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Clegg · 30-03-2020 10:33PM

Burkie1203 wrote: »

On Twitter I ignore anything about it other then the following

Fergal Bowers
Richard Chambers
Gavan Reilly
Simon Harris
Paul Reid

Nearly Everyone else is just mostly sh1t stirring with an agenda.

Good shout. I follow Bowers and Chambers and they're informative without being sensationalist. Think I'll try to stay off social media for the most part as suggested earlier.

kuang1 · 30-03-2020 10:53PM

A buddy of mine who's a guard texted the group chat earlier saying:

"If one more f**ker dressed in Lycra that I stop tells me he's only out for a 2km cycle, I'll throw his €10,000 bike over the f**kin ditch."

Gave me a good giggle.

molloyjh · 30-03-2020 11:12PM

Former Former wrote: »

If any good comes of Coronavirus, it may be that people may actually learn to discern proper news sources from the sea of shyte and cnuts.

And we should come out of it very grateful to have RTE and BBC.

That's optimistic. Throughout all of this we've seen plenty of evidence that people are still not getting that message. Too many people dont want to be informed anymore. They want someone to confirm their opinion, no matter how poorly informed. That wont change IMO.

aloooof · 30-03-2020 11:34PM

Clegg wrote: »

I'll certainly try.

Was feeling well enough go browse the main covid thread. It's still a mess of people doubting the numbers and trying to scare others. Going to have to cut that out of my browsing habits entirely.

Just to echo what others have said, that thread is to Covid what Ewan MacKenna is to rugby. There’s zero value in reading it.

Clegg wrote: »

This is important. For feeling better and to keep fit. Hoping to start running in the morning soon. Been having difficulties with sleep recently, but if I can get over that I'll be out early.

On the running, rather than waiting til you get a good nights sleep before starting, you might find that 1) you’ll sleep better at night If you’ve gone for a run that day and 2) it might energise you for the day.

It sounds counter-intuitive but I’d really recommend trying to get out for a short run even if you’re tired from not having slept.

Synode · 31-03-2020 12:46AM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Anyone else's hands in bits from all the washing? I've got pretty bad dermatitis over the last few days and it's wrecking my head

I had to go to a pharmacy last week as my hands were in bits. She told me to put moisturiser on them for a few days which I did and they're back to normal now

Bazzo · 31-03-2020 07:08AM

Yeah, I had to wash my hands probably 20-30 times a day for work before any of this started. E45 is cheap enough for a big 500ml container, a good dollop in the morning, evening and before bed and the hands are alright.

Burkie1203 · 31-03-2020 08:52AM

aloooof wrote: »

On the running, rather than waiting til you get a good nights sleep before starting, you might find that 1) you’ll sleep better at night If you’ve gone for a run that day and 2) it might energise you for the day.

It sounds counter-intuitive but I’d really recommend trying to get out for a short run even if you’re tired from not having slept.

Agree with this totally. Even if your only going for a 3-4k run to begin with, do it. I find when i sit down at the laptop for work my head is clear from some fresh air and a proper shower. You just get positive vibes from your run

jacothelad · 31-03-2020 11:38AM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Anyone else's hands in bits from all the washing? I've got pretty bad dermatitis over the last few days and it's wrecking my head

Buy O'Keefe's hand cream.

mfceiling · 31-03-2020 11:54AM

Is it wrong for me to laugh at you lads and your little baby soft hands!!

I'm washing away like a mad thing and not a bother!! Years of farm work as a lad and between gathering spuds, turf etc and working on site has left me with pretty hardy hands!! I wear gloves in work every day mind, but after a few days of not working my hands are as soft as a baby's arse!!

Stheno · 31-03-2020 12:06PM

mfceiling wrote: »

Is it wrong for me to laugh at you lads and your little baby soft hands!!

I'm washing away like a mad thing and not a bother!! Years of farm work as a lad and between gathering spuds, turf etc and working on site has left me with pretty hardy hands!! I wear gloves in work every day mind, but after a few days of not working my hands are as soft as a baby's arse!!

I swear the skin on my hands is thinning from all the washing

You feck off with yourself and your farmers hands:p

31-03-2020 12:17PM

My gf sourced a 3 bed apartment in harolds cross that was on airbnb. Managed to get 1500 per month. Can't help but feel she got have got a better deal considering that property would have been making zero for the foreseeable future. Still it's great news and an absolute bargain by normal standards. Her and her two friends can move out of their elderly parents house whilst they work in hospitals.

Squidgy Black · 31-03-2020 12:22PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

My gf sourced a 3 bed apartment in harolds cross that was on airbnb. Managed to get 1500 per month. Can't help but feel she got have got a better deal considering that property would have been making zero for the foreseeable future. Still it's great news and an absolute bargain by normal standards. Her and her two friends can move out of their elderly parents house whilst they work in hospitals.

That's great news. A lot of airbnbs have gone back on the market as rental properties but even then they're not moving at all because nobody wants to/can view places etc

31-03-2020 12:44PM

Paddy Cosgrove and Ewan MacKenna absolutely torpedo'ing their reputations online the last week. Cretinous stuff from them.

Burkie1203 · 31-03-2020 12:44PM

Former Former wrote: »

If any good comes of Coronavirus, it may be that people may actually learn to discern proper news sources from the sea of shyte and cnuts.

And we should come out of it very grateful to have RTE and BBC.

Happened upon this just now as it was retweeted

He really is vermin

https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1244953247007346688?s=19

aloooof · 31-03-2020 12:56PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Paddy Cosgrove and Ewan MacKenna absolutely torpedo'ing their reputations online the last week. Cretinous stuff from them.

I don't follow either but, knowing MacKenna's usual schtick, I bet it's utterly predictable what side he's coming down on, and hammering the government? There'll be time enough for recriminations in all of this*. Now, however, is the time for solidarity.

(*and, in my very un-expert opinion, they seem to be doing a brilliant job given the circumstances)

stephen_n · 31-03-2020 01:00PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Paddy Cosgrove and Ewan MacKenna absolutely torpedo'ing their reputations online the last week. Cretinous stuff from them.

Were their reputations not to be exactly as they are now?

31-03-2020 01:58PM

aloooof wrote: »

I don't follow either but, knowing MacKenna's usual schtick, I bet it's utterly predictable what side he's coming down on, and hammering the government? There'll be time enough for recriminations in all of this*. Now, however, is the time for solidarity.

(*and, in my very un-expert opinion, they seem to be doing a brilliant job given the circumstances)

It went something like:
EMcK: "The govt caused this by slashing the health budget!"
Sane person: "The health budget is the highest it has ever been"
EMcK: "eh... the childrens hospital!!!"

Not to mention the total disconnect between slamming the govt for the state of the health service and fictional budget cuts while also slamming them for investing a lot of money in building a world class facility.

sydthebeat · 31-03-2020 02:31PM

why a gob****e living in brazil feels he has the right to talk about tax payments by irish workers shows me how much of a gowl he is.

Zzippy · 31-03-2020 03:07PM

I was discussing Ew*n with a friend who is a sports reporter with one of the national papers and he agreed that he is, indeed, a word that rhymes with limp. Even his colleagues hate him.

Burkie1203 · 31-03-2020 03:40PM

Zzippy wrote: »

I was discussing Ew*n with a friend who is a sports reporter with one of the national papers and he agreed that he is, indeed, a word that rhymes with limp. Even his colleagues hate him.

He is a brilliant writer, just a pity he has to go for the shock and awe all the time

Right now he thinks all teachers should be sacked and put on covid19 payment.

31-03-2020 03:41PM

Burkie1203 wrote: »

He is a brilliant writer, just a pity he has to go for the shock and awe all the time

Right now he thinks all teachers should be sacked and put on covid19 payment.

Ewan 'I'm a socialist and always side with the people' McKenna said this? He is absolutely all over the shop.

Neil3030 · 31-03-2020 04:08PM

Can we go back to the deadly disease, anxiety, death, quarantining and uncertain global future, please?

Talking about Ewan McKenna is really getting me down.

aloooof · 31-03-2020 04:13PM

Burkie1203 wrote: »

He is a brilliant writer, just a pity he has to go for the shock and awe all the time

Right now he thinks all teachers should be sacked and put on covid19 payment.

Is he even that good a writer, tho? I read his McGregor book (got it as a well meaning Christmas present) and it had some good parts in it, but overall I thought it was poorly written and edited, contradictory and had quite a few omissions from it.

One example was when he was making our McGregor was washed up because he hadn't won a fight in the UFC in 3 years at the time. He didn't mention he had only had 1 fight in that period. That's just dishonest and wilfully misleading.

Clegg · 31-03-2020 05:34PM

Listening to podcasts is helping me a lot. Started 'Doughboys' the other day. The cohosts are comedians who go to different fast food chain restaurants and rate them.

Buer · 31-03-2020 07:39PM

Zzippy wrote: »

I was discussing Ew*n with a friend who is a sports reporter with one of the national papers and he agreed that he is, indeed, a word that rhymes with limp. Even his colleagues hate him.

Is anyone else picturing MacKenna walking about in a velvet suit with a lot of jewellery, a cane and a hat with a feather?

swiwi_ · 31-03-2020 07:44PM

Buer wrote: »

Is anyone else picturing MacKenna walking about in a velvet suit with a lot of jewellery, a cane and a hat with a feather?

Put me in the "no, I'm not" category there Buer.

thomond2006 · 31-03-2020 08:31PM

Buer wrote: »

Is anyone else picturing MacKenna walking about in a velvet suit with a lot of jewellery, a cane and a hat with a feather?

Hmmm....what to say to Buer at times like this...

irishbucsfan · 31-03-2020 09:09PM

I was really hoping the isolation might even out whatever bizarre chemistry is flying around that brain

Burkie1203 · 31-03-2020 09:21PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I was really hoping the isolation might even out whatever bizarre chemistry is flying around that brain

He thinks school teachers should take a pay cut

Buer · 31-03-2020 09:48PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Hmmm....what to say to Buer at times like this...

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I was really hoping the isolation might even out whatever bizarre chemistry is flying around that brain

swiwi_ wrote: »

Put me in the "no, I'm not" category there Buer.

Yeah, me neither. Just checking.

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