM

GreeBo wrote: »

It doesn't matter how full the shelves are next week if no one is leaving their houses due to high rates of infection such as we see in northern Italy at the moment.

It's a far better idea to be in crowded shops today with 50 odd cases compared to potentially thousands of cases in a week's time.

That's only 50 confirmed cases - there could have been, say, one carrier in the shop today, and now 50 other people are carriers because they all decided to crowd themselves into the same place to panic buy, which completely defeats the plan to contain this.

Going to the shop next week with thousands of cases would probably be safer than today's mess as at least people would be on high hygiene alert.

tritriagain · 13-03-2020 07:12AM

So many people who think their opinion is gospel. Most genuine people are doing what's right for the and their families. We stocked up yesterday because we live beside my parents and my father has a serious heart condition. Was it risky with all the people there... Probably. But we made the choice that it was less risky than having constantly go to the shops. It was a choice. Hopefully the right one. People who have elderly relatives are seriously worried and are making decisions based on that. As they should. We do our shop on Thursday everyweek so we have reduced our exposure as we won't have to shop again for quite a while. That's our thinking.please don't start keyboard warrior bs on people trying to look out for their families.

m17 · 13-03-2020 07:21AM

Jc savages swords

md23040 · 13-03-2020 07:38AM

I feel sorry for:

1. The pensioners who can’t get food from their local shop because of guzzlers buying 20 carrot cakes etc.
2. For the bin men in 6 weeks time from now who are going to have to empty wheelie bins full to the brim with carrot cakes, bags of flour etc etc.

Andrewf20 · 13-03-2020 07:43AM

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

I get your point, but at the same time it still doesn't curb the fact that many of those doing the panic buying are in fact behaving in a very selfish manner. In this moment we're supposed to all be in this together and help one another out but there are too many individuals giving it the "me me me" attitude by buying supplies that someone else in a worse situation might need more than them.

20 something year olds who are healthy, have a great immune system and can work from home, still deciding they have to have 10 loaves, 20 bars of soap, 9 santisisers, five bags of 6 rolls of toilet paper... obviously I'm exaggerating the numbers but they are buying more than what THEY need when there could be an elderly sick person who may have desperately needed that one last item that is no longer in stock because a healthier person wanted 5 more of it.

It's blatent selfishness.

That's all I can see from it.

As Richard Dawkins says - we all possess a selfish gene. It's in our nature to often put ourselves first if there's a risk of resources becoming limited.

Widdershins · 13-03-2020 07:49AM

In that case why is this gene activating in them and not me or you or anyone *not* grabbing everything in sight? Are we less likely to survive?

Perhaps it IS a zombie virus but instead of an insatiable craving for brains they crave Kittensoft instead.

If I turn, please shoot me. I don't want to become one of them.

Widdershins · 13-03-2020 07:59AM

While I'm at it.
When did people become so mean spirited that they have no respect for old people?
I've noticed it getting worse for a few years, as if it's a backlash against our strict, controlling culture in the past. Maybe to some, all older people represent that judgemental authoritarian past when people were expected to show unquestioning deference to older people regardless of their character. Whatever, it's very dehumanising and callous.

Wanderer78 · 13-03-2020 08:01AM

Widdershins wrote:

While I'm at it. When did people become some mean spirited that they have no respect for old people? I've noticed it getting worse for a few years, as if it's a backlash against our strict, controlling culture in the past. Maybe to some, all older people represent that judgemental authoritarian past when people were expected to show unquestioning deference to older people regardless of their character. Whatever, it's very dehumanising and callous.

Some people are fcuking arseholes

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