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Covid 19 Part XXII-30,360 in ROI(1,781 deaths) 8,035 in NI (568 deaths)(10/09)Read OP

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  • #3302
    TonyMaloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭TonyMaloney


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    It’s only a small shop selling cheap tack. Combined with his wifes 350 bringing the tally up to 700 and their mortgaged paid it’s a nice little proposition isn’t it. He seemed happy about it anyway.

    No. They're now earning about 50% of what the average couple in Ireland earns.


  • #3303
    DebDynamite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,730 ✭✭✭DebDynamite


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    You're making out everyone that says anything bad is receiving 350 a week. You have an awful lot of time to be searching through the "doom mongers" posts.

    Nope, a lot of the doom mongers are actually working from home and still receiving a full wage. Take out not having the costs associated with having to go to work, and in a lot of cases people are saving on childcare, plus having an extra couple of hours in the day which would’ve been spent commuting to work... A lot of people are quite content with the current way of life right now and are very happy to keep the status quo.


  • #3304
    Thierry12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Thierry12


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    So you think people giving scary news here are receiving 350 a week? How can you say that about people/posters you don't know?

    Its true

    WFH crew, €350, some teachers, would be most likely

    WFH crew are the loudest for sure, too much free time googling covid crap ( might as well enjoy it, many of them will be on the €350 when this blows over )

    Most of the people who have had to face the virus since early on don't post that bad news, busy getting on with life


  • #3305
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,626 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    TonyMaloney wrote: »
    No. They're now earning about 50% of what the average couple in Ireland earns.

    So you have a detailed analysis of the shops returns? I know the man personally. The shop just ticks over. He even told me it’s not worth it’s while opening the shop living of the covid payment because he can live off it and especially when the wife is receiving it. Her job wasn’t a high paid one either.

    There’s people who have 3 or 4 in one household collecting those payments. When you can’t socialise or go out you won’t be spending much money so it will suit a certain cohort.


  • #3306
    TonyMaloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭TonyMaloney


    DebDynamite wrote: »
    Nope, a lot of the doom mongers are actually working from home and still receiving a full wage. Take out not having the costs associated with having to go to work, and in a lot of cases people are saving on childcare, plus having an extra couple of hours on the day which would’ve been spent commuting to work... A lot of people are very happy with the current way of life right now and are very happy to keep the status quo.

    I'm happily working from home.
    I work in tech, and our reality has already changed. Many of us are more productive from home.

    We don't need covid in order to maintain our wfh status. If it all ended tomorrow, we'd still be wfh


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  • #3307
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    smurfjed wrote: »
    So what is your solution, as it appears that your approach is to resign from your job and wait at home until all of this is over? If more people were to follow that approach, what do you think is going to happen to our economy and food supplies?

    Where did I say I planned on sitting at home until it's over? My approach is if I'm not happy with an employer's response to covid, get out. Nobody should have to put their health at risk in a job.


  • #3308
    TonyMaloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭TonyMaloney


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    So you have a detailed analysis of the shops returns? I know the man personally. The shop just ticks over. He even told me it’s not worth it’s while opening the shop living of the covid payment especially when the wife is receiving it. Her job wasn’t a high paid one either.

    There’s people who have 3 or 4 in one household collecting those payments. When you can’t socialise or go out you won’t be spending much money so it will suit a certain cohort.

    It definitely suits a small cohort of people. But those people are basically living in poverty.

    Good luck to them I say


  • #3309
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,626 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Where did I say I planned on sitting at home until it's over? .

    Are you sure? Going by your posts i got the impression you’re afraid to go outside your door.


  • #3310
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    Are you sure? Going by your posts i got the impression you’re afraid to go outside your door.

    Going by your posts you are afraid to read an academic paper.



  • #3311
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,626 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    Going by your posts you are afraid to read an academic paper.

    No i’m not actually. I just don’t trawl the net or twitter all day long to feed my drama fix to try and find the grimiest stories especially when there’s no real evidence as yet. By the way did i tell you i know a Covid survivor with a heart condition. He since had the heart tested and his heart is in the exact same condition as it was before the virus he got back in March.


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  • #3312
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    Lets all just get along.

    Think of the children


  • #3313
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    No i’m not actually. I just don’t trawl the net or twitter all day long to feed my drama fix to try and find the grimiest stories especially when there’s no real evidence as yet. By the way did i tell you i know a Covid survivor with a heart condition. He since had the heart tested and his heart is in the exact same condition as it was before the virus he got back in March.

    Did I tell you it’s irrelevant. I know a horse with three balls who had covid. He’s grand now but you never know. He was a great horse precocovid, but he’s got heart and lung issues now


  • #3314
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,626 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    I know a horse with three balls who had covid. He’s grand now but you never know. He was a great horse precocovid, but he’s got heart and lung issues.

    I rest my case. Oh dear.....


  • #3315
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,242 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Killarney seemed to be partying hard last night
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  • #3316
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Killarney seemed to be partying hard last night

    Like it was 1999?


  • #3317
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,626 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    Did I tell you it’s irrelevant.

    Yeah exactly only the misery of doom and gloom of heart failure is only relevent to you. You clearly don’t want to know about the people who fully recovered. I rest my case, pure misery merchant.


  • #3318
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,758 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    Yeah exactly only the misery of doom and gloom of heart failure is only relevent to you. You clearly don’t want to know about the people who fully recovered. I rest my case, pure misery merchant.

    Dare I mention agenda :D


  • #3319
    Thierry12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Thierry12


    TonyMaloney wrote: »
    I'm happily working from home.
    I work in tech, and our reality has already changed. Many of us are more productive from home.

    We don't need covid in order to maintain our wfh status. If it all ended tomorrow, we'd still be wfh

    What do you do that couldn't be done by someone in a lower paid country?

    Does it only have Irish based employees?


  • #3320
    TonyMaloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭TonyMaloney


    Thierry12 wrote: »
    What do you do that couldn't be done by someone in a lower paid country?

    Does it only have Irish based employees?

    There's more than enough jobs for everyone in this space.
    There could be a bit of downward pressure on wages in time I suppose, but tech companies cannot simply swap out their current staff for low wage workers from India or wherever.

    Tech companies want the best, not the cheapest.


  • #3321
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,626 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    Just having a look at Worldometer. I see worldwide cases and deaths are starting to decline. Even the USA cases and deaths have dropped to. Good news.


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  • #3322
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


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  • #3323
    Happydays2020
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    TonyMaloney wrote: »
    350 quid per week won't even cover most people's rent

    The mortgage freeze is coming to an end soon. It will be a winter of discontent.


  • #3324
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,758 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    India has reported the greatest ever daily case total: 78,761


  • #3325
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,870 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


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    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #3326
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    Yeah exactly only the misery of doom and gloom of heart failure is only relevent to you. You clearly don’t want to know about the people who fully recovered. I rest my case, pure misery merchant.
    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Dare I mention agenda :D

    You should mention it and then reflect / defect. The it'll be grand brigade have been consistently wrong. We are now 6 months into it. How long, how long must we sing this song.

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  • #3327
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Killarney seemed to be partying hard last night

    Omg lockdown in two weeks, 10,000 hospitalised.....
    The lad dancing on the Phone box seemed to be having a good time, although the person recording seemed to be very preoccupied with a certain Blonds ass. ( Although the leather pants was very flattering on her,. ;-) )


  • #3328
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    bodhrandude wrote: »
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    Everyone must have a jar of jam theyre never going to eat or is mouldy, put it outside the house close but not too close. It will keep them busy eating, the poor divils have lost their jobs and are hungry, it would drive anyone crazy.


  • #3329
    gral6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭gral6


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Killarney seemed to be partying hard last night

    Fair play to these lads. They want to live a life but not that miserable new-normal Nphet's bul****


  • #3330
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    When people are still being made go out to work and a huge number of workplaces are unsafe, you can't expect people to not socialise or see anyone. We're not robots, we need to be able to relax. Golf Gate was the end of public compliance.


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  • #3331
    Ficheall
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    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Glad your needy family members were able to do without you for the few days. I value having a good memory, you should too.
    You'll have remembered your two wives then, I guess.


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