Covid 19 Part XXIV-37,063 ROI (1,801 deaths) 12,886 NI (582 deaths) (02/10) Read OP

eagle eye · 03-10-2020 11:27AM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

It's Saturday morning you should take a day off. Searching for misery 7 days a week must take a toll.

I don't understand how you constantly call everything that doesn't go along with how you want things as misery.

It's information, you take it in, process it, learn from it if you feel the information is good and then move on.

We all need to take information from all sides and make the sensible choices then.

I'm not a doom monger, I just like to be safe. I'm very hopeful that we'll have some form of vaccine available by March.

Until then with the way many are acting I choose to stay safe.

My family's health is no.1 in my mind, their happiness is hugely important too and I know that I'm doing the very best I can for them in those two departments. After that we'll try and maintain a good financial position but it's not thought of until after the first two things mentioned.

My net earnings are down by an average of €400 per week right now. I'll get by though.

SeaBreezes · 03-10-2020 11:30AM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

It's Saturday morning you should take a day off. Searching for misery 7 days a week must take a toll.

No rest for you though censoring silly expert warnings on this thread.

Why on EARTH would we listen to the WHO? What would THEY know about pandemics?

It must be exhausting stamping on all these facts 24 ×7.
Thank you for your service..

Plumbthedepths · 03-10-2020 11:31AM

eagle eye wrote: »

I don't understand how you constantly call everything that doesn't go along with how you want things as misery.

It's information, you take it in, process it, learn from it if you feel the information is good and then move on.

We all need to take information from all sides and make the sensible choices then.

I'm not a doom monger, I just like to be safe. I'm very hopeful that we'll have some form of vaccine available by March.

Until then with the way many are acting I choose to stay safe.

My family's health is no.1 in my mind, their happiness is hugely important too and I know that I'm doing the very best I can for them in those two departments. After that we'll try and maintain a good financial position but it's not thought of until after the first two things mentioned.

My net earnings are down by an average of €400 per week right now. I'll get by though.

I have zero respect for anyone that questions the parenting of others based on your own fears.
Here's a question I'd be interested in a response. You take issue with people sending their kids to school, what do you suggest frontline workers do? Stay at home with their kids?
You described the children going to school as Guinea pigs.

petes · 03-10-2020 11:32AM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Why?
Should I tell Jack about my 62 year old neighbour who contracted Covid and was back to work after two weeks?

And someone else might have a 62 year old neighbour that died.

Plumbthedepths · 03-10-2020 11:34AM

petes wrote: »

And someone else might have a 62 year old neighbour that died.

88 people die everyday in Ireland based on CSO figures, so yeah most likely.

Boggles · 03-10-2020 11:35AM

I know someone who survived cancer.

Therefore cancer is not a serious disease.

Paddygreen · 03-10-2020 11:36AM

caveat emptor wrote: »

Mike Ryan saying "we are in for a hell of a ride".
The only thing you can do when you are in for a hell of a ride.....
"Strap yourself in" ?

https://twitter.com/IrishTimes/status/1312061789199167488?s=20

Dr Mike is so totally right, love him, up there with Dr Tony and Dr Phil in my book. The way he ties climate change into the whole scenario and raises awareness is just fantastic.

r Ryan said he was “somewhat cynical or at least depressed at the prospect of whether the world will wake up and we will actually see that epidemics are yet another consequence of our poor planetary and ecosystem management.

petes · 03-10-2020 11:38AM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

88 people die everyday in Ireland based on CSO figures, so yeah most likely.

Seeing as its a thread on covid I would have thought you would have known what I meant, obviously not, carry on with your deflection.

MerlinSouthDub · 03-10-2020 11:40AM

Boggles wrote: »

I know someone who survived cancer.

Therefore cancer is not a serious disease.

I heard about someone who died from Covid. Therefore Covid is fatal most of the time.

We can all play that game. The only truth is in the Covid statistics. The mortality rate in people under 45 is very low.

Plumbthedepths · 03-10-2020 11:40AM

petes wrote: »

Seeing as its a thread on covid I would have thought you would have known what I meant, obviously not, carry on with your deflection.

Well you used a hypothetical, I responded with fact . 88 people die each day here so yes it's logical to suggest someone's 62 year old neighbour may have died.

polesheep · 03-10-2020 11:42AM

prunudo wrote: »

Its certainly a discussion that needs to happen, because as life expectancy across the globe increase so will the overall population. I read a while back that it could reach 10bn by 2030. We can't keep getting older and older at the expense of people who come after us.
Quite simply the planet will not be able to sustain and provide for an ever increasing population. We may have to get used to mass deaths brought on by pandemics, natural disasters, starvation etc as mother nature will ultimately win over mankind.

And yet we're now expected to think that it's tragic when a 90-year-old dies from a respiratory illness and restrict our lives in order to try and extend that 90-year-old's life.

Boggles · 03-10-2020 11:42AM

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

I heard about someone who died from Covid. Therefore Covid is fatal most of the time.

We can all play that game. The only truth is in the Covid statistics. The mortality rate in people under 45 is very low.

People dying and getting sick isn't a game. All though the nonsense around it has become a pretty sick internet sport.

Plumbthedepths · 03-10-2020 11:45AM

Boggles wrote: »

People dying isn't a game. All though the nonsense around it has become a pretty sick internet sport.

Yet despite the seriousness of people dying the majority of your commentary is sarcasm based.
Take care getting off that horse it looks quite high.

MerlinSouthDub · 03-10-2020 11:45AM

Boggles wrote: »

People dying and getting sick isn't a game. All though the nonsense around it has become a pretty sick internet sport.

Indeed. I base my opinions on the data.

US2 · 03-10-2020 11:45AM

polesheep wrote: »

And yet we're now expected to think that it's tragic when a 90-year-old dies from a respiratory illness and restrict our lives in order to try and extend that 90-year-old's life.

Yep. We must all suffer to give a few coffin dodgers another few months to sit in the care home looking out the window

Plumbthedepths · 03-10-2020 11:47AM

US2 wrote: »

Yep. We must all suffer to give a few coffin dodgers another few months to sit in the care home looking out the window

From their bed.

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/care-home-put-elderly-to-bed-at-5pm-39565090.html

petes · 03-10-2020 11:47AM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Well you used a hypothetical, I responded with fact . 88 people die each day here so yes it's logical to suggest someone's 62 year old neighbour may have died.

How do we know your 62 year old neighbour was fine or even caught it? As you keep saying, it's an anonymous internet forum and you've form for lying and it fits your narrative.

Sure just reply to anything you don't want to with a wink, very childish indeed.

Plumbthedepths · 03-10-2020 11:48AM

petes wrote: »

How do we know your 62 year old neighbour was fine or even caught it?

I talk to my neighbours. Do you not?

s1ippy · 03-10-2020 11:49AM

It's so funny that someone would say "it's Saturday have you nothing better to be doing" and then spend their whole Saturday nitpicking here.

Boggles · 03-10-2020 11:49AM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Yet despite the seriousness of people dying the majority of your commentary is sarcasm based.

The majority of your commentary is based on fiction.

Hey the internet eh?

odyssey06 · 03-10-2020 11:51AM

polesheep wrote: »

And yet we're now expected to think that it's tragic when a 90-year-old dies from a respiratory illness and restrict our lives in order to try and extend that 90-year-old's life.

Not just for that reason but nor should we just abandon our vulnerable.

We are being restricted to ensure there is hospital capacity to treat those who need it... those who can be saved with hospital intervention.

Look at who were hospitalised from covid as well as those who died. The median age etc is all a lot lower.

Plumbthedepths · 03-10-2020 11:52AM

s1ippy wrote: »

It's so funny that someone would say "it's Saturday have you nothing better to be doing" and then spend their whole Saturday nitpicking here.

But I didn't say 'its Saturday have you nothing better to be doing'
Why lie?

Deeper Blue · 03-10-2020 11:52AM

PowerToWait wrote: »

You only have to have a cursory glance through the various threads on here to see how lax many people's attitudes have gotten. Not to mention the OUTRAGE

People are FED UP

Who cares about this virus it ONLY KILLS OLD PEOPLE

Football is a HUMAN RIGHT

The economy is doomed.

Fcuk these old people and their vulnerability give me my pint and premier league back now

What a horrible post

caveat emptor · 03-10-2020 11:53AM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Why?
Should I tell Jack about my 62 year old neighbour who contracted Covid and was back to work after two weeks?

You could but I doubt he'd believe you. We can all invent personas to back up our point.

For instance I can tell jack about my 62 year old neighbour who died of / with / while infected with covid. Then again you don't need to tell Jack, he knows it's serious.

Hope he gets well soon.

Plumbthedepths · 03-10-2020 11:54AM

Boggles wrote: »

The majority of your commentary is based on fiction.

Hey the internet eh?

Hit a nerve when you stepped off? ;-)

niallo27 · 03-10-2020 11:59AM

Boggles wrote: »

I know someone who survived cancer.

Therefore cancer is not a serious disease.

Man what is wrong with you, making a joke out of cancer now.

Plumbthedepths · 03-10-2020 12:01PM

caveat emptor wrote: »

You could but I doubt he'd believe you. We can all invent personas to back up our point.

.

Or post fake tweets? Eh?

John O.Groats · 03-10-2020 12:01PM

El Sueño wrote: »

What a horrible post

But when you read disgraceful posts like the one below you can see that it`s quite accurate.

US2 wrote: »

Yep. We must all suffer to give a few coffin dodgers another few months to sit in the care home looking out the window

stephenjmcd · 03-10-2020 12:02PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Man what is wrong with you, making a joke out of cancer now.

No surprise there. An utterly disgusting comment from poster.

No illness is a joke, covid or cancer.

jopax · 03-10-2020 12:03PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

I used to think that too, and certainly that is one way flu can hit.
But there have been recent studies showing people can get asymptomatic or mild flu symptoms.
Whatever figures we have for flu cases in a year is probably only about half or two-thirds of the real numbers.

"20% to 30% of people carrying the influenza virus have no symptoms."

https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/10-flu-myths

Ah Jesus stop, if that's anything to go by if I get this covid I'm completely f..led. Anytime I've had the flu it's been horrendous.

Covid 19 Part XXIV-37,063 ROI (1,801 deaths) 12,886 NI (582 deaths) (02/10) Read OP

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