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

Scuid Mhór · 22-08-2020 02:24AM

Has the nation hit some watershed moment today?

dalyboy · 22-08-2020 02:36AM

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

Has the nation hit some watershed moment today?

It’d be about bloody time

Jinglejangle69 · 22-08-2020 02:42AM

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

Has the nation hit some watershed moment today?

Lead by example.

What do you suggest?

Strumms · 22-08-2020 02:43AM

dalyboy wrote: »

Fear is good , GOOD .... fear ... fear.... hey 11 year old ... you are going to die of a damp squid virus . It’s going to kill all your family.... Fear ..... now child go to bed scared and sleep sound sweetie.... enjoy learning while scared in school tomorrow.... we are all going to die .... night night.

Are you for real ?

The poster you quoted never mentions fear. Anxious they did mention. I don’t think anyone in the country hasn’t endured moments of anxiety during this fûcked up time...anxiety is an emotional reaction to a situation, natural, it’s good...

dalyboy · 22-08-2020 02:47AM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Lead by example.

What do you suggest?

I’ve a 6 year old who could probably have done a better job so far tbh.

Rambling Man · 22-08-2020 03:02AM

gabeeg wrote: »

If you've got a kid that's 11 years old or so that is not anxious about a pandemic, then you're a really, really crap parent.

Bull****. I’m sure most parents don’t or shouldn’t define themselves by that. I think you are projecting your own covidphobia.

Renjit · 22-08-2020 03:04AM

Good night, laddies. Shift is over.

Jinglejangle69 · 22-08-2020 03:08AM

dalyboy wrote: »

I’ve a 6 year old who could probably have done a better job so far tbh.

Agree.

So what's your plan?

Jinglejangle69 · 22-08-2020 03:13AM

dalyboy wrote: »

I’m lost on all this, I trIED to live life applying logic to my personal , professional and social life and up to 6 months ago was doing quite well at this attempt.

I just wish someone would write a book listing all of the logical fallacies that have been placed on us in the last 6 months.

It would read like the encyclopedia Britannica by the time it would be finished. And the best bit is the list is getting bigger and bigger and bigger by the day....

Would make an amazing comedy if it wasn’t real life

Just use your personal responsibility and knowledge.

Never rely on other people.

dalyboy · 22-08-2020 03:13AM

Strumms wrote: »

The poster you quoted never mentions fear. Anxious they did mention. I don’t think anyone in the country hasn’t endured moments of anxiety during this fûcked up time...anxiety is an emotional reaction to a situation, natural, it’s good...

It’s not good. I’d go so far as to say it’s physiological abuse. A child has no shades of grey between contentment and fear. This situation is no excuse to impart hysteria onto a child and will lead to Unnecessary long term trauma. Is this good ? I’m no doctor Spock but I know it’s 100% NOT

Question is why would you want a child anxious ? How is that productive for a child? This virus will not impact a child’s health (predominantly an 82+ yr old CFR) and parents are under the age of concern so they’re ok too (unless we want to equate being struck by lightning odds to this assertion)

Now I’ll concede this. If this was a killer virus of children then all bets are off. I’d have hand dug a bunker in my garden and there the child will live till all clear however this is not the case so que sera sera is the order of the day to have healthy minds for children albeit with injection of temporary “oddness“ (Sold as a bit of fun to the child) of masks , queues at shops etc

“Covid anxious“ , sounds like a made up term from the dredges of hell . No thank you

dalyboy · 22-08-2020 03:22AM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Just use your personal responsibility and knowledge.

Never rely on other people.

For someone who is so generous with their leadership advise as yourself I’m surprised you have not imparted your wise mind to such a task.

Goldengirl · 22-08-2020 03:28AM

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

Im a repetitive old bolix but I've said before, I can see how the church had a strangle hold on Ireland for so long.

Fear

I totally agree with the first half of your statement there , Fintan .

Goldengirl · 22-08-2020 03:31AM

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Thanks, appreciate your sympathy. It's tough figuring out how the health authorities ascertained that I can sit in a pub all night having pints, but I need to wear a mask for 20 seconds to the door or the loo. But keep on fighting the good fight without debate why don't you.

I won't even go into how you've missed the point about keeping the public on side.

Well that would be the time when you couldn't safely distance from others in the pub and as that's such a strain sure why do you bother going out at all ?

FintanMcluskey · 22-08-2020 03:32AM

Goldengirl wrote: »

I totally agree with the first half of your statement there , Fintan .

As in Im a repetitive old bolix?!!

Goldengirl · 22-08-2020 04:02AM

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

As in Im a repetitive old bolix?!!

You really shouldn't be so hard on yourself!

Can't stay to chat ..a lot of nasty stuff on this thread tonight so just thought I'd run with it.

Amazing how weekend nights are so mean...I suppose people are on after a few scoops and it doesn't always suit them .

timmy_mallet · 22-08-2020 08:05AM

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

"Covid Anxious"

11 years old

Society under serious pressure

I wonder who and what made them anxious, eh?

Blondini · 22-08-2020 08:13AM

dalyboy wrote: »

Fear is good , GOOD .... fear ... fear.... hey 11 year old ... you are going to die of a damp squid virus . It’s going to kill all your family.... Fear ..... now child go to bed scared and sleep sound sweetie.... enjoy learning while scared in school tomorrow.... we are all going to die .... night night.

Are you for real ?

Hahaha

Anyone else want to tell him or can I :pac:

Deusexmachina · 22-08-2020 08:25AM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Not having a go at you but some of the morons that attended that event were party to the implementation of new restrictions. The restrictions they broke were old. Although it appears Hogan broke one of the newer ones.
As for Nphet I disagree with alot of the restrictions they have put forward. The point is though if the people we elect place restrictions on our lives in my opinion they better subject themselves to them aswell.

The restrictions they broke were not ‘old’. They made a lot of effort to ensure they complied. The problem was the rules were changed again on Monday.

I run an events company. Let me assure you, it’s an absolute nightmare trying to interpret the ever changing rules. They are short on logic, ambiguous and ill defined.

For example, a dinner ‘event’ can’t happen but a restaurant can serve dinner to up to 50 people.....

Read the article in the Indo this morning. These people were assured everything was in line with the restrictions, the hotel checked with the IHF and the IHF checked with the HSE.

And yet we have a nasty bastard of a doctor calling for them all to be fired and never work in public life again.

This country is hysterical. And turning very ugly.

Diarmuid · 22-08-2020 08:31AM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

I realised today how toxic SM can be when I saw someone describe an 11year old child as Covid anxious , followed by another clown stressing it's a sign of maturity when the child displays a fear of passing on the virus. .

Says more about the parents than the kids, if they are anxious and stressed.

Wanderer78 · 22-08-2020 08:33AM

Diarmuid wrote:

Says more about the parents than the kids, if they are anxious and stressed.

It doesn't really, some kids are naturally hard wired for anxiety and stress, and it's kinna hard to escape covid world, unless you live in the wild

22-08-2020 08:34AM

john4321 wrote: »

Are you sure it wasn't a different guy called Gerry Crowley?

Apologies to Jerry Cowley.

Onesea · 22-08-2020 08:35AM

I wonder what judges ministers, tds, councillors and bankers would have been discussing at their party?

Santy2015 · 22-08-2020 08:35AM

Excellent article by Aoife Grace Moore. Sums up how the majority of the country are feeling and thinking.
https://twitter.com/aoifegracemoore/status/1297059323655397376?s=21

22-08-2020 08:41AM

Why can't they just shut the meat factories until they all have their house in order?

c montgomery · 22-08-2020 08:42AM

Santy2015 wrote: »

Excellent article by Aoife Grace Moore. Sums up how the majority of the country are feeling and thinking.
https://twitter.com/aoifegracemoore/status/1297059323655397376?s=21

Get on with it aoife!!

Mass hysteria over a dinner.

Can we have a discussion about how covid has been overhyped ?
Country on its knees and life restricted for a virus that in majority of cases does nothing to people except give them the sniffles.
Wheres the end game?
How long must this go on for?

timmy_mallet · 22-08-2020 08:45AM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

It doesn't really, some kids are naturally hard wired for anxiety and stress, and it's kinna hard to escape covid world, unless you live in the wild

Given that particular parents comments to the paper, it would seem they are of a similar mindset. And also, it's a parents job to alleviate that hardwiting as much as they can.

22-08-2020 08:51AM

c montgomery wrote: »

Get on with it aoife!!

Mass hysteria over a dinner.

Can we have a discussion about how covid has been overhyped ?
Country on its knees and life restricted for a virus that in majority of cases does nothing to people except give them the sniffles.
Wheres the end game?
How long must this go on for?

For another year at least. Get used to it.

c montgomery · 22-08-2020 08:51AM

6 wrote: »

For another year at least. Get used to it.

What happens in a year? Other than economic collapse

22-08-2020 08:56AM

c montgomery wrote: »

What happens in a year? Other than economic collapse

I'm no expert, same as yourself. Leave it to them and worry about things you can control.

ChikiChiki · 22-08-2020 08:59AM

c montgomery wrote: »

Get on with it aoife!!

Mass hysteria over a dinner.

Can we have a discussion about how covid has been overhyped ?
Country on its knees and life restricted for a virus that in majority of cases does nothing to people except give them the sniffles.
Wheres the end game?
How long must this go on for?

You actually don't have a clue. What about the inflammation around the heart, lesions and scarring on the lungs that are being reported. Not too sure about yourself but as a 33 year old a virus with unknown future effects is not something I'm willing to catch.

It will go on until there's vaccine or an adequate amount of immunity is gained. Therefore a long time yet.

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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