hmmm wrote: » The small risk from getting hit by a bus is nothing like the decisions a government has to take when deciding what to do about a pandemic which threatens to over-run hospitals and kill tens of thousands of people in a very short period of time. At least get some sort of realism here.
Ginger n Lemon wrote: » I m not sure if you are serious or not... keep empty hospitals for later on? Its not a pack of peanuts really to keep laying around... I dont know what to say really. I am actually speechless, took me less than 70 posts to hit the speechless wall.
RugbyLad11 wrote: » Would someone out exercising even have details in them? I never had ID with my when going for cycles/jogs
hmmm wrote: » The hospitals are empty because the lockdown worked and people respected it. Everyone was worried about becoming another Wuhan or Italy a few weeks ago, thankfully we got it right and managed to avoid this. We probably will need to keep them for later in the year, particularly as we mix flu season and a possible second wave of Covid.
Kermit.de.frog wrote: » Quite easy to be on the high horse in New Zealand, one of the most isolated and incomparable countries in the world to anywhere else. Always much easier for them than pretty much any other country. In no way is it a valid comparison.
Discodog wrote: » “The traffic flow has been strong throughout the day,” says Sgt Frank Hand. “People are coming in for shopping and for prescriptions in the pharmacies. We are stopping everyone. We check details. We are advising them to stay within the 2km. There are people we are turning around as well – and cyclists.”https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/gardai-report-high-compliance-over-travel-restrictions-39176611.html
KrustyUCC wrote: » I would be very surprised if they did Worse they can do is ask you to turn around if you don't argue with them Nothing ventured nothing gained Go see your partner
DebDynamite wrote: » Not a Paddy Cosgrave fan at all, but he tweeted a clip earlier today of the New Zealand PM making reference in one of her addresses to how drawn out our opening-up is. She must be wondering now we got it so wrong. Tried to link it, but it’s not working. Not sure if linking his stuff is allowed!
hmmm wrote: » The original poster was suggesting there was no risk in a barbers, I was making the point that there was. There's risk in everything which involves interacting with other people..
Ginger n Lemon wrote: » Over-run empty hospitals. Can we please get that right. We are currently paying hundreds of millions of euros to keep private hospitals empty.
KrustyUCC wrote: » You'll have no bother cycling You're just exercising so no excuse needed Go 5km and use your address if stopped If 5km nearer your partners house use their address
Discodog wrote: » The present operation ends at midnight. They will have to scale back & give Gardai time off etc. The interesting thing is how the Gardai deal with things after the 18th when their special powers are due to end.
easypazz wrote: » Tomorrow hopefully, I expect a lot more traffic on the road, too much for the Guards to check every car, so the checkpoints will be scaled back.
RugbyLad11 wrote: » I've had enough so I've decide I've decided I'll see my partner some day this week, don't worry we will just go for a walk with no touching. The problem is I live around 8KM away, I will cycle it so I'm wondering what is the best excuse to give the Garda when I get stopped on my bicycle 1. Tell them I'm delivering medical supplies (I actually am bringing gloves and hand sanitizer to partner ) 2. Tell them I'm out for a cycle and if they ask for address give them a different address less than 5KM away
Ginger n Lemon wrote: » There may be a bus coming and if the driver is drunk I could get hit and possibly die. I know, I ll cocoon myself for many months. Only to have the same risk 3 months from now.
castletownman wrote: » They set up a check-point yesterday on a country lane down the road for me that leads to a popular hill walk. I'm surprised they knew of it though, because when there was a spate of robberies in the area they were nowhere to be seen.
road_high wrote: » Saw that up on Facebook too....revelling in the nonsense. They might not be so smug with the paycut coming their way though.... Personal accounts of them checking car boot for shopping (being delivered to elderly parents in rural area)...also turning cars about from a small town that wanted to go shopping in bigger, cheaper stores for groceries in neighbouring large town. I'll never respect that kind of inanely petty carry on. Appreciate many think it's wonderful though
hmmm wrote: » The original poster was suggesting there was no risk in a barbers, I was making the point that there was. There's risk in everything which involves interacting with other people. As I understand it from reports, NPHET have given government their assessment of the risks, but made no real recommendations as to when things should be reopened. It's a political decision as to how fast things should reopen, and the government have decided to reopen the less dangerous/uncertain things first (mostly things that are outdoors in phase 1). That's a sensible approach. If you open the possibly more dangerous things first then you run the risk of not being able to open anything at all if the infected numbers shoot up.
Penfailed wrote: » How many people on here bitching about the restrictions have actually done anything constructive about it? How many of you have lobbied your local TD? How many of you have contacted your local councillor to speak to a TD on your behalf? If the sum total of your frustration is posting on Boards, then you have achieved nothing.
normanoffside wrote: » https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/0501/1136173-gaa-and-soccer-projected-to-resume-in-july/ Golf courses are to reopen on 18th May. Are people really supposed to walk to them? There's blind following of rules and then there's common sense, if people are allowed to drive 5km and they are allowed to exercise 5km from home, can both not be combined?
rob316 wrote: » And the pressure begins, the vintners want to reopen 6 weeks earlier.
