Away With The Fairies wrote: » But come on, label me as a negative nelly (again) because I point out the absolute selfishness in people's choice not to wear a mask.
seefin wrote: » Have a chronically runny nose so wont be able to wear a mask without snot running into my mouth after 5 minutes. Haven't been in shops or anything yet because of this. Surely there's some benefit to wearing a mask covering my mouth only? It will capture coughs and droplets from speaking so better than nothing? Admittedly Id be mortified of people looking pityingly at me thinking i dont know how to wear a mask,.but would get over it if thought was better than nothing
[Deleted User] wrote: » Just wear one and blow your nose like normal. I don't see how it makes a difference.
seefin wrote: » Almost vomited
[Deleted User] wrote: » ? Put the mask under your chin, blow your nose, put mask back up again. How do you normally deal with this without a mask?
seefin wrote: » Youre not meant to touch masks once on, i thought?
Away With The Fairies wrote: » We're in for a sh!t winter if this still lingers on. Covid19 + colds + flu.
Boggles wrote: » Yes they have, they have limited passengers to 17 down from 67. They could do that because passenger numbers were down 90+% because of the restrictions. They now see that isn't feasible given more volumes of people will need to use the services, so they want face coverings mandatory just like they have done in over 50 countries, the UK being the latest. Sorry again what is your actual opposition to a very simple device that has been proven to work at this stage without any shadow of a doubt? You think it makes you look like a wally, it fogs up your glasses, mental health, something, something, something? They are not valid reasons.
Atlantic Dawn wrote: » The HSE should release flu death figures since Covid arrived for comparison. Seems to have been lowest rate ever, have not heard of a single death.
Jim_Hodge wrote: » You keep going on about all these false negatives, They are a miniscule percentage. If we adhere to distancing, hand hygiene etc and wear masks, if we wish, then the occurrences of flu should also be contained.
weldoninhio wrote: » I get 4 buses a day and have done, Monday to Friday, every day, pandemic or no pandemic. There has been no enforcement of social distancing in Dublin Bus from the beginning of this up to now. I’ve tweeted them about there being over 17 people in the upper deck. I can put up copies of tweets and the replies I’ve gotten from them, I can put up copies of emails and copies of the replies I’ve gotten from them. You can check their twitter account and see the hundreds of tweets they’ve gotten from bus users complaining about the lack of social distancing or you can google DublinLive and see pictures of a jam-packed bus.
Wibbs wrote: I realised early on in life that "people" are most usually a mix of self interest, laziness and herd thinking. This virus didn't change that.
McGiver wrote: » Being a Czech l always thought the same about the Czechs, Czech people are very individualistic, non-interfering, live and let live attitude, very comfortable in their own home (you could say lazy, I call it 'hobbits') but the experience over there with the massive solidarity and volunteering movement during changed my opinion. I've heard similar positive stories from Spain and even the UK. Can we say the same about the situation here....what do you think?
ginoginelli wrote: » Finally! Many many months too late, but better late than never. Holohan and co cannot sit on the fence anymore. Masks need to be mandated in certain settings NOW. To not do so would be deemed reckless and inexcusable given the WHO's new guidelines.
Seanergy wrote: » Anyone here got a microscope or access to one and willing to send me a few close ups of a new Dunnes Stores non woven pollypropalene reusable shopping bag? They are only a euro, gladly throw you a mask for it, melting and sealing very well so far.
[Deleted User] wrote: » You're wearing a mask to protect others. That nonsense about touching your mask is only a concern for people who not care about that and are only concerned about themselves..
Seanergy wrote: » Are the Irish government finally going to be accountable?
Boggles wrote: » Hardly. :pac: They were told well over a month ago that when restrictions are lifted a feasible transport network would not be possible with social distancing, masks had to be compulsory. They were told again last week "officially" by the transport companies. It's the most basic of common sense. Friday they fúcked in the towel, now they are trying to play catch up. My advice to anyone that uses public transport is to get a few masks if they don't have any, or make their own. The North are making the decision this week and it seems they will align themselves with England and make them compulsory. Of course this could have been all decided 2+ months ago like the majority of Europe to give people a chance. But sure be grand.
weldoninhio wrote: » Going grand so far. No major spikes or clusters from public transport.
Boggles wrote: » Hardly. :pac: They were told well over a month ago that when restrictions are lifted a feasible transport network would not be possible with social distancing, masks had to be compulsory. They were told again last week "officially" by the transport companies. It's the most basic of common sense. Friday they fúcked in the towel, now they are trying to play catch up.My advice to anyone that uses public transport is to get a few masks if they don't have any, or make their own. The North are making the decision this week and it seems they will align themselves with England and make them compulsory. Of course this could have been all decided 2+ months ago like the majority of Europe to give people a chance. But sure be grand.
Seanergy wrote: » "And I'd point out that the different between a face covering and a face mask [is] you can make a face covering at home with just a t-shirt or socks." "It provides protection awareness; it's an additional hygiene measure - it's not a magic shield, but there's definitely some benefit in doing it".
dfx- wrote: » This was my point earlier about the term face covering. Could use anything as a face covering, who knows its actual effectiveness.
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