Covid 19 Part XX-26,644 in ROI (1,772 deaths) 6,064 in NI (556 deaths) (08/08)Read OP

podgeandrodge wrote: »

So, and before I get attacked I am not complaining, do they believe schools opening is relatively safe given that they are telling people to avoid contact, or accepting that it is a necessary risk?

I would have thought loads of kids mixing and coming home every day to mammy and daddy, and mammy and daddy subsequently bringing their kids infections with them while going for a takeaway pizza in the local pub would have been a tad risky no?

I think the risk is a lot lower for transmission from kids under 10, from what I've seen/heard.

I was on a plane a few years ago from Abu Dhabi and the guy sitting next to me was getting a connecting flight from Malaysia to return to work in Ireland. He has just been home for the first time in 4 years to see his wife and son. His job was to chop the heads off chickens in a meat factory in Cavan or Monaghan I think and he said they went through thousands of chickens every week.

He said he shared a room with 4 others and said there was a lot of violence and alcoholism. He was very upset and it was pretty clear he didn’t want to be on that flight. There are lots of videos and articles about workers suffering from PTSD from working in these hellholes and it’s not surprising that viruses can thrive in these settings.

dj jarvis wrote: »

LOL, so you are a gimp !!!
Doesn't matter if i have kids or not- I'm just not a narcissist ignorant prick who does not understand why its a stupid idea to open the pubs fully right now.
And if your're having pints and food, they what the **** are you moaning about ?

Tough titty - no scoops for you !!

Gob****e

But you think it's a good idea to open schools...... So who are you going to blame in 6 weeks when pubs still aren't open and there's a spike......

I won't lower myself to personal insults, I'm too classy and drunk for that

4 of the biggest gimps running this country Into the ground

podgeandrodge wrote: »

So, and before I get attacked I am not complaining, do they believe schools opening is relatively safe given that they are telling people to avoid contact, or accepting that it is a necessary risk?

I would have thought loads of kids mixing and coming home every day to mammy and daddy, and mammy and daddy subsequently bringing their kids infections with them while going for a takeaway pizza in the local pub would have been a tad risky no?

No every family is going for pizzas in the local, in fact a lot of people i know are still avoiding going near pubs and cafes.
Also according to reports kids spread the virus less than adults.

not sure how people are trying to justify the pubs opening back up right now, we all know it will be a **** show, back to super hard lock down, why? so some moron who is on boards can got for a pint??
no thanks - ****ty for publicans and they should get extra help, but **** opening the pubs.

irishlad123456 wrote: »

4 of the biggest gimps running this country Into the ground

Could you do any better, Mr. Keyboard Warrior??

gmisk wrote: »

It might have been mandatory but tonnes not doing it.
My husband was in credit union today.
He is in his 30s only one in mask a load of aul wans barely a mask between them!

It wasnt Mandatory it was encouraged that people wear masks in retail settings, its only becoming law on the 10th of August.

Shin

podgeandrodge wrote: »

I hate this prevailing attitude that people on minimum or low wages somehow can't be trusted to do a good job. It's an awful slight on people in this income bracket.

As someone who was on minimum wage as security, I worked my bollox off and did the best job I could, why? So I wouldn't be on minimum wage any more......

a tail of four countries
Ireland
Israel
South Korea
Taiwan

Israel
got down to 1.5 cases per million after lock-down and then opened up and closed the team running the tests
now around 200 cases per million

South Korea and Taiwan
learned the lessons from SARS and MERS
they did not have to lock down, Masks, strong contact tracing, quarantine for incoming travelers, and free tests for all.
if you are having a hard time seeing them most days are less then 1 per million

Ireland
we got down to 1.3 cases per million and started to open up
when people ask to open up more i understand, but what do you think will happen. cases will rise. so we need to balance how open we are and the number of cases were ok will, what number is that?
what is too much work for you that you are ok for the numbers to go up

podgeandrodge wrote: »

I have to admit, I loved your last line in that post :pac:

Thanks, remind me of it in the morning, these substantial meals are catching up on me.....

Tony spoke with an air of confidence and authority which Glynn simply doesn't have.

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

4 weeks from today until next phase.

I missed that

Why 4 weeks now?

hynesie08 wrote: »

It's not in my own special way, I'm openly saying **** your kids....... I'm also well able to have scoops and pay for a meal, because I don't have kids that I expect the rest of society to bend over backwards for....

No you didn't openly say it, you're only saying it now for the first time.


Ugh what a wanker