smelly sock wrote: » [/B] Basic Geography I'm guessing.
Sam the Sham wrote: » Can you please stop the pissing contest? This is a serious issue.
smelly sock wrote: » That's your opinion on the social distancing. Apart from a few snippets in the media and faux outrage on twitter I believe people are. There are always going to be some businesses and individuals who are selfish but there is no evidence that this will result in the country turning into Italy.
smelly sock wrote: » Why videos of Italy or Spain? Why not somewhere like South Korea or similar who have been operating on the same guidelines as us and have been somewhat successful in containing this thing.
smelly sock wrote: » That attitude of equating us to the worst case scenarios is a joke. It's a bit like having shortage of grain and showing people a video or the Ethiopian famine. Gain buy in here. Show people how countries like ourselves with similar policies are being successful. With a message of keep up the good work.
The virus doesn't care about the "practicalities of life," or the bills you need to pay. They are made up by man and they mean nothing in the face of nature.
Millions in the country care about feeding their kids and paying bills.
Charles Babbage wrote: » Powers should be applied against supermarkets etc letting too many in, not regulating their queues and so on. They cannot stop people gathering outside, but they certainly can stop businesses creating queues inside their premises. They can legally require all businesses to have handwashing/sanitiser at the entrance. Decent business have done this, but for the sake of these businesses others must not be allowed take the p|ss.
STB. wrote: » Look there has clearly been a managed phase to scale back the panic. The last time people took this seriously was March 17th. We already had the social distance and close the schools phase, whereby people went bananas, and all went to the shopping centre to panic buy, completely missing the point. I'd expect some form of announcement on critical measures to be announced this week. It'll coincide with numbers coming back from the lab that will hugely escalate the numbers. Then the 40,000 awaiting tests hopefully wont be overcome by large numbers in ICU, because the results will be academic then
Church on Tuesday wrote: » Out of interest, are people here still having visitors over?
CaoinDory wrote: » No. That would defeat the self isolating premise.
realdanbreen wrote: » Not in 1 week 2 weeks whatever, NOW! While most people are adhering to the health advice you cannot expect the gobshytes like those clowns packing beaches and parks to obey unless they are forced to. Shutdown NOW. Anyone that agrees stick your name below.
Church on Tuesday wrote: » Grand will it's just that my housemate had her friend with benefits over last night and I don't know where he's been and he was all through the house. Like, I would imagine at this stage this is not the norm?
smelly sock wrote: » A question. Do face masks stop you spreading the virus if you have it? I understand that they may not stop you contracting. If they stop the spread then why arent govt supplying them to households or why dont they legislate to enforce the wearing of them during thos crisis.
dePeatrick wrote: » Id be raging...:mad:
Sam the Sham wrote: » Please read this:https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56
Church on Tuesday wrote: » Not too happy about it myself tbh, might have have to have a word with her later but I don't want to come off as a prude either. Being serious here, am I overreacting?
dePeatrick wrote: » No you are not overreacting, they are possibly in denial about this, and so is the fwb....possibly need to explain the seriousness of this virus and how important it is for all of us to observe social distancing, our lives are in our hands and how we behave, you I am pretty sure know this, your flat mate needs to be educated on this...remember there is no such thing as a bad pupil, only a bad teacher...(my motto ) Be gentle....
is_that_so wrote: » It really is way, way too long with far too many graphs. Enough material in there for for six articles! The summary at the top and that graph will do most folks.
CaoinDory wrote: » Also if she fights back and says she wants to be with them, insist they go to the other persons place.
Sam the Sham wrote: » The stakes are high enough that a little reading might be in order...
ThewhiteJesus wrote: » most of our country voted sinn fein,
KrustyUCC wrote: » I'd prefer the new German rules to a complete lockdown but stories like this make a lockdown more of an option for the government Exclusive: Social distancing concerns force gardaí to shut down Longford house party after 80 youngsters attend 21st birthday bash