Covid19 Part XV - 15,251 in ROI (610 deaths) 2,645 in NI (194 deaths) (19/04) Read OP

optogirl wrote: »

Posting letters? Sure didn't An Post provide us all with postcards in order to do just that. Theres no restrictions on using the postal service is there?

There are when you are stopped at a checkpoint travelling to post a letter when you have been tested positive - as was the case in the example quoted.

Some people are selfish ****ers and don’t see the knock on effect of their selfishness.
I had to go to the ED yesterday at our local hospitals (not covid related) and I couldn’t say enough good things about the professionalism of the nursing staff there. They didn’t even wear masks unless dealing with public close up. They are so vulnerable and risking their lives, young nurses, old nurses, pregnant nurses, all there in harms way to help us. It was humbling, and scary all at the same time. Their masks are just the papery surgical masks which we are told are useless to prevent us getting coronavirus. Their aprons are flimsy plastic. If that’s the level of PPE they have I feel so sorry for them, and I fear we’ll see a lot more hospital workers infected. So, selfish people should stay home and think of those nurses and other hospital staff when making “essential” trips to buy bull**** they can do without.
What’s essential? Anything which you need to keep you alive- food, medicine, heating fuel at a push. Not trampolines, I never heard of anyone who died because they didn’t have a trampoline, quite the opposite in fact.

The story that the virus may of originated in a Laboratory was discussed, I think by Luke O'Neil & has a lot of merit.

This 2004 article refers to lab accidents with Sars in China.

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/304/5671/659

There are two labs close to Wuhan that research viruses & at least one of them researches coronaviruses spread by bats.

https://www.businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-government-coronavirus-may-leaked-chinese-laboratory-covid-2020-4?r=US&IR=T

optogirl wrote: »

Not necessarily. Autistic child here but landlord won't allow trampoline in garden. He was going to OT twice a week but obviously that's cancelled for now. He's doing ok but I really do wish we had a trampoline. He's not severe but I can imagine I would be very keen to get one if he was at the moment.

The Gardai seem to be exercising their discretion in this regard. I’d imagine if the driver said “I have a severely autistic child currently missing their Occupational Therapy” they would have allowed him through as that’s pretty essential.

It’s a replacement for a regularly prescribed healthcare activity in that instance.

optogirl wrote: »

Not necessarily. Autistic child here but landlord won't allow trampoline in garden. He was going to OT twice a week but obviously that's cancelled for now. He's doing ok but I really do wish we had a trampoline. He's not severe but I can imagine I would be very keen to get one if he was at the moment.

Even the small indoor trampolines with the handles can provide great sensory regulation might be worth a look.

JRant wrote: »

Thanks but no thanks. We don't need our betters spying on our every movement more than they already are.

Digital contact tracing is possible without invoking Big Brother.

The concept is explained here, in comic form for easy understanding.

Gynoid wrote: »

Feels like Christmas in here, the family bleary eyed, drinking left over glasses of red wine before breakfast, and at each others throats over trampolines and dildos.

Jesus, that's some family you have.

and this Easter, The HCPT and IHCPT, organisations which bring children to Lourdes every Easter, are supposed to be there today; sadly, not happening this year.

Carbon125 wrote: »

Digital contact tracing is possible without invoking Big Brother.

The concept is explained here, in comic form for easy understanding.

I think something like this is almost inevitable.
There are some trust issues but the big problem I'd see is that you need it's use to be quite widespread so you probably need incentives for people to use the app.

Now, if those incentives become things like 'you gain entry to Lidl if you have the app', then I can see big problems.

RiceCrispy wrote: »

2 special needs kids myself and our trampoline is 100% essential for their wellbeing. Maybe they did have one and it broke? Trampoline is the main sensory regulator we have and a massive change in routine has been very difficult for all special needs kids. Smyths are sold out so maybe they had little options. I don't know the details, none of us do. Be great if people didnt jump to conclusions though.

If this was the case they could have obtained a letter from healthcare professional to say the trampoline and journey was nessecary. The gardai will allow any journey if there is proof its essential. No evidence the trampoline was essential in this case.