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
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.
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..
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!
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
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.
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.
RugbyLad11 wrote: » Would someone out exercising even have details in them? I never had ID with my when going for cycles/jogs
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.
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.
Tenzor07 wrote: » On the subject of lifting restrictions on Barbers(and hairdressers) surely the use of PPE and perhaps also working off appointments or a ticket system where customers waited outside or didn't arrive until their specified time would allow Salon's to open soon?
hmmm wrote: » Tenzor07 wrote: » On the subject of lifting restrictions on Barbers(and hairdressers) surely the use of PPE and perhaps also working off appointments or a ticket system where customers waited outside or didn't arrive until their specified time would allow Salon's to open soon? /QUOTE] They are allowed to open in phase 4 (20 July) and listed as a "High risk" activity. They'll need to do stuff like that yes to be allowed reopen, and I suspect many customers will not use them otherwise. I'm not sure many barbers and their customers would be happy to wear medical grade PPE, so they'll probably be using PPE with less protection. We can't rush to open too much too soon, because if cases spike upwards we won't know what the cause is - we'd have to close everything again. At least opening in a phased way means those businesses who do open can be reasonably confident they won't have to quickly close again. We've been closed for 2 months now...i think that ship has already sailed.
Tenzor07 wrote: » On the subject of lifting restrictions on Barbers(and hairdressers) surely the use of PPE and perhaps also working off appointments or a ticket system where customers waited outside or didn't arrive until their specified time would allow Salon's to open soon? /QUOTE] They are allowed to open in phase 4 (20 July) and listed as a "High risk" activity. They'll need to do stuff like that yes to be allowed reopen, and I suspect many customers will not use them otherwise. I'm not sure many barbers and their customers would be happy to wear medical grade PPE, so they'll probably be using PPE with less protection. We can't rush to open too much too soon, because if cases spike upwards we won't know what the cause is - we'd have to close everything again. At least opening in a phased way means those businesses who do open can be reasonably confident they won't have to quickly close again.
hmmm wrote: » There's nothing wrong with having capacity during a pandemic in case we see a surge of people needing ICU and hospital care. I don't know why this is such a difficult concept for you.
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 or I just didn’t do it right!
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: » Its difficult because I have finance background. I work in finance. I know that there is no such thing as cheap money or free money. Reality is there will be protests. Large protests of very angry people later in the year who will be either A) unemployed or taxed very heavily as a result of this reckless spending and absolute shambles of a plan. PS - ICU capacity hasnt increased. Leo has mentioned that you know we have ICU 100 beds. if ICU is overwhelmed people die. GET MORE ICU BEDS. Why are we paying for empty hospitals but are unable to expand our ICU capacity? ? ?
Stark wrote: » Telling people travelling to pick up their prescriptions that they have to stay within 2km, ****ing morons. Someone really needs to set them straight on what the law actually is.
road_high wrote: » We've been closed for 2 months now...i think that ship has already sailed.
Ginger n Lemon wrote: » IGET MORE ICU BEDS. Why are we paying for empty hospitals but are unable to expand our ICU capacity? ? ?
Penfailed wrote: » Six weeks. Schools closed on the 12th of March. Pubs and restaurants closed on the 15th of March. Everything else closed on the 24th of March.
