So what are the positives surrounding the Covid19 coronavirus?

Snow Garden · 21-03-2020 05:09PM

The April 1 jokes and spoofs should be interesting this year.

Gods Gift · 21-03-2020 06:17PM

Steve F wrote: »

Online betting?

Is there sport to bet on.

Rob2D · 21-03-2020 08:33PM

fryup wrote: »

if you're an undertaker you'll be coining it

No you won't. Corona deaths have to be cremated.

the purple tin · 21-03-2020 08:39PM

Tidy Towns scores will be sky high, all the houses and gardens being spruced up.

After seeing how hard it can be to buy food there might be a big increase in people growing their own vegetables.

freshpopcorn · 21-03-2020 08:51PM

I kind of like the fact that the people who are all hands and touchy aren't touching you now!

appledrop · 21-03-2020 08:57PM

Instead of spending two hours a day commuting, I get to spend that time everyday on a walk with my toddler! Now I will admit it very tough at times trying to work from home with a 3 year old but positives outway negatives.

Also got to hang out washing all week. A bonus instead of having them all hanging around the house.

shenanagans · 21-03-2020 09:19PM

Rob2D wrote: »

No you won't. Corona deaths have to be cremated.

I don't think that's accurate. Don't post false data.

There are churches full of coffins in Italy. If they had to be cremated they won't be left in churches awaiting burial.

Closed coffins yes. Mandatory cremations no.

JP Liz V1 · 21-03-2020 09:33PM

peddlelies wrote: »

Turas Nua not being able to hassle people. It's bad for the employees I hope they're covered but that company as a whole have no problem harassing many mentally ill people on a weekly basis.

Telephone Calls Now

fryup · 21-03-2020 10:53PM

fryup wrote: »

if you're an undertaker you'll be coining it

Rob2D wrote: »

No you won't. Corona deaths have to be cremated.

is that government policy?

ruwithme · 21-03-2020 11:00PM

Rob2D wrote: »

No you won't. Corona deaths have to be cremated.

Even if thats true, the under takers will still very likely get a turn out of it.

I would imagine anyway that most even all crematoriums are owned by undertakers.

ruwithme · 21-03-2020 11:10PM

Me and 9 others had a game of 5 aside soccer today on the dublin road, whilst maintaining social distancing guidelines at all times.

21-03-2020 11:26PM

As far as I am aware it doesnt have to be cremation, but you have to be buried very fast and theres no big church turnout and such (they don't advertise your burial to avoid crowds). So Im sure the undertaker is making money, but seen as no one is looking at the coffin, probably having a hard time upselling the better handles and decorative finishes etc.

blade1 · 22-03-2020 08:59AM

Gods Gift wrote: »

Is there sport to bet on.

Two flies going up the wall

leavingirl · 22-03-2020 10:12AM

No positives. Absolutely none. Except if you are on power. When the greatest ever economic depression takes hold they will blame it on the virus. The number of suicides that results will far outnumber the virus numbers. It's a pity the Lemmings cannot see this.

blade1 · 22-03-2020 10:47AM

leavingirl wrote: »

No positives. Absolutely none. Except if you are on power. When the greatest ever economic depression takes hold they will blame it on the virus. The number of suicides that results will far outnumber the virus numbers. It's a pity the Lemmings cannot see this.

That's the spirit!

fryup · 22-03-2020 10:52AM

Gods Gift wrote: »

Is there sport to bet on.

blade1 wrote: »

Two flies going up the wall

how many new cases each day is popular in my household

Snails pace · 22-03-2020 10:55AM

I work on the agri side of things. I hope people buy Irish produced food be it vegetables, dairy or meat or fish and see the standard that it's produced too. After seeing the videos of those chinese wet markets it's no wonder it started there.
Last summer Chinese officials visited all the major meat processing plants in Ireland to see how meat is processed and how animals are reared yet this virus started in horrendous conditions. It's great to see that this farmer bashing has stopped for a while and that emissions have reduced without but the amount of livestock stayed the same. I hope people will holiday within Ireland and see how beautiful our little country really is. Hopefully people's attitudes will change from whats new on insta to whata actually happening in the here and now.

SmartinMartin · 22-03-2020 11:01AM

blade1 wrote: »

That's the spirit!

LOL, needed to be said.

leavingirl · 22-03-2020 11:02AM

SmartinMartin wrote: »

LOL, needed to be said.

The truth hurts, unfortunately

SmartinMartin · 22-03-2020 11:11AM

I'd say you're a riot at parti..... social distancing small gatherings.

Eric Cartman · 22-03-2020 11:14AM

peddlelies wrote: »

Turas Nua not being able to hassle people. It's bad for the employees I hope they're covered but that company as a whole have no problem harassing many mentally ill people on a weekly basis.

Wanting to sit on your ma’s couch and smoke weed is not a mental illness, turas nua are only persuing people who are mentally and physically capable of working to try help them find work, im sure it feels like torture but they have your and aocieties best interests at heart.

freshpopcorn · 22-03-2020 11:18AM

blade1 wrote: »

That's the spirit!

For some people they are in there element now with being able to give out about the present and future.
So, that's a positive for some.

blade1 · 22-03-2020 11:57AM

leavingirl wrote: »

The truth hurts, unfortunately

No Pain no Gain.

Atlantic Dawn · 22-03-2020 12:04PM

Brexit is out of the news.

fiveleavesleft · 22-03-2020 03:37PM

Beautiful scenes at the airport of the Cuban doctors arriving in Italy. Cuba have been fantastic during the crisis. Low cases, only 1 death, allowing the british cruise ship to dock, sending doctors abroad etc. Wonderful.

pure.conya · 22-03-2020 03:58PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I noticed shops are packaging there bakery products.
I hope it continues. I hate stuff being out on display for everybody to touch.

i seen a member of the irish minority group walk into lidl the other day and start pawing away at the loose bread rolls, the ignorant cow didnt give a second thought for anybody else, i told management why the rolls could be contaminated and they took them off the shelf immediately to throw them all out

freshpopcorn · 22-03-2020 04:03PM

pure.conya wrote: »

i seen a member of the irish minority group walk into lidl the other day and start pawing away at the loose bread rolls, the ignorant cow didnt give a second thought for anybody else, i told management why the rolls could be contaminated and they took them off the shelf immediately to throw them all out

A few months back I saw people begging supermarkets to remove the packaging off things and it really pi**ed me off.

SCOOP 64 · 22-03-2020 05:13PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Brexit is out of the news.

Saying that so is Sinn Fein, gone very quiet.

Snow Garden · 22-03-2020 05:41PM

pure.conya wrote: »

i seen a member of the irish minority group walk into lidl the other day and start pawing away at the loose bread rolls, the ignorant cow didnt give a second thought for anybody else, i told management why the rolls could be contaminated and they took them off the shelf immediately to throw them all out

How is this a positive?

Tell me how · 22-03-2020 05:54PM

When using Boards over an extended period, you start to paint a picture of some of the other users. Sometimes you feel a particular kinship with them and might even connect via PM which can lead to a real world connection.

And sometimes, you get the idea that someone is a bad egg, and that their online persona probably reflects who they are in real life. But, they may have been here as long as yourself and you think maybe it is just you that has zero time for them which could lead you to think that maybe your way of viewing things is incorrect.

On several occasions over the last couple of weeks, I have seen such posters demonstrate their true colors on Covid-19 threads in a way that 100% confirmed for me what sort of person they are.
For those of them who won't be banned from Boards by the time this is over, I hope that others remember their true colors when they start to pontificate on other topics such as the environment or immigration or whatever.

So yeah, even though it is a tiny topic, that has been a positive for me at this time.

So what are the positives surrounding the Covid19 coronavirus?

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