Relaxation of Restrictions, Part IV - **Read OP for Mod Warnings**

The virologist on prime time from ucd actually spoke sense there. Need to get on with things and live with virus!
Holiday booked for a staycation in August with herself and our son and I’d like to be able to go around, pop into a pub for a beer, but food, bring the young lad to the beach and swimming pool. If the 2 metre distance is upheld it’ll be torture with a buggy!
Both us are in safe employment and want to help get the economy going again hence staying at home for our summer holiday.

I finally managed to go the dentist today and was relieved to see very few operational changes.
There was hand sanitiser by the entrance which they requested everyone use on the way in and about half the seats were taken out of the waiting room, though what seating was left definitely wasn’t 2m apart.

The receptionist wasn’t wearing a mask, she said it was impossible to speak on the phone with one and taking it on and off every two minutes defeats the purpose of even wearing it.
The dentist and his assistant just wore gloves and masks as normal, no hazmat suits and PPE. He obviously didn’t stay or even try to social distance from me when he was carrying out my treatments.

He didn’t even bring up coronavirus or mention it till I did, and he said he had no intention in making big investments in protective equipment and changing how his business operates and running at a loss when he fully expects all these rules to be gone in a few months.

He said it wasn’t realistic or sustainable and that come August 10th, when everything is open, the government won’t be long scrapping the 2m distancing and queueing rules etc when they realise it will mean pretty much every business across all sectors will go under because it won’t be financially feasible to run at such reduced capacities.

He reckons there will be a big push to spend/eat out/drink at Christmas to try to recover some of the revenue that was lost these past few months and winter weather isn’t compatible with waiting 45 minutes in the cold to get into a shop or catching up with old friends from a 2m distance over dinner.

It was honestly such a relief to come across someone in real life so pragmatic and not bending over backwards spending stupid sums of money they can’t afford on new systems and procedures in the ‘fight against coronavirus’.

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Just dipping in and out while passing time pleasantly. This thread has zero impact other than as a lightning rod for rants.

Probably the busiest thread on the site.

SusieBlue wrote: »

I finally managed to go the dentist today and was relieved to see very few operational changes.
There was hand sanitiser by the entrance which they requested everyone use on the way in and about half the seats were taken out of the waiting room, though what seating was left definitely wasn’t 2m apart.

The receptionist wasn’t wearing a mask, she said it was impossible to speak on the phone with one and taking it on and off every two minutes defeats the purpose of even wearing it.
The dentist and his assistant just wore gloves and masks as normal, no hazmat suits and PPE. He obviously didn’t stay or even try to social distance from me when he was carrying out my treatments.

He didn’t even bring up coronavirus or mention it till I did, and he said he had no intention in making big investments in protective equipment and changing how his business operates and running at a loss when he fully expects all these rules to be gone in a few months.

He said it wasn’t realistic or sustainable and that come August 10th, when everything is open, the government won’t be long scrapping the 2m distancing and queueing rules etc when they realise it will mean pretty much every business across all sectors will go under because it won’t be financially feasible to run at such reduced capacities.

He reckons there will be a big push to spend/eat out/drink at Christmas to try to recover some of the revenue that was lost these past few months and winter weather isn’t compatible with waiting 45 minutes in the cold to get into a shop or catching up with old friends from a 2m distance over dinner.

It was honestly such a relief to come across someone in real life so pragmatic and not bending over backwards spending stupid sums of money they can’t afford on new systems and procedures in the ‘fight against coronavirus’.

My kind of dentist ! This wasn’t in Kilkenny by any chance, my dentist who’s
I know fairly well would be of the same church. They’re as much dentists as small business men these days so very understandable. They already employ great hygiene already and ppe so I think definitely one of the low risk sectors

Wife managed to get a hairdresser to call to the house on Friday,going to do my mother's hair as well,the longer these restrictions stay in place the more the black market will thrive

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Simon now condemned the march.

Won't please the permanently outraged here no doubt.

I'm very pleased. Though I don't think he's helping himself by hanging on to the 'Racism is a virus' rhetorical flourish. But hey I'm not in P.R. maybe its gold with focus groups.

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

One of the busier. Not the busiest though. Plus the posters are quite homogeneous so it can be monotonous.

Almost everything that can be said has been said. I will try to think of a fresh new angle to approach it from if I can lol

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

One of the busier. Not the busiest though. Plus the posters are quite homogeneous so it can be monotonous.

Remove yourself then. The idiocy of staying here when it bores you........

Tony Foley economist from DCU making a huge amount of sense on the Tonight Show

Well worth a watch for people

SusieBlue wrote: »

I finally managed to go the dentist today and was relieved to see very few operational changes.
There was hand sanitiser by the entrance which they requested everyone use on the way in and about half the seats were taken out of the waiting room, though what seating was left definitely wasn’t 2m apart.

The receptionist wasn’t wearing a mask, she said it was impossible to speak on the phone with one and taking it on and off every two minutes defeats the purpose of even wearing it.
The dentist and his assistant just wore gloves and masks as normal, no hazmat suits and PPE. He obviously didn’t stay or even try to social distance from me when he was carrying out my treatments.

He didn’t even bring up coronavirus or mention it till I did, and he said he had no intention in making big investments in protective equipment and changing how his business operates and running at a loss when he fully expects all these rules to be gone in a few months.

He said it wasn’t realistic or sustainable and that come August 10th, when everything is open, the government won’t be long scrapping the 2m distancing and queueing rules etc when they realise it will mean pretty much every business across all sectors will go under because it won’t be financially feasible to run at such reduced capacities.

He reckons there will be a big push to spend/eat out/drink at Christmas to try to recover some of the revenue that was lost these past few months and winter weather isn’t compatible with waiting 45 minutes in the cold to get into a shop or catching up with old friends from a 2m distance over dinner.

It was honestly such a relief to come across someone in real life so pragmatic and not bending over backwards spending stupid sums of money they can’t afford on new systems and procedures in the ‘fight against coronavirus’.

Great news. The world will not function with this social distancing garbage. Incredibly, some have become very invested in it, even passionate about it. They don’t just engage with it, they revel in it. More like your dentist are needed.

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Tony Foley economist from DCU making a huge amount of sense on the Tonight Show

Well worth a watch for people

Watching now. Ivan Yates is very good as always too. Says all NI is fully opened by 20th july. Huge difference to 10 Aug. damn right.

17 out of 20 countries who opened schools did not have any rise in cases. Bloody hell

VonLuck wrote: »

There's little done about cars breaking red lights or people littering in parks. Would you behave likewise because there is almost no enforcement?

If the people breaking those laws were displayed on television and the news breaking those rules and the prime minister said on twitter they were great for breaking the red lights and literring then yes it would absolutely change my opinion on whether I should do those things, or at the very least I would begin to not feel guilt about breaking such rules if it was for some reason of more convenience for me to do so

giveitholly wrote: »

Wife managed to get a hairdresser to call to the house on Friday,going to do my mother's hair as well,the longer these restrictions stay in place the more the black market will thrive

My loca barber didn't close. He is literally a back door barber 😅

Mr. Karate wrote: »

Yesterday was the day to do it. 24hours later makes it seem like he's only doing it because he was forced too.

Or....


He was off on a bank holiday Monday like most of the country and back in work today.

Micky 32 wrote: »

The drooling and “spattering of froth” will soon diminish on this thread in the next few weeks as the virus gets less and less cases

Unless those are some of the symptoms? Lol