Cork Boy 53 wrote: » That was true to some extent but there were frequent disruptions for the duration of the Blitz after air raid warnings were given when they did have to take shelter.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » I have a mortgage, but I really don't think anyone is going to get evicted over this, it's rare anyone gets evicted by banks anyway in Ireland and they wont stand a chance in the post covid environment, that's my take on it anyway.
tobefrank321 wrote: » If that is the case, then why are we seeing new cases effectively at an all time high? Something doesn't add up. With an extreme lockdown, you'd expect at this stage, to see numbers going down. And before someone says we were going down, its obvious that was because of testing limitations. Once they sorted out the testing logistics and ramp up testing, they got and will get a true measure of the spread, which appears to be very high. But if the numbers are high and hospitalisations low, then this may be more manageable than we first thought. Its important to get an accurate picture of how many people are really infected.
LiquidZeb wrote: » Well people who have mortgages or other financial commitments are definitely panicking. The covid payment, which is likely to be reduced in the coming month won't meet the mortgage and other living expenses. How long do you reckon the banks and building societies will give people?
Thelonious Monk wrote: » I have a few grand in savings, that's all. Cavalier or not, what are my options here? There's no point in panicking.
growleaves wrote: » There was no shutdown during the London Blitz. Schools and universities, examinations, arts (theatre, opera, music, dance), museums, book shops, scientific research, live sports etc. were all kept going. Londoners could have shut these things down and hid in air-raid shelters for the duration but choose not to for reasons of morale mainly.
Breezin wrote: » Anyone who considers the current regulations as not strict must have lived a very constrained existence to start with. Our whole society has been effectively closed down.
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » As someone who had a mother who experienced life throughout the WW2 Blitz in the London area let me assure you that society being closed down is not what is happening in Ireland now at all.
LiquidZeb wrote: » You must be in a better economic position than me and a lot of people if you can have that cavalier an attitude towards your employment status so.
Nermal wrote: » Olympic-level mental gymnastics. Those of us who want this economic hara-kiri to end are 'soft'. People who want us all to stay indoors, because of a virus with the same chance of killing under-65s as a nine-mile car journey, are 'brave'. End this madness now. Waiting till May 5th is just compounding our error.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » I don't know if I'll have work myself, but it's out of my control. I just don't see the point in complaining about it all day, it wont achieve anything. The Gov are hardly making these decisions lightly, for me what we're doing now are the least bad options.
HBC08 wrote: » At the same time (if you were to take this thread as an example) its shocking to see people crumple at the first sign of adversity.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » You would think we're all a bunch of whiney soft mentally ill people going by these threads.
facehugger99 wrote: » You're right, - it's getting boring. You need to up your game and come up with some new stuff to trigger responses.
BanditLuke wrote: » I've said a few times now
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » This is what the brigade who constantly claim that Ireland is in strict lockdown can`t or won`t acknowledge. If the same measures were implemented here as in China, Singapore etc. they might have a point. We are not now nor are likely to be in strict lockdown no matter how high the rise in deaths and ICU cases. Also some posters on the forums here clearly have issues with conforming with rules and regulations along with the usual cohort of trolls and wind up merchants.
LiquidZeb wrote: » Well the problem is if people don't get back to work soon theres a chance they won't have any jobs to go back to. What's your master plan then or are people concerned about that just whiners?
To think we managed to get through the emergency during WW2 where electricity and food were scarce.
You would think we're all a bunch of whiney soft mentally ill people going by these threads.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » To think we managed to get through the emergency during WW2 where electricity and food were scarce. I think as you were saying, it's 2 extremes on these threads. I don't know anyone who isn't just mostly complying with the rules right now and getting on with things with little complaint. My parents are in proper lockdown for weeks abroad and didn't get to meet their only grandchild for the first time because of all this, and have no idea when they will now, but they're not complaining, they're getting on with things. You would think we're all a bunch of whiney soft mentally ill people going by these threads.
HBC08 wrote: » The lockdown is a massive burden on everybody and from a purely personal point of view im beginning to find it very tough mentally. At the same time (if you were to take this thread as an example) its shocking to see people crumple at the first sign of adversity.
gauchesnell wrote: » my work - dont to name them sorry. Im public sector and we have construction onsite aswell (major project). We received an update this morning advising that it is planned to resume pending best medical advice/where social distancing can be achieved.
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » This is what people who constantly claim that Ireland is in strict lockdown can`t or won`t acknowledge. If the same measures were implemented here as in China, Singapore etc. they might have a point. We are not now nor are likely to be in strict lockdown no matter how high the rise in deaths and ICU cases.
