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Relaxation of restrictions

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Simon Harris curiously made a comment that there was a limit to how long people could put up with extreme level of restrictions as we currently have. Already we’re seeing in Italy that people are starting to get restless. So two big questions:

1) on Easter Sunday, do you think there will be further restrictions, no change with just an extension or some relaxation?

2) what will be the first thing rolled back?

My own guess would be: extension for at least 1 week. Then to allow some businesses like DIY shops to reopen, perhaps allow gatherings of 2/3 people, maybe a token increase on 2km.

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frillyleaf

Huntergonzo wrote: »

No all guildlines were met, as much as possible anyway

If you ‘had people over for Easter’ who are not living in your home guidelines were not met. I’m sorry your family have gone though a difficult time but if you are having social gatherings you are putting people at risk

Gael23

Will ongoing social distancing still ean family members can’t see one another?

Huntergonzo

s1ippy wrote: »

Idiot.

Does your sister who is a nurse regularly go into different houses as well? She's being completely irresponsible, however small you may write the chance off as being.

Imagine if every household in the country who has a frontline worker in it met up for an Easter dinner. Our health service would undoubtedly be crippled. The best you can hope for is that you don't start showing symptoms in the next two weeks.

Savage dinner in fairness though :-)

Nermal

Cupatae wrote: »

The only thing it proves is some people in this generation are soft as **** and any bit of "hardship" breaks them

You're hiding indoors because you're scared of a virus that is less dangerous than taking a 9-mile drive in a car.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.05.20054361v1

Now who's soft?

Cupatae

Blueshoe wrote: »

I had chips for breakfast this morning. Truly the hardest of times

That brought tears to my eyes.. you are a true warrior.:D stay strong friend!

Huntergonzo

frillyleaf wrote: »

My god. People simply won’t follow guidelines for a few weeks - is it really that difficult for a few weeks to do what you’ve been asked to do? The fact your sister is a nurse and isn’t following guidelines is outstanding particularly as she’ll be dealing with vulnerable people

No all guildlines were met, as much as possible anyway

Blueshoe

Cupatae wrote: »

Oh the horror, ive got to watch my favorite programs, get to go out for a walk run every day, do shopping, eat my favorite food.. have internet and a vast amount of ways to keep Entertained, can phone any of my friends for a chat..

Absolute freedom denied, how will we ever make it thru 3 more weeks of this... i tell ya they had it easy in ww1 and ww2.. we are the real greatest generation! this really is hell on earth!

The only thing it proves is some people in this generation are soft as **** and any bit of "hardship" breaks them

I had chips for breakfast this morning. Truly the hardest of times

frillyleaf

greasepalm wrote: »

I can read it another way as giving the nurse a break from all the turmoil if working in a hospital and would expect they need to raise their spirits up by any means.Social distance and would expect protocol to be followed.:):)

Calling to people’s houses is what we’ve been asked not to do

martingriff

Jenbach110 wrote: »

Thats a ridiculous statement and it proves some posters are much more reclusive in social habbits than others.

Personal freedom has been removed in ways never seen in this country

Your right they have but for most we think for a good reason. From the 5th we will see phased relaxation with social distancing, pubs and restaurants (who can separate people) will be one of the last with travel been last

Cupatae

Jenbach110 wrote: »

Thats a ridiculous statement and it proves some posters are much more reclusive in social habbits than others.

Personal freedom has been removed in ways never seen in this country

Oh the horror, ive got to watch my favorite programs, get to go out for a walk run every day, do shopping, eat my favorite food.. have internet and a vast amount of ways to keep Entertained, can phone any of my friends for a chat..

Absolute freedom denied, how will we ever make it thru 3 more weeks of this... i tell ya they had it easy in ww1 and ww2.. we are the real greatest generation! this really is hell on earth!

The only thing it proves is some people in this generation are soft as **** and any bit of "hardship" breaks them

frillyleaf

Huntergonzo wrote: »

I actually had some family over for dinner yesterday (not a huge gathering, 5 of us in total) and it quite surreal/funny.

My sister is a nurse and didn't want to take any chances so she sat out in the hall shouting in at us. Any time she annoyed us we just closed the door on her, it was great, might be an idea going forward :-)

My god. People simply won’t follow guidelines for a few weeks - is it really that difficult for a few weeks to do what you’ve been asked to do? The fact your sister is a nurse and isn’t following guidelines is outstanding particularly as she’ll be dealing with vulnerable people

martingriff

Huntergonzo wrote: »

She did indeed.

She did indeed what

Huntergonzo

s1ippy wrote: »

Idiot.

Does your sister who is a nurse regularly go into different houses as well? She's being completely irresponsible, however small you may write the chance off as being.

Imagine if every household in the country who has a frontline worker in it met up for an Easter dinner. Our health service would undoubtedly be crippled. The best you can hope for is that you don't start showing symptoms in the next two weeks.

Thank you.

Jenbach110

Cupatae wrote: »

I mean realistically economics aside, its 5 weeks of lazying about doing whatever you like,

Thats a ridiculous statement and it proves some posters are much more reclusive in social habbits than others.

Personal freedom has been removed in ways never seen in this country

Huntergonzo

martingriff wrote: »

Your get together might have happened but that last bit do not believe it for a bit. You and your family can't be that removed or oblivious to what your sister goes through day in day out.

If you are she need to move out and get somewhere that she is respected

She did indeed.

martingriff

citysights wrote: »

I do not know but these things should not be happening. Yes echos of cervical cancer tests

Weren't the cervical test done by some American lab

Huntergonzo

greasepalm wrote: »

I can read it another way as giving the nurse a break from all the turmoil if working in a hospital and would expect they need to raise their spirits up by any means.Social distance and would expect protocol to be followed.:):)

To be honest my mother in particular wanted to do something as we couldn't have a months mind naturally.

It was nice to get together but again, we see each other most days anyway and social distancing rules were respected.

You'd have to laugh at the extraordinary lack of empathy here on boards though, you'd really wonder about these people sometimes.

martingriff

Huntergonzo wrote: »

I actually had some family over for dinner yesterday (not a huge gathering, 5 of us in total) and it quite surreal/funny.

My sister is a nurse and didn't want to take any chances so she sat out in the hall shouting in at us. Any time she annoyed us we just closed the door on her, it was great, might be an idea going forward :-)

Your get together might have happened but that last bit do not believe it for a bit. You and your family can't be that removed or oblivious to what your sister goes through day in day out.

If you are she need to move out and get somewhere that she is respected

citysights

bmc58 wrote: »

Cervical Cancer tests revisited.Who are the idiot labs the government are paying to conduct these tests?

I do not know but these things should not be happening. Yes echos of cervical cancer tests

Cupatae

Ace2007 wrote: »

If the poster put up on FB or twitter and his sister could be identifiable - the HSE would force her to stay off work for 2 weeks - that's how serious this issue is...

Part of me thinks that the poster didn't actually do that and is just trying to wind people up.

Death toll in the UK at 11k, meanwhile you ve clowns like that, hopefully it is a wind up.

Cupatae

facehugger99 wrote: »

For some the ending of the lockdown is the ultimate fear and not the virus.

Some just simply understand its a necessary evil and get on with it instead of crying for it to end.

I mean realistically economics aside, its 5 weeks of lazying about doing whatever you like, its hardly ww1 going over the trench but talkin to some you d wonder will they make it..

Ace2007

greasepalm wrote: »

I can read it another way as giving the nurse a break from all the turmoil if working in a hospital and would expect they need to raise their spirits up by any means.Social distance and would expect protocol to be followed.:):)

If the poster put up on FB or twitter and his sister could be identifiable - the HSE would force her to stay off work for 2 weeks - that's how serious this issue is...

Part of me thinks that the poster didn't actually do that and is just trying to wind people up.

s1ippy

Huntergonzo wrote: »

I actually had some family over for dinner yesterday (not a huge gathering, 5 of us in total) and it quite surreal/funny.

My sister is a nurse and didn't want to take any chances so she sat out in the hall shouting in at us. Any time she annoyed us we just closed the door on her, it was great, might be an idea going forward :-)

Idiot.

Huntergonzo wrote: »

We live beside each other, my mother looks after my nephew most days so they're in our house most days anyway.

Does your sister who is a nurse regularly go into different houses as well? She's being completely irresponsible, however small you may write the chance off as being.

Imagine if every household in the country who has a frontline worker in it met up for an Easter dinner. Our health service would undoubtedly be crippled. The best you can hope for is that you don't start showing symptoms in the next two weeks.

greasepalm

Huntergonzo wrote: »

I actually had some family over for dinner yesterday (not a huge gathering, 5 of us in total) and it quite surreal/funny.

My sister is a nurse and didn't want to take any chances so she sat out in the hall shouting in at us. Any time she annoyed us we just closed the door on her, it was great, might be an idea going forward :-)

I can read it another way as giving the nurse a break from all the turmoil if working in a hospital and would expect they need to raise their spirits up by any means.Social distance and would expect protocol to be followed.:):)

Nermal

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Irish people never really protest against anything, we did nothing over the bank bailouts etc.

That would have involved protest marches with the great unwashed - no thanks.

This time, all one has to do is attempt to live a normal life.

Thelonious Monk

Huntergonzo wrote: »

We live beside each other, my mother looks after my nephew most days so they're in our house most days anyway.

This is not how you're supposed to be doing things at the moment, kids and grandparents shouldn't be seeing each other.

Huntergonzo

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

He's judging you because you had a family get together when that is exactly what we shouldn't be doing as it could possibly spread the disease to each of their households and this isn't good for the slowing of the disease.
Don't post sh*t like that if you don't want to be judged for it, dead father or not.

We live beside each other, my mother looks after my nephew most days so they're in our house most days anyway.

Thelonious Monk

Huntergonzo wrote: »

Straight to judgement eh? Suppose it's the timew we live in sadly.

He's judging you because you had a family get together when that is exactly what we shouldn't be doing as it could possibly spread the disease to each of their households and this isn't good for the slowing of the disease.
Don't post sh*t like that if you don't want to be judged for it, dead father or not.

Ace2007

Huntergonzo wrote: »

It actually was a good laugh, we needed in fairness after losing our father last month.

But thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it.

Doesn't sound like your sister saw the funny part?

Thelonious Monk

Gael23 wrote: »

People are resilient I fully agree. But there’s s limit to that ultimately. Life does eventually need to go on

I think people are underestimating people's resilience by saying things like "people wont put up with this" and people will flaunt the rules soon etc.
Irish people never really protest against anything, we did nothing over the bank bailouts etc.
I would be pretty positive about the vast majority complying with the guidelines for as long as the Gov as us to, regardless of the toll it's taking on us.