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So what are the positives surrounding the Covid19 coronavirus?

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  • #752
    saabsaab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,934 ✭✭✭saabsaab


    I'd say that many people are so fed up at home are taking the 2km exercise seriously every day so may be fitter. Less booze, rich restaurant food early nights etc.


  • #753
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,331 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    saabsaab wrote: »
    I'd say that many people are so fed up at home are taking the 2km exercise seriously every day so may be fitter. Less booze, rich restaurant food early nights etc.
    I'd reckon those folks were already exercise people anyway and now the gyms are closed they've taken up jogging for their "fix" as it were. Still, one upshot is the sight of some very attractive ladies in lycra in my travels, so there's that. And the lack of traffic for those who are still on the roads for essential services reasons. It's like Good Friday in the 70's out there. :D

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  • #754
    saabsaab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,934 ✭✭✭saabsaab


    Wibbs wrote: »
    I'd reckon those folks were already exercise people anyway and now the gyms are closed they've taken up jogging for their "fix" as it were. Still, one upshot is the sight of some very attractive ladies in lycra in my travels, so there's that. And the lack of traffic for those who are still on the roads for essential services reasons. It's like Good Friday in the 70's out there. :D


    Great, I love it!


  • #755
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,853 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    My stress levels have dropped , even though if there were other reasons for the stuff cancelled that affects my family I'd be livid

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • #756
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Wibbs wrote: »
    . Still, one upshot is the sight of some very attractive ladies in lycra in my travels, so there's that.

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  • #757
    Jinglejangle69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,367 ✭✭✭Jinglejangle69


    All those doing hairs nails etc as cash putting nothing back in are entitled to nothing now.

    Everyone has to pay their fair share.


  • #758
    Always_Running
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭Always_Running


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    Can we please keep politics and religion out of this thread??


    Indeed but some simply can't keep to the topic of the thread and its up to the mods to keep control now.


  • #759
    KiKi III
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭KiKi III


    I'm reading and writing more, meditating, doing my gratitude lists, taking better care of my skin and hair.

    My iphone tells me I'm walking more this month than last month.

    I'm keeping in touch with my parents and friends more. I've started calling a couple of people every day instead of texting and that's been nice. Zoom calls with friends abroad started during this time will probably continue beyond the crisis.

    My apartment is cleaner than it normally is.

    I took yesterday off both Boards and all social media and I found it very helpful to my mood. A break every now and then is good.


  • #760
    crisco10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,388 ✭✭✭crisco10


    We've gotten to try some restaurants that we had wanted to try for ages, they are now doing takeaway which means we get to try without having to get in babysitter etc. While one of us puts kid to bed, other goes and collects pre-ordered "restaurant" food.


  • #761
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    The weather continues to be excellent during the lockdown.

    Imagine if we were at the start of February with all those storms and heavy rain to look forward to.


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  • #762
    pinkyeye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,293 ✭✭✭pinkyeye


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    The weather continues to be excellent during the lockdown.

    Imagine if we were at the start of February with all those storms and heavy rain to look forward to.

    I actually think that makes it a lot more difficult as the temptation is there to go somewhere.

    I don't mind staying indoors in miserable weather.


  • #763
    the purple tin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    I haven't got all dolled up in ages. I love being a scruff.


  • #764
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,714 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    the purple tin wrote: »
    I haven't got all dolled up in ages. I love being a scruff.

    I really hope the ladies realize that they looked like something out of It or Cirque du Soleil for the last few years and sort that sh1t out..


  • #765
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    pinkyeye wrote: »
    I actually think that makes it a lot more difficult as the temptation is there to go somewhere.

    I don't mind staying indoors in miserable weather.

    Are you not getting out for walks etc?


  • #766
    AllForIt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,760 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    I could not find an appropriate thread to put this in, so here will have to do, but I find this hilarious.

    https://news.sky.com/video/ukrainian-police-detain-beach-goer-for-violating-quarantine-11969534

    I don't think they sent enough police to apprehend him lol


  • #767
    pinkyeye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,293 ✭✭✭pinkyeye


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    Are you not getting out for walks etc?

    Yes, within 2km of my house which makes it quite boring but I don't mind that. It's just the lack pf human physical touch that's difficult.

    Still, if it keeps us all safe that's the main thing.


  • #768
    maxsmum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭maxsmum


    I think a positive is a lot less interest in what 'celebs' are at, influencers and the like, because they're doing f*&k all like the rest of us, thank goodness for the news finally highlighting something of interest rather than what lip gloss so-and-so has been gifted


  • #769
    Sultan of Bling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭Sultan of Bling


    maxsmum wrote:
    I think a positive is a lot less interest in what 'celebs' are at, influencers and the like, because they're doing f*&k all like the rest of us, thank goodness for the news finally highlighting something of interest rather than what lip gloss so-and-so has been gifted


    Don't worry, as soon as this is all over they'll be back.

    "Oh I was so depressed during the lockdown, I thought about taking my own life"

    Cue the "you're so brave replies".

    They will have so much lost time to make up in terms of attention seeking.


  • #770
    Sunny Dayz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,519 ✭✭✭Sunny Dayz


    I don’t know when I last bought petrol for my car. Only moving it once a week to go to the supermarket about 10 miles each way.


  • #771
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    ^^^^^^^^^^^^

    and the ironic thing is that its at its cheapest in years :cool:


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  • #772
    AllForIt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,760 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    maxsmum wrote: »
    I think a positive is a lot less interest in what 'celebs' are at, influencers and the like, because they're doing f*&k all like the rest of us, thank goodness for the news finally highlighting something of interest rather than what lip gloss so-and-so has been gifted

    Celebs in the UK did a video 'thanking the NHS'. Where every celeb (dozens of them) held a piece of paper that read 'thanks NHS', where they also vocally said "Thank you" in as a sincere a way they possible could. It was utterly nauseating.


  • #773
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,253 ✭✭✭✭pgj2015


    AllForIt wrote: »
    Celebs in the UK did a video 'thanking the NHS'. Where every celeb (dozens of them) held a piece of paper that read 'thanks NHS', where they also vocally said "Thank you" in as a sincere a way they possible could. It was utterly nauseating.




    The whole thanking health care workers is strange, it is their job, that is what they signed up for, what are they going to do? quit their jobs because there is a pandemic? if there were riots every day would the police all quit as well or would they expect a round of applause and celebs making cringy videos thanking them?


  • #774
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    I think there must be a lot more small birds around this Spring. I imagine there are much fewer getting killed by cars as they go around building nests etc. Nature is getting a chance to breathe.


  • #775
    saabsaab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,934 ✭✭✭saabsaab


    Sunny Dayz wrote: »
    I don’t know when I last bought petrol for my car. Only moving it once a week to go to the supermarket about 10 miles each way.


    Still paying full tax and insurance for it I'm sure.


  • #776
    saabsaab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,934 ✭✭✭saabsaab


    fryup wrote: »
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^

    and the ironic thing is that its at its cheapest in years :cool:


    Yep. Supply and demand in action. You might be interested in the poll on cat tax.

    Should read car tax, don't want to give anyone ideas.


  • #777
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    saabsaab wrote: »
    Still paying full tax and insurance for it I'm sure.

    Why the heck wouldn't one? You need to be insured full stop. Even with tax it's not a pick and choose option.


  • #778
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    I think there must be a lot more small birds around this Spring. I imagine there are much fewer getting killed by cars as they go around building nests etc. Nature is getting a chance to breathe.

    This a correct positive, admittedly something I did not take into consideration when the pandemic started.

    Even in Dublin City there have been more sightings of Foxes etc wandering in.


  • #779
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    I'm getting more done in "teh" back garden in two weeks then I'd have done in two years! Obviously I'm going to run out of things at this rate.


  • #780
    saabsaab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,934 ✭✭✭saabsaab


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Why the heck wouldn't one? You need to be insured full stop. Even with tax it's not a pick and choose option.


    Well if you want you can declare it off the road. Not much point if you are not using it or very little.


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  • #781
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,892 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    My dishwasher is sick off me


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