bluelamp wrote: » But like everything else, we can dwell in sadness, or find ways of making things work, and drive on.
lainey_d_123 wrote: » Sigh. You do realise not all of us live in the arse end of nowhere? I'm in a city where up to 1 in 7 people are suspected to have covid. I can't walk down my own street without coming into contact with dozens of other people, some of whom are still coughing without covering their mouths or panting in everyone's face as they jog on the pavement. But, sure, tell me I'm exaggerating, yeah.
skallywag wrote: » That said I cannot see pubs opening again, or sporting events etc. getting back to normal for a long, long time.
skallywag wrote: » Yesterday was certainly positive in terms of the noises being made, and it was also very well orchestrated with Harris first sending the message, Lee then looking wildly optimistic afterwards, followed up with the day's numbers coming afterward in the evening. I also think that things will begin to open up to some extent in May. That said I cannot see pubs opening again, or sporting events etc. getting back to normal for a long, long time.
Augeo wrote: » Ah stop. there's fresh air outside your window.
bluelamp wrote: » Last nights update had plenty of great news, showing we are making seriously good progress - but that doesn't suit the agenda of people who are hell bent on being miserable, and catastrophising everything.
skallywag wrote: » Report this cafe immediately!!! :pac:
Cupatae wrote: » You are exaggerating, you can certainly go outside regardless of the city, its not nuclear fall out....plenty of parks in london. Timelapse showing the place as a ghost town..https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-52084872/timelapse-the-streets-of-london-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic
bluelamp wrote: » The government, and the health experts are all saying we will have to start living life alongside this virus, while practicing social distancing and good hygiene practices. The transmission rate has dropped below 1, and community transmission is now next to zero, as was made clear in last nights update. Say what you want "there are plane loads of people arriving in ireland! Stena line brought in 1000's of cars! People arent following social distancing!".... community transmission is down to pretty much zero, as confirmed by the government. Bear in mind in the real world, plenty of people are still going to work in their essential roles, using public transport etc. Last nights update had plenty of great news, showing we are making seriously good progress - but that doesn't suit the agenda of people who are hell bent on being miserable, and catastrophising everything. Why are people so determined to ignore any sort of good news and progress.
Paddygreen wrote: » No, not until there is a mandatory vaccine with a way to verify that everyone has received their vaccine. Anti vax coronavirus deniers need to be sectioned so that their vaccines can be administered to them.
Augeo wrote: » LC might see some class time. I think primary schools won't be open in May or June.
salmocab wrote: » Righteous? Like I said in the post it should have been an interesting thread and some people are posting relevant stuff but as the days have gone on it’s been more and more the same few people having a pop off each other. I don’t think I’m above anyone and I’m happy to concede that my opinions on the subject may be wrong.
F.Grimes wrote: » ...218 health cafe workers contracted the virus
is_that_so wrote: » For starters, we haven't even got a plan to announce. That will emerge over the next week or so. We can expect LC classes to be first ones on the list as soon as they think they can risk it, sometime in May IMO.
Cupatae wrote: » You seem so righteous and so far above everyone here...why are you here if the thread and people in it are so bad?
salmocab wrote: » Not sure why you think someone calling people a bunch of tossers is hard but your nonsense response doesn’t surprise me it’s just about the right level for the debate here.
Cyrus wrote: » have we not been building capacity the last month? and is there not now headroom in the system?
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » As has been previously pointed out, if there is a large spike in deaths or people needing ICU treatment as a result of reopening the schools in these countries, they probably will be shutdown again. It`s a wait and see policy for the next few weeks.
Augeo wrote: » But our crowd have announced nothing about schools opening. It's extremely unlikely they'll take the risk.
easypazz wrote: » Hard man of the internet hijacks thread by calling contributers "biggest bunch of tossers ever"
Hooked wrote: » My wife works for one of the larger Universities. No way they're going back to "the office" until at least Sept, she's been told. Can't see schools reopening this term. Still feel like a leaving cert won't happen BUT they'll be pushed through on "average" grades. Social distancing is going to be around for the rest of this year and most of 2021 - so it's about time that restrictions were relaxed and new ways of living adapted to ASAP. This rolling lockdown is a farce. We need to find balance and learn to live with this virus. Cos it ain't going anywhere.
Cyrus wrote: » was it better when the doom merchants had the thread all to themselves?
salmocab wrote: » This should have been an interesting thread but it’s been hijacked by the biggest bunch of tossers on boards (both sides of the argument by the way). Could you have your childish pops off each other by PM or are you all involved in a mickey measuring contest?
skallywag wrote: » We need to accept, as much as we do not like it or care to admit it, that these other countries are in a much better position than us with respect to the capacity in their Health Care systems.
skallywag wrote: » Absolutely, it's turned into a kindergarten, sometimes I think it's a bunch of 13 year olds discussing the topic. Better times when we had one single thread for this topic a couple of months ago, where we were wondering why more are not taking this seriously, and the kiddies were occupied in the Toy Shop forum or wherever.
