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Covid 19 Part XXI-27,908 in ROI (1,777 deaths) 6,647 in NI (559 deaths)(22/08)Read OP

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  • #3212
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,049 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    RTE now covering Berlin D2 Bar...
    https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0816/1159457-dublin-bar/

    The Key word is guidance, there's no law against having a good time, we have to stop with all these knee jerk reactions and outrage. The youth should be out enjoying themselves and working on our pensions.
    We either go full on NZ or just get on with things. Anyone with half a brain can see or guidelines are made up nonsense, can't get a liter or milk without a mask but pints and food covid will leave you alone for as long as the barman decides.


  • #3213
    blacklilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,687 ✭✭✭blacklilly


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    RTE now covering Berlin D2 Bar...
    https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0816/1159457-dublin-bar/

    There is only one way to deal with this. The operators of the pub need to be up in court this week and face the maximum fine.
    Absolutely sickening to see this.


  • #3214
    Renjit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Renjit


    pjohnson wrote: »
    I'd say that "barman" will struggle for employment unless theres a new Coyote Ugly movie in the works.

    Barman can sit on PUP and throw the same antics at home or within his friend circle :D


  • #3215
    hotmail.com
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,381 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    RTE leading with Berlin Bar story. It's curtains now for it.


  • #3216
    Drumpot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Not agreeing with this as all, you've way less chance of catching covid from a smoker than a non smoker as they have way less chance of catching it in the first place. Agree if there is smoke in the air and someone adds some covid to it and you walk into it you may get some droplets but your getting them everywhere especially your eyes, compulsory goggles aren't far away.
    As for people having to drink indoors instead of outdoors, it makes no sense. We should have opened pubs with outdoor areas not ones with €9 pizza.

    What’s the difference? If a smoker exhaling smoke can lead to droplets hanging in air because of the smoke, then the smoker is potentially infecting others indirectly.

    I believe That was people drinking on the streets, I don’t think it was necessarily people drinking outdoors.

    The bottom line is that drinking and catching/spreading virus appears to be a risk factor. It’s obvious why this is the case , people get sloppy and messy after a few drinks and do things they might not do sober. This is calling a spade a spade but we have to tip toe around this fact because people like to drink and they try to bury this fact in waffle. There’s nothing wrong with drinking and having fun, but right now this is a time when doing these things do not help slow down the spread.


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  • #3217
    Thierry12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Thierry12


    JJJackal wrote: »
    I suggest the 160,000 plus people who have died in the US would disagree with President Trump

    In a country with nearly 400,000,000

    Perspective like

    0.04% death

    99.96% US still alive

    We have 1800 deaths out of 5,000,000 here

    Guess what 0.04% death here too

    We are doing a great job


  • #3218
    Renjit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Renjit


    Doctor Jimbob wrote: »
    What about the operators of the meat factories that are actually linked to outbreaks that caused a lockdown in 3 counties?

    Don't get me wrong, what happened in that pub was ridiculous and should be condemned, but there's no point coming down like a ton of bricks on them while we continue to ignore what's going on in those factores.

    They should take strict action but are you ok with these two comparisons? One is putting meat on your dinner table and other is a "just of fun" activity.


  • #3219
    Onesea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 475 ✭✭Onesea


    Berlin bar looked like fun. Not alot of fear being displayed.


  • #3220
    road_high
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,870 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    Onesea wrote: »
    Berlin bar looked like fun. Not alot of fear being displayed.

    Many just aren’t scared anymore. Bound to happen (not judging these people either way).


  • #3221
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,049 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Onesea wrote: »
    Berlin bar looked like fun. Not alot of fear being displayed.

    and in fairness to the owners it was less crowded than Kilkee and better controlled. It might not look great but it's better than the alternative.


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  • #3222
    road_high
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,870 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    and in fairness to the owners it was less crowded than Kilkee and better controlled. It might not look great but it's better than the alternative.

    Would be going on at house parties either way...


  • #3223
    OscarMIlde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭OscarMIlde


    Ineedaname wrote: »
    Sounds like the first test could have been a false positive.

    You don't get false positives with a PCR test unless you contaminate it with another positive sample. This test is highly specific.


  • #3224
    Steve F
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,858 ✭✭✭Steve F


    My two cents on the Zero Covid debate.
    People saying it's isn't possible....using NZ as an example.The reason they couldn't maintain the zero status was because the rest of the world didn't toe the line also.
    The WHO said early on that we could defeat this virus if THE WHOLE WORLD PULLED TOGETHER AS ONE.

    The opportunity to achieve that has now long gone.
    Most of the world population couldn't see the bigger picture....short term pain long term gain.

    The choices made in February,March by most countries sealed our fate.
    The virus will be with us forever now in some shape or form.
    The attitude by most was "Ah sure this will all blow over in a few weeks"


  • #3225
    schmoo2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭schmoo2k


    seamus wrote: »
    Your phone doesn't have sensors that can accurately tell you if someone is less than 2m from you.

    It would be more frustrating than useful, it would be going off both too often and not enough.

    What you need is a really big sombrero!


  • #3226
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    We get it onesie and drunkmonkey you're tired of the lockdown, you spend thread after thread making up crap to indicate your frustration.

    You're only taking the p!ss with those justifications though and you're codding nobody. You know that behaviour is unsafe and you're just looking for attention by saying it's fine, for some sad reason.


  • #3227
    ExMachina1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    s1ippy wrote: »
    We get it onesie and drunkmonkey you're tired of the lockdown, you spend thread after thread making up crap to indicate your frustration.

    You're only taking the p!ss with those justifications though and you're codding nobody. You know that behaviour is unsafe and you're just looking for attention by saying it's fine, for some sad reason.

    They are entitled to their opinions and thoughts though are they not?


  • #3228
    Steve F
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,858 ✭✭✭Steve F


    Onesea wrote: »
    Berlin bar looked like fun. Not alot of fear being displayed.

    Ignorance is bliss


  • #3229
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,865 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    schmoo2k wrote: »
    What you need is a really big sombrero!

    Just make sure BoJo isn't around to squash it...


  • #3230
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,049 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Steve F wrote: »
    My two cents on the Zero Covid debate.
    People saying it's isn't possible....using NZ as an example.The reason they couldn't maintain the zero status was because the rest of the world didn't toe the line also.
    The WHO said early on that we could defeat this virus if THE WHOLE WORLD PULLED TOGETHER AS ONE.

    The opportunity to achieve that has now long gone.
    Most of the world population couldn't see the bigger picture....short term pain long term gain.

    The choices made in February,March by most countries sealed our fate.
    The virus will be with us forever now in some shape or form.
    The attitude by most was "Ah sure this will all blow over in a few weeks"

    It can still be done but it requires a global lockdown as regards to travel. The only green list are countrys with 0 for 30 days. The essential worker thing has as to be rethought, if your essential you need to be back in the country/country your needed in before the lockdown. That applies to everyone with no exceptions.


  • #3231
    MD1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,740 ✭✭✭✭MD1990


    Steve F wrote: »
    My two cents on the Zero Covid debate.
    People saying it's isn't possible....using NZ as an example.The reason they couldn't maintain the zero status was because the rest of the world didn't toe the line also.
    The WHO said early on that we could defeat this virus if THE WHOLE WORLD PULLED TOGETHER AS ONE.

    The opportunity to achieve that has now long gone.
    Most of the world population couldn't see the bigger picture....short term pain long term gain.

    The choices made in February,March by most countries sealed our fate.
    The virus will be with us forever now in some shape or form.
    The attitude by most was "Ah sure this will all blow over in a few weeks"

    they also advised to allow International traffic,
    They have let the whole world down.

    Supose to be exoerts but we had Youtubers who knew how serious it was.


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  • #3232
    The Unbearables
    Closed Accounts Posts: 359 ✭✭The Unbearables


    Onesea wrote: »
    Berlin bar looked like fun. Not alot of fear being displayed.

    They are absolute wank8ers


  • #3233
    Onesea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 475 ✭✭Onesea


    s1ippy wrote: »
    We get it onesie and drunkmonkey you're tired of the lockdown, you spend thread after thread making up crap to indicate your frustration.

    You're only taking the p!ss with those justifications though and you're codding nobody. You know that behaviour is unsafe and you're just looking for attention by saying it's fine, for some sad reason.

    The kids ain't worried. It's like an organic response to the fear. After a few months people quickly realise life is for living. And in truth can you blame them.


  • #3234
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,504 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Ireland's 14-day Covid-19 rate jumps to 22.1 per 100,000 people

    We breached the 20 mark, tomorrow will be interesting.


  • #3235
    Renjit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Renjit


    Onesea wrote: »
    The kids ain't worried. It's like an organic response to the fear. After a few months people quickly realise life is for living. And in truth can you blame them.

    The same argument can be used for juvenile crimes. Just for fun, you cant blame them :pac:


  • #3236
    road_high
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,870 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    It can still be done but it requires a global lockdown as regards to travel. The only green list are countrys with 0 for 30 days. The essential worker thing has as to be rethought, if your essential you need to be back in the country/country your needed in before the lockdown. That applies to everyone with no exceptions.

    I wouldnt have a problem with this. And would probably beat the flapping about we’ve been doing for the past 6 months not achieving very much. But the whole world would have to do it.


  • #3237
    schmoo2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭schmoo2k


    SeaBreezes wrote: »
    And to add to the good news..

    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1293438602941276161

    Technically you can get chicken pox more than once as well - but it's really unusual - I suspect the same will be true of Covid.


  • #3238
    Tork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭Tork


    Look everybody is sick of Covid-19, lockdowns, facemasks, hand sanitizer, social distancing, not being able to go the pub etc. That's a given. What's infuriating is that there are people out there who are behaving like shïtheads and prolonging the misery for us all. I'm sure anybody looking at that footage from the bar in LOK is especially pissed off today. I see words like fear and hysteria being thrown out there. I'd prefer to see words like respect and sensible instead. If people did what they were asked to do, we wouldn't be starting to see the trends we are. Sweden took a lot of flack for its approach to the virus. Perhaps we should be taking a leaf from their book. They kept their bars open etc. and their government trusted them not to behave like shïtheads. Apart from care homes where they majorly fcked up, they're doing alright now. We're not capable of that, it would appear.


  • #3239
    Onesea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 475 ✭✭Onesea


    Renjit wrote: »
    The same argument can be used for juvenile crimes. Just for fun, you cant blame them :pac:

    Lots of things we can link the argument to. There option of staying locked down until a vaccine happens isn't going to happen. So we get back to normal and beef up the health service. That what's happening.


  • #3240
    Thierry12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Thierry12


    The Unbearables wrote: »
    They are absolute wank8ers

    They are kids

    It's been happening in house parties all year


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  • #3241
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,139 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    Thierry12 wrote: »
    They are kids

    It's been happening in house parties all year

    They're not kids. They're adults and acting like sh1theads.


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