thebaz wrote: » Very sorry for your loss - but fully agree about lack of discussion from anyone questioning current dictate, coming from WHO, on possible alternatives like Sweden and South Korea , I agree with what we are doing for now , for next 2 weeks , but the lack of discussion on the impact of all this on our society , particularly the young , lack of social contact and impending Mother of all recessions, and so little talked about this impact , which could be as bad if not worse than virus itself.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/09/coronavirus-could-push-half-a-billion-people-into-poverty-oxfam-warns
FixdePitchmark wrote: » How often are you going to a shop. Anyone going more than once a week - is doing this wrong.
KiKi III wrote: » Ummm. You’ll have to go to a supermarket because you’ll need food. You’ve just said you’ve made two unnecessary trips to off licenses and you’re trying to say you’re taking the safer option?
Risteard81 wrote: » I have a God-given right actually.
Micky 32 wrote: » Fixed that there for you ;-)
KiKi III wrote: » People have to go to the supermarket anyway. This is an additional, unnecessary visit.
Phoebas wrote: » You clearly have an alternative solution. What is it?
_Kaiser_ wrote: » This sounds to me more like a potential problem with drink rather than insisting upon "rights" The obsession with having a pint in these threads just suggests that the reports of us moving away from a drink culture society are premature. I like a pint too occasionally (I drank as much as every 20 year old when I was younger), but I wouldn't be obsessing about when the pub will reopen or my local off license closing
faceman wrote: » I wonder though if that grace period is over given the coverage in the press today
KiKi III wrote: » There are a number of economists guiding the government. I know one of them. They came up with the €350/week social welfare plan and the employee retention plan for businesses. What businesses do you think could/should open?
rusty the athlete wrote: » What utter BS. You have no idea of when a vaccine arrives and no idea of the psychological and physical deterioration that this wretched cocooning is causing. It could be 12 months or more before a vaccine arrives. I presume you find its acceptable to incarcerate cocoonees for this length of time. You should reread your posts before submitting such garbage.
rusty the athlete wrote: » Its called common sense.Yesterday I went out for a 4 or 5 km bike ride because I knew I would encounter hardly anybody from beginning to end. I passed one lady cycling on the other side of the road and a fellow cocoonee walking, who I maintained a safe distance of at least 4m.
timmy_mallet wrote: » Wrong. You shouldn't be leaving your house. You need to prove (via certificate) that you cannot get your groceries delivered, or else you are in pure violation of the measures.
faceman wrote: » The media paints a very grim picture this morning of what the future holds. That coupled with the Times article on Thursday about the story of the signing of the new laws highlight that we are facing tough road ahead, one that will leave us scarred in ways that aren’t being talked about right now. I attended an online funeral yesterday for someone I should have been present for. His own son couldn’t attend the funeral due to international travel restrictions. We are merely existing right now and it’s a grim existence at that.
Micky 32 wrote: » I can guarantee if off licences closed you’ll be queuing at the supermarket a lot longer. People will go specifically for booze. Stop talking nonsense.
Dr. Bre wrote: » Surviving isn’t living
FixdePitchmark wrote: » Its a global pandemic - once people are going along with the government restrictions - they can do what they want with their remaining freedoms they have, once it has no impact on others.
KiKi III wrote: » Yes it is. Right now surviving is the goal. So that we can resume “living” in a broader sense of having an enjoyable, fulfilling life later.
ZX7R wrote: » Memos been received by the company I work for security industry , indicate construction industry will commence a return to work the week of the bank holiday in may,lager site's are been recommended to work 24 hours a day where possible with 3 eight hour shifts . Reducing the numbers of workforce on sights at any given time. This would make sense as the largest numbers on the emergency government payment are from construction and construction companies could in fact hire more workers to keep a rotation going.
Ulysses Gaze wrote: » Or we may never find a vaccine, Rusty. The common cold is a coronavirus that we have never found a vaccine for.
_Kaiser_ wrote: » What? You are aware that tesco are sending emails requesting people leave online slots for vulnerable customers and come to the stores instead. Even if you can get a slot it's 2+ weeks away and no guarantee you'll get all you ordered at that point anyway
Risteard81 wrote: » Absolute rubbish.
KiKi III wrote: » I think construction will be the first industry to open back up. Because unlike a bag of cans, it actually is critical.
Poor_old_gill wrote: » I’m not going to go down the whole xenophobia route like Richie here but keeping off licences open makes sense. It takes the pressure off supermarket queues when people want to buy just alcohol- I wouldn’t arguing for their closure as you just transfer more people I to supermarkets
KiKi III wrote: » Why would someone who has to go to the supermarket anyway make a separate trip for alcohol? That’s what’s nonsense.
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » The common cold doesn`t kill huge numbers of people. If it did I`m sure a vaccine would have been developed a long time ago.
_Kaiser_ wrote: » This line keeps coming out when the "need" for drinking is questioned My attitude is, drink if you like, but stop making it out to be an "necessity" or "essential" part of life/freedom too.
