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

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  • #7682
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,242 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    doylefe wrote: »
    Driving from my house to the supermarket, got stopped by a guard who said "where are you goin" in a very rude and accusatory tone.

    Police state is here. Completely unnecessary.

    Poor you.

    Didn't he know who you were and how special you are?


  • #7683
    easypazz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,346 ✭✭✭easypazz


    doylefe wrote: »
    Driving from my house to the supermarket, got stopped by a guard who said "where are you goin" in a very rude and accusatory tone.

    Police state is here. Completely unnecessary.

    Did he turn you around?

    I am sure the guards are sick of it as well by now.


  • #7684
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,331 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    doylefe wrote: »
    Driving from my house to the supermarket, got stopped by a guard who said "where are you goin" in a very rude and accusatory tone.

    Police state is here. Completely unnecessary.
    To the supermarket guard. Job done. Police state my arse. :rolleyes:

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



  • #7685
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,713 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    doylefe wrote: »
    Driving from my house to the supermarket, got stopped by a guard who said "where are you goin" in a very rude and accusatory tone.

    Police state is here. Completely unnecessary.

    Doing their job is unnecessary? Or the tone?

    How does that work?


  • #7686
    PowerToWait
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭PowerToWait


    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    This 'cocooning' or 'shielding' in the UK is straight out of the 'Herd Immunity' handbook. Let the virus run wild and lock the over 70s up for 4 months or more.

    I am in agreement with the sentiments echoed here.

    Have you an alternative? I have been staying put myself bar the weekly shop and I'm young enough. That's 5 weeks. If I have to do it another 4 months in the greater interest I will definitely survive it. I much prefer that than the alternative.


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  • #7687
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,691 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    Can't wait to see even half of the energy put into fist waving occuring against the strawberry pickers, in protesting against the arrival of a large number of UK based Irish-travellers who are coming over tomorrow for a funeral:

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/armed-gardai-on-standby-as-up-to-70-members-of-traveller-family-expected-to-travel-from-uk-for-funeral-39136756.html


  • #7688
    timsey tiger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭timsey tiger


    doylefe wrote: »
    Driving from my house to the supermarket, got stopped by a guard who said "where are you goin" in a very rude and accusatory tone.

    Police state is here. Completely unnecessary.

    Wow, how did you escape.


  • #7689
    Hobgoblin11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭Hobgoblin11


    Farmers importing workers during a lockdown, its obvious who wears the pants in this country

    Dundalk, Co. Louth



  • #7690
    davemckenna25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭davemckenna25


    doylefe wrote: »
    Driving from my house to the supermarket, got stopped by a guard who said "where are you goin" in a very rude and accusatory tone.

    Police state is here. Completely unnecessary.

    What are you saying.....

    he should have know where you were going... he should have used a nicer tone... or you above the Gardai asking you what you are doing?


  • #7691
    Mr_Muffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 917 ✭✭✭Mr_Muffin


    doylefe wrote: »
    Driving from my house to the supermarket, got stopped by a guard who said "where are you goin" in a very rude and accusatory tone.

    Police state is here. Completely unnecessary.

    U OK hun? X xx


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  • #7692
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Post on twttier saying armed gardai on standby for traveller funeral of of to 70 people traveling from UK.

    :mad:


  • #7693
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    s1ippy wrote: »
    Omg New Jersey https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-52314860
    17 bodies stuffed in a shed

    Virginia Minnesota and Michigan reopening due to public pressure... Best of luck.

    That Washington correspondent Brian O'Donovan is my favourite RTÉ personality. Brian O'Donovan for the Late Late

    Correct your post FFS.

    Idiotic carry.

    1 body in a shed. Rest in a morgue built for 4.

    Stupid ****e.


  • #7694
    bloodless_coup
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭bloodless_coup


    Wibbs wrote: »
    To the supermarket guard. Job done. Police state my arse. :rolleyes:

    I said that, unfortunately he continued to harass me by interrogating me where I was coming from.


  • #7695
    sonofenoch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭sonofenoch


    doylefe wrote: »
    Driving from my house to the supermarket, got stopped by a guard who said "where are you goin" in a very rude and accusatory tone.

    Police state is here. Completely unnecessary.

    Get yourself a motorbike! I 've always been waved through or met with 'whats the craic' .........mind you you won't carry much shopping, I get someone else to do that


  • #7696
    Hobgoblin11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭Hobgoblin11


    Jake1 wrote: »
    Post on twttier saying armed gardai on standby for traveller funeral of of to 70 people traveling from UK.

    :mad:

    armed gardai better be careful, the travellers haven't been social distancing

    Dundalk, Co. Louth



  • #7697
    Rob A. Bank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Rob A. Bank


    Scuid Mhór wrote: »
    Hate to break this to you Rob, but people over seventy don't necessarily have the right to make their own health choices. For every person over seventy who unnecessarily goes out for a walk and gets infected, they are putting extra stress on our healthcare system - that's not just going to effect covid19 patients; it's going to have an effect on anyone needing healthcare services if we go past our ICU threshold. Different interests have to be balanced and frankly, not being able to go for a walk for a few months is not exactly the highest priority when we are talking about the continuity of the state's infrastructure.

    Ahh I see, Dr. Zhong Nanshan age 83 and Dr. Anthony Fauci age 79 would not be allowed to go for their daily jogs if they lived in Ireland.

    Just as I thought.

    I distinctly remember the doctor with the glasses who sits to the right of the chief medical officer saying that it was very important to get out to exercise, at the end of the presser 2 days ago.

    Over 70s don't need exercise ? I don't think you would get many Geriatricians who hold that view.


  • #7698
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Danzy wrote: »
    They locked the entire city in their homes for near 3 months it was tighter control than a maximum security prison.

    Removing peoples human rights. The chinese? Nah......


  • #7699
    PowerToWait
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭PowerToWait


    doylefe wrote: »
    Driving from my house to the supermarket, got stopped by a guard who said "where are you goin" in a very rude and accusatory tone.

    Police state is here. Completely unnecessary.

    Police state? I hardly see a Garda from one end of the month to the next in the normal run of things. When I do they almost always check my windscreen is decorated correctly and wave me on.

    Did he make you get out of your car, present ID, search you, look for a backsheesh?


  • #7700
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    doylefe wrote: »
    Driving from my house to the supermarket, got stopped by a guard who said "where are you goin" in a very rude and accusatory tone.

    Police state is here. Completely unnecessary.

    Howya Gemma ya mad ting wha.


  • #7701
    Sober Crappy Chemis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 461 ✭✭Sober Crappy Chemis


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    Can't wait to see even half of the energy put into fist waving occuring against the strawberry pickers, in protesting against the arrival of a large number of UK based Irish-travellers who are coming over tomorrow for a funeral:

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/armed-gardai-on-standby-as-up-to-70-members-of-traveller-family-expected-to-travel-from-uk-for-funeral-39136756.html

    Gonna go out on a limb here and say I'd be more welcoming of the Bulgarian employees than these hard workers.


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  • #7702
    keynes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 300 ✭✭keynes


    Jake1 wrote: »
    Post on twttier saying armed gardai on standby for traveller funeral of of to 70 people traveling from UK.

    :mad:


    Highlights was a shambolic and incoherent "lockdown" policy we have


  • #7703
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    keynes wrote: »
    Highlights was a shambolic and incoherent "lockdown" policy we have

    I tell ye, makes me wonder why I bother staying at home and trying to abide by all the advice, when others flout , and seem to get away with crap.

    :(


  • #7704
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,713 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    keynes wrote: »
    Highlights was a shambolic and incoherent "lockdown" policy we have

    I said it before. This lockdown is like a Benny hill sketch...

    How are these people allowed travel? How are any people allowed fly here and there on non/essential business?!

    I am confused with it all, as I am sure many are..have been from day 1...

    Government are flipping and flopping all the time..


  • #7705
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,242 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    Can't wait to see even half of the energy put into fist waving occuring against the strawberry pickers, in protesting against the arrival of a large number of UK based Irish-travellers who are coming over tomorrow for a funeral:

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/armed-gardai-on-standby-as-up-to-70-members-of-traveller-family-expected-to-travel-from-uk-for-funeral-39136756.html

    It did happen, slightly more vocal reaction as well.


  • #7706
    Professor Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,392 ✭✭✭✭Professor Moriarty


    Sober Crappy Chemis wrote: »
    Gonna go out on a limb here and say I'd be more welcoming of the Bulgarian employees than these hard workers.

    Headline says armed Gardaí will be in attendance to see if they breach restrictions. I suppose if one person goes within two metres of another you could shoot that person. Or both people. Not quite sure of the law on that.


  • #7707
    bloodless_coup
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭bloodless_coup


    Sounds like most on here would love to live in a totalitarian regime full time.


  • #7708
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,050 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Jake1 wrote: »
    Post on twttier saying armed gardai on standby for traveller funeral of of to 70 people traveling from UK.

    :mad:

    LOL. Like there is any chance a guard is going to shoot a traveller.


  • #7709
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 793 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I've been stopped by the gardai three times now. It makes me feel reassured and safe. I always make a point of thanking them for helping to save lives. Same with supermarket staff. Not all superheroes wear capes.


  • #7710
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Flying Fox wrote: »
    Just got the news today that it's got into my parents nursing home. Several cases and one death. Really scary times.

    OMG I hope your parents are ok

    I seen on the VM1 news that some relatives with family in nursing homes are getting their news about the home on the news, I think families should be aware of positive cases in that particular home before media


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  • #7711
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    doylefe wrote: »
    Sounds like most on here would love to live in a totalitarian regime full time.

    Nah, it's very simple. The more of a lockdown now the less of one over the next months. Or it will end up as half a lockdown one week, back to this for a few weeks, and so on. Not that people would tolerate that, but then again what are they going to do.


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