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  • #5522
    xhomelezz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭xhomelezz


    Yes: valved
    timmy_mallet wrote: »
    Provide a source? For the excess mortality? Has your head been in the sand? It was headline news for days a couple of weeks ago

    So 1200 extra dead peeps is nothing?? Think that's about the figure, at least that's what I was able to understand from the news. Not mentioning all the f... ups with testing, contact tracing etc.


  • #5523
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,607 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    timmy_mallet wrote: »
    Provide a source? For the excess mortality? Has your head been in the sand? It was headline news for days a couple of weeks ago

    Still waiting on your figures. Provide a source or stop posting misinformation.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #5524
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Yes: surgical
    France has announced that face coverings will be compulsory from Monday in enclosed spaces such as shops.


  • #5525
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Yes: valved
    For anyone too selfish to wear a mask, read this and wear a mask when around people. I and alot more users here do not want to get symptoms like these. Also, we do not want to end up as a long hauler.

    This is a scary disease, one in which we don't have a vaccine for. A few minutes in a shop, or on public transport, and people feel put out. Well, I couldn't care less how you feel so hard done by with mandatory masks. I do not want to catch this disease, I do not want symptoms that last for weeks or months, I do not want to end up in the ICU, I do not want to end up on a ventilator and nobody should be allowed to infect others with a disease like this.

    Just wear a mask, please.

    https://english.elpais.com/science_tech/2020-07-17/over-half-of-coronavirus-hospital-patients-in-spain-have-developed-neurological-problems-studies-show.html?fbclid=IwAR3841UNn09-Wv8CF4gYKe768yPiD0iZZKR8XxlRii_SAe7ourlc1bANof4


  • #5526
    xhomelezz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭xhomelezz


    Yes: valved
    Too little we know about Covid-19 yet, to be playing with it. I rather stay cautious and get on with normal life as much as possible while avoiding infection. It's that simple.


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  • #5527
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Yes: surgical
    xhomelezz wrote: »
    Too little we know about Covid-19 yet, to be playing with it. I rather stay cautious and get on with normal life as much as possible while avoiding infection. It's that simple.

    My thoughts exactly. Lots of people seem to rather get into tantrums about their rights rather than just getting on with it and getting over this crap year.


  • #5528
    xhomelezz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭xhomelezz


    Yes: valved
    fr336 wrote: »
    My thoughts exactly. Lots of people seem to rather get into tantrums about their rights rather than just getting on with it and getting over this crap year.

    Yup, that's the way I see it. And I believe most of the posters on this thread have it same way. It's great to see country almost fully open, that's the way I want it. Just hope most of the people will stay alerted and keep being careful.


  • #5529
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,437 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Yes: to protect myself and others
    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    For anyone too selfish to wear a mask, read this and wear a mask when around people. I and alot more users here do not want to get symptoms like these. Also, we do not want to end up as a long hauler.

    This is a scary disease, one in which we don't have a vaccine for. A few minutes in a shop, or on public transport, and people feel put out. Well, I couldn't care less how you feel so hard done by with mandatory masks. I do not want to catch this disease, I do not want symptoms that last for weeks or months, I do not want to end up in the ICU, I do not want to end up on a ventilator and nobody should be allowed to infect others with a disease like this.

    Just wear a mask, please.

    https://english.elpais.com/science_tech/2020-07-17/over-half-of-coronavirus-hospital-patients-in-spain-have-developed-neurological-problems-studies-show.html?fbclid=IwAR3841UNn09-Wv8CF4gYKe768yPiD0iZZKR8XxlRii_SAe7ourlc1bANof4

    Over half of those hospitalised had these neurological problems?

    That seems huge, has this been verified by any other reports?


  • #5530
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Yes: valved
    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Over half of those hospitalised had these neurological problems?

    That seems huge, has this been verified by any other reports?

    I don't know if there's more reports.


  • #5531
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,045 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    No: other
    fr336 wrote: »
    My thoughts exactly. Lots of people seem to rather get into tantrums about their rights rather than just getting on with it and getting over this crap year.

    This is the thing, it's not just a year, this could be the rest of our lives. There's a solution which doesn't require masks that should be adopted until we find a better way.
    I've my party hat pretty much hung up, there's a few generations behind me that deserve to be having the time of their lives.

    Donning the mask is letting Government off the hook until god knows when. It's not a country I want to bring my kids up in. I'm jumping ship at some stage with my family if this goes on too long.

    When do you stop wearing it? What do we do with bare faces and the people who it triggers a first official mental illness in like me, seriously, what's the plan here i'm not seeing it.


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  • #5532
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,805 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    No: other
    fr336 wrote: »
    Not people with medical exemptions. People who can't be arsed to wear a variety of face coverings during a pandemic? Yes, all day long. Just what is the big deal? And why do the same people dismiss masks straight away? Is the concern for others so little no thought is even given to it?



    I’m at a loss to understand why people just don’t want to wear them...

    Are the uncomfortable ?... after getting used to them...NO, not at all.

    are they expensive... NO, not remotely

    Just get some, use them...


  • #5533
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Yes: valved
    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    This is the thing, it's not just a year, this could be the rest of our lives. There's a solution which doesn't require masks that should be adopted until we find a better way.
    I've my party hat pretty much hung up, there's a few generations behind me that deserve to be having the time of their lives.

    Donning the mask is letting Government off the hook until god knows when. It's not a country I want to bring my kids up in. I'm jumping ship at some stage with my family if this goes on too long.

    When do you stop wearing it? What do we do with bare faces and the people who it triggers a first official mental illness in like me, seriously, what's the plan here i'm not seeing it.

    What's the solution which doesn't require masks until we find a better way?


  • #5534
    ParkRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,146 ✭✭✭ParkRunner


    Yes: valved
    Strumms wrote: »
    I’m at a loss to understand why people just don’t want to wear them...

    Are the uncomfortable ?... after getting used to them...NO, not at all.

    are they expensive... NO, not remotely

    Just get some, use them...

    We’re in a dangerous place of loud soapbox sources of information taking the place of informed and critically assessed guidance.


  • #5535
    Terminator.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 73 ✭✭Terminator.


    ParkRunner wrote: »
    We’re in a dangerous place of loud soapbox sources of information taking the place of informed and critically assessed guidance.

    Boards.ie?


  • #5536
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,045 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    No: other
    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    What's the solution which doesn't require masks until we find a better way?

    Elimination.


  • #5537
    polesheep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,950 ✭✭✭polesheep


    odyssey06 wrote: »
    Some true colours coming out. This post just drips with contempt for those who are most vulnerable to the coronavirus.

    By contrast those urging people to wear masks - and in their ranks are the healthy and vulnerable - stress their fraternity and solidarity with all in this crisis.

    !


  • #5538
    Tork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭Tork


    Yes: to protect others
    Eliminate what?


  • #5539
    polesheep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,950 ✭✭✭polesheep


    polesheep wrote: »
    You know nothing about 'most' people and nothing about me, so your post is nonsense.

    You are the one who spoke for 'most' people.


  • #5540
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Yes: valved
    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Elimination.

    And we have to wear masks to help slow down the spread until we get a vaccine which will help with elimination.


  • #5541
    polesheep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,950 ✭✭✭polesheep


    Overheal wrote: »
    So you get to be the expert on what type of people are here and nobody else does? Affording yourself even more special standards I see.

    I haven't spoken for anyone but myself.


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  • #5542
    polesheep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,950 ✭✭✭polesheep


    khalessi wrote: »
    He always has

    Cheerleading from nurse Ratchet.


  • #5543
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,261 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Strumms wrote: »
    I’m at a loss to understand why people just don’t want to wear them...

    Are the uncomfortable ?... after getting used to them...NO, not at all.

    are they expensive... NO, not remotely

    Just get some, use them...


    I test drove one earlier, basically you are beathing in the same air you expelled, not a healthy way to live for any length of time, sort of like taking back in your own piss.


  • #5544
    GT89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭GT89


    No: I will wait for the HSE to recommend
    Work for a large retailer. No guidance, no word about mandatory masks in shops apart from hearing co-workers complaining about it haven't heard anything official from the company as of yet.


  • #5545
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,805 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    No: other
    ParkRunner wrote: »
    We’re in a dangerous place of loud soapbox sources of information taking the place of informed and critically assessed guidance.

    When the recommendation from the HSE and various other verifiable medical sources and resources is to wear a mask, I’m going with wearing... if it was just Joe Duffy or the legion of Mary I could appreciate the skepticism..... the sources are informed, verifiable and that really should be good enough... if people can provide some verifiable counter arguments as to why mask wearing is counter productive and make those counter arguments verifiable by furnishing the sources that lead them to think this, the qualifications of those who are providing this information and the studies if any to prove their version of the argument....


  • #5546
    2forjoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 464 ✭✭2forjoy


    Yes: homemade
    BOI staff locally are all wearing masks since last Thursday


  • #5547
    GT89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭GT89


    No: I will wait for the HSE to recommend
    2forjoy wrote: »
    BOI staff locally are all wearing masks since last Thursday

    Why do they need them. Do they not have screens like all banks even before cv19


  • #5548
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,725 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    No: I don't care enough
    GT89 wrote: »
    Why do they need them. Do they not have screens like all banks even before cv19

    There’s not screens between all the employees


  • #5549
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    Yes: surgical
    GazzaL wrote: »
    And supermarkets weren't hotspots for virus transmission because they are large spaces and people had good hygiene and used social distancing. We need to maintain good hygiene standards and social distancing and do this is all settings possible.
    Are you my boss? Because I had this conversion already on Friday evening.


  • #5550
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    Yes: surgical
    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Over half of those hospitalised had these neurological problems?

    That seems huge, has this been verified by any other reports?
    https://www.healthimaging.com/topics/advanced-visualization/covid-19-brain-abnormalities-mri

    Reading the slack group with people who are recovering from this, I'm not surprised in the least by the figure. People are reporting "brain fog" where they'll be convinced of things that aren't real, or they'll forget to address something urgent for days on end.

    It's a blood clotting disease. The respiratory symptoms are just how it gets around, once it starts replicating it starts to trigger an immune response which is incredibly l laborious. So the damage done by that is going to affect the organs unless you're unbelievably healthy, and can maintain that level of health somehow throughout the duration of the virus.


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  • #5551
    Tokyo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,656 ✭✭✭✭Tokyo


    Mod: @polesheep - don't post in the thread again.


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