smelly sock wrote: » The CIF are to powerful a lobby for the govt to shutdown.
realdanbreen wrote: » And it should worry you. There are thousands of these kips, including construction sites, up and down the country and life is going on as normal. As things stand pretty much every business will make a case for being an 'essential' business and anyway there will be zero enforcement. The bottom line is(and I can understand it) that the necessary shutdown is not being implemented because of economic reasons. Hiding behind 'expert' health advice is no longer cutting ice.
Herb Powell wrote: » Between this thread, and a lot of other **** I've seen floating around, I really think some people would benefit greatly from stepping away from the internet for a while. Not even trying to be funny or smarmy in any way. This is a lot of people losing their minds over the new reality that we are not completely in control. Wash your hands, avoid close contact with others. That's about all we can do.
ThewhiteJesus wrote: » i'm so sick of hearing "stay safe " from strangers.
realdanbreen wrote: » Do you reckon the thousands of workers that went onto building sites this morning are 'avoiding close contact with others' If you could answer that before saying 'that's about all we can do and step away from the internet that might be helpful.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Neither you or the person you are asking can answer your question.
realdanbreen wrote: » Serious question, have you been on any construction sites recently?
Plumbthedepths wrote: » A few but not all of them good hygiene practice on display on most of what I seen but not all. So it would be presumptuous of me to pass comment on places I have no knowledge of. You, have you been on every building site in the country.
Lesnar Defender wrote: » I for one, do not want my civil liberties removed.
Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: » Totally disagree with this! It would be a bit like telling people back in 1918, to ignore the Spanish Flu and crack on with the rest of your life like nothing serious was going on! (if they had the internet obviously). "Nothing to see here boys, move along now... move along!" :pac: It's completely natural to be obsessed with this... it's a feckin global pandemic ffs... it poses a huge threat to human life. Nobody - even the experts - really know if or how we'll get out of this mess! And you think people should just turn off their computers, forget about it and go do something else! lol Seriously, I think some people live in their own little bubble in this life... and even a global pandemic is just a bit of a mild annoyance to be endured for a while, until they can go back to whatever pointless sh!t they were doing beforehand! :P And the gas thing is, you guys think that YOU are the normal and sane ones... and those who are obsessed with this crisis are the odd ones! :rolleyes:
Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: » T Seriously, I think some people live in their own little bubble in this life... and even a global pandemic is just a bit of a mild annoyance to be endured for a while, until they can go back to whatever pointless sh!t they were doing beforehand! :P
realdanbreen wrote: » Obviously not but my line of work brings me to several every week. You say that you have seen 'good hygiene practice on display on most of what I seen' ! I take it that you are either having a laugh or you got no nearer than the front fence. You may disagree with me and are perfectly entitled to do so but to me it's almost as if the government said 'let's think of the filthiest workplaces where workers are operating up on top of one another and we will keep them open and close other workplaces. If you don't believe me or think I am scaremongering just ask a construction worker.
SuperRabbit wrote: » Being obsessed doesn't help, doing everything you can helps, but thinking about it and reading about it doesn't help. How often are you reading the same facts or repeating the same facts? Even the doctors don't look at the numbers increase every day, you can't see the pattern by watching it every day, just look at it once a week.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » I don't need to disagree with you your word is as valid as mine on an anonymous internet site. I suspect the only answer you would accept is 'they're all infection infested kips' sorry to disappoint. Genuinely curious what is your definition of lockdown, I don't believe I have seen it from you. Please be precise.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Take a deep breath and explain what your rant will achieve other than winding yourself up. As for odd ones, yours is the only post I have seen make this claim. Not everyone freaks out over things that they cannot stop, they know they may help slow the process but also know ranting and raving achieves FA.
realdanbreen wrote: » Kind of reluctant to turn this into a 'mine is bigger than yours' competition with you but a lockdown would mean ALL workplaces with the obvious exceptions , emergency services etc ( not Ali's carpet shop across from me which is doing a brisk trade as we speak) closing for 3 weeks! Of course it will hurt and you can fault this proposal all you wish but by jesus it will put a bigger dent in the problem than what is happening right now.
Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: » Firstly, what rant are you referring to? I was very calm and relaxed when I wrote that... just like I am now. And who is freaking out? Just because someone is following this huge event play-by-play... that doesn't automatically mean they are losing their sh!t or freaking out. In fact I feel way more calm and in control of this situation, the more I read and the better informed I am on every aspect of what's going on... I don't need to distract myself and ignore what's going on... I don't need that coping mechanism, like some of you guys obviously do! But good luck to you guys, each to their own... whatever you gotta do to get yourself through this!
Plumbthedepths wrote: » So after 3 weeks everywhere opens again and it's rinse and repeat. Plenty of businesses involved in the supply of medical equipment others involved in the supply of materials to suppliers to the medical equipment producers. For example Medtronic in Galway is hiring 300 people to run 24/7 to produce ventilators they need to be supplied various components.
realdanbreen wrote: » Well if you need to have every company like the one you mentioned listed for you in order for you to understand what a lockdown means then it might be best to accept that we might be best leaving it there.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » It reads like a rant to me , the poster you directed your comment to offered sage advice. It was not a head in the sand suggestion just some advice to step back every so often. If you don't want hey knock yourself out but it doesn't justify you accusing anyone of being odd because they refuse to view what is going on in the same manner as you do. Just saying.
Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: » Well, you need to improve your comprehension skills then... you're way off if you think that was a rant! It may be sage advice for them, as they may not be able to handle too much information... they may need to take that advice for themselves. Other people perhaps have a much stronger constitution for this kind of thing! Some of us do not require coping mechanisms... It is odd.. that's my opinion. Anyone who can put their feet up and drink a beer in the back garden, and attempt to ignore what's unfolding around them... when it's something this huge... is a bit odd in my book. And I am entitled to hold that opinion! But the same assumption is being made about people who are reading everything 24/7 on this pandemic... so perhaps you should apply that recommendation both ways, and stop criticising anyone who wants to stay connected to this thing on a daily basis!
Nermal wrote: » Nobody's forcing you to go out. You are free to shutdown by yourself. The rest of us may have a different risk tolerance to you, and can make our own decisions.
