drunkmonkey wrote: » Your not getting this, take my friend for example, working a few days a week in a hospital with Covid wards and the rest in the maternity hospital, returns home after work probably picks up a bit of shopping on the way, there kids and husband are out any about while there at work. Can you not see the issue with them returning back to the the community after work every day. Isn't it quite obvious at this stage or are you of the mind that none of the 5000+ health care workers have infected anyone. I do think we need to get real and wake up to what the numbers are telling us.
road_high wrote: » You can sing it. And if like many you've no job to go back to, you will be just collateral damage.
jibber5000 wrote: » I've no experience of anybody working in a Covid and a maternity ward even in a regional hospital? I presume they are cleaning staff?
drunkmonkey wrote: » The quicker we open up the better, I think most people get social distancing now and businesses will adapt, a lot including pubs are primed and ready to go, they've been busy preparing, those who can manage social distancing should be allowed reopen now, maybe with local council checks and seal of approval. The elephant in the room at the moment is the 350 plenty of essential part timers are getting this which is a raise. Sceptical me says the restrictions are in for 12 weeks but I do know industry groups are lobbying for the payment to be based on the average paychecks not a flat 350 all-round as they can't get the staff required to reopen.
fleet_admiral wrote: » What a horrible poster
fleet_admiral wrote: » What a horrible post
NDWC wrote: » On behalf of 99% of this thread, kindly **** off
LiquidZeb wrote: » Yeah I think a lot of the lockdown mascots will change their tune once the€350 bites the dust.
trapp wrote: » Lukey no poor friend we're not disobeying regulations We're looking forward to the end of the them. We're warm people and base our lives on our relationships with others. There is nothing you can do to change that my poor man. In fact I urge you to embrace life and as the restrictions ease to see the joy life can bring.
road_high wrote: » Would like to get a flavour of the type of people losing their jobs besides the obvious in retail and services- what type of company do you work in that laid you off? You're right the financial waves down to all business will be immense- can imagine even once fairly safe manufacturing and service type jobs being effected down the supply chain.
lord quackinton wrote: » Have you lost your job? Highly unlikely as we If you did you would show empathy People like you are useless to this country If we were invaded tomorrow you would be collaborating immediately The reality there are 2 sides The side that this lockdown suit them personally, they don’t miss loved ones, can work form home or are public sector employees, are usually anti social and have few real friends, they despise society sure they will do all the social media bull**** but if you knocked on their door looking for help they would not even answer And the side who oppose this lockdown because they want to work, visit loved ones, get their kids back to school, go have a meal or few sweet beers This side is the righteous side and we were always going to win because we have right on our side and we are what makes this country great not people like you
drunkmonkey wrote: » Nurse, not in a Covid ward in a hospital with Covid wards.
BanditLuke wrote: » Don't worry my buddy. As soon as the restrictions are lifted and it's safe to do so I will. Had myself competing as a privateer in this year's road races as well at the TT but will have to park my leathers up for this season. Believe me my poor buddy I enjoy my life to its fullest no more than when I'm full throttle and can still smell the cut grass, roses and thornbushes as I keep her lit. Thanks for the kind words.
Stheno wrote: » So she is not working on Covid wards ?
fleet_admiral wrote: » I have a kitchen porter taking usually around €170 in wages per week. When i rang her during the week to say I want her in to scrubb the kitchen in preparation for reopening her reply was 'will I lose my 350' ����
pjohnson wrote: » Must cleanse the auld echo chamber!
trapp wrote: » But you'll have to live with risk or some risk anyway my good man I think this is the crux of our argument We both think the restrictions were necessary I believe we need to move on towards living with the virus for many social reasons and also because a vaccine could be years away You seem to believe the virus is more dangerous than it is and that we need to stay in lockdown until it is safe We won't get to 'safe' as it was before my good friend We have to live with the virus, taking caution, but still working, meeting people, socialising, allowing our children to go to school Can we agree my poor friend?
jibber5000 wrote: » That's just extreme negligence. I work in a regional hospital and this would never happen. Hospital split between covid and non covid wards.
BanditLuke wrote: » Oh your patience is wearing thin, boo hoo. Hold on until I find the worlds smallest violin for you. Toughen up. Everybody is in the same boat and has lost jobs as well as missing people but it doesn't give you the right to disobey regulations set down for the good of all society.
Spencer Brown wrote: » Do you ever post anything that isn't **** stirring? You add nothing to the discussion.
drunkmonkey wrote: » No in a hospital with Covid wards. I wouldn't call it a 0% risk of transferring it to the maternity hospital.
BanditLuke wrote: » Like I've said all along my poor buddy once the government under advice of the HSE tell us we are good to go then happy days. Until then let's all row in the same direction for the good of us all. Cheers bud.
SusieBlue wrote: » Just a word of advice, sneering and scoffing at people who are sharing their struggles is a sure fire way to hinder any meagre support they might have for your warped wet dream of a totalitarian oppressed society living under Martial Law. As well, I shouldn’t even have to tell you that advising someone who is sharing their mental health struggles to ‘Toughen up’ is in bad taste and extremely poor advice.
Stheno wrote: » Is she employed by the HSE or an agency? And just so I understand, let's say she does five days a week, are you saying three of those are in a hospital which treats covid but she is not on covid wards, and two days she is in a maternity hospital So e.g. she might do three days in Naas general and two in the Rotunda?
SusieBlue wrote: » I thought my job was a safe bet, I work in the IT industry. About 40% of our clients were in the retail & hospitality industries so we lost that income overnight. The remainder of our clients in other industries have tightened their belts, they have cancelled some services & a lot of them negotiated their contracts down to a pittance. It was either lose the contract or take the loss. Pretty much every project for the next 6 months has been completely cancelled. Any new clients in the process of coming on board have run for the hills. This has an unbelievable knock on effect, both down the chain and up the chain. Our office is closed, so now our cleaning lady, milkman and newspaper delivery man are also out of work too. We aren’t bringing any goods in so our suppliers are effected, as are their suppliers and so on. It was thought at the start that the hardest hit would be retail and hospitality employees but that unfortunately is no longer the case. I have friends in a wide range of fields, from engineers to legal secretaries who are now out of work and unsure of their future.
