Covid 19 Part XXV-44,159 ROI (1,830 deaths) 21,898 NI (598 deaths) (13/10) Read OP

Polar101 · 10-10-2020 09:43AM

Littleredcar wrote: »

Did all public servants not work from home ?
Bbq in this weather 😂

It's just about finding a new group of people to blame. In the last two pages we've blamed elderly people who want to lock people up, lazy public servants and power-hungry nphetians. Everything is always someone else's fault.

TonyMaloney · 10-10-2020 09:44AM

Necro wrote: »

Correct, the contact tracers are also supposed to contact you within 3 days of your test though

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/testing/contact-tracing.html

Still waiting...

How are you feeling?

niallo27 · 10-10-2020 09:44AM

Hospitals have been overwhelmed here for the last 30 years, its how they are run. People on here thinking once we reach capacity that people will be dieing on the streets are delusional. Its what we are used to.

Necro · 10-10-2020 09:46AM

TonyMaloney wrote: »

How are you feeling?

Mostly ok, the only thing that's... off - is the heavy feeling in my chest, it's like a tonne of bricks is sitting on it, only way to really describe it.

Other than that I'm right as rain!

10-10-2020 09:46AM

patnor1011 wrote: »

It is mostly people in public service. Biggest lockdown enthusiasts are from a group of the people who would have stay home on a full pay. (not required even to "work from home").
For them lockdown is a godsend. Extra holiday time spent glued to TV, internet and barbecuing in back garden. One or two shop runs a day to gossip while patiently waiting in queue as we are all in this together right?

One of the stupidest posts of the day so far, and I work in the private sector.

niallo27 · 10-10-2020 09:47AM

shinzon wrote: »

Wake up to what exactly people are willfully breaking the restrictions and spreading the virus that falls under public health so NPHET recommending fines is perfectly in its remit and its a recommendation thats been accepted by government so dunno what your on about

Shin

Hang on, when people said they should think of other factors besides health in their decisions, we were told their only remit was health but now its ok for them to recommend fines. Since when is legislation got anything to do with health.

TonyMaloney · 10-10-2020 09:48AM

Necro wrote: »

Mostly ok, the only thing that's... off - is the heavy feeling in my chest, it's like a tonne of bricks is sitting on it, only way to really describe it.

Other than that I'm right as rain!

I'll sell you a jar of Regeneron for 50 euro

niallo27 · 10-10-2020 09:50AM

DubInMeath wrote: »

One of the stupidest posts of the day so far, and I work in the private sector.

Ah cmon let's not pretend plenty of teachers and other civil servants had it handy for a good 6 months. My own sister is admin in the hse and she will be the first to say she did **** all the last 6 months.

Boggles · 10-10-2020 09:52AM

niallo27 wrote: »

Since when is legislation got anything to do with health.

Workplace Smoking Ban?

If you are found guilty of breaching the ban on smoking in the workplace may be subject to a Class B fine.

10-10-2020 09:53AM

niallo27 wrote: »

Hang on, when people said they should think of other factors besides health in their decisions, we were told their only remit was health but now its ok for them to recommend fines. Since when is legislation got anything to do with health.

Public Health Acts

Fiery mutant · 10-10-2020 09:54AM

polesheep wrote: »

How dare you imprison me in my own home!

Nobody is trying to ‘imprison you in your own home’, get a grip you bloody dope.

DubInMeath wrote: »

One of the stupidest posts of the day so far, and I work in the private sector.

And the day is only starting.

Icyseanfitz · 10-10-2020 09:54AM

niallo27 wrote: »

Ah cmon let's not pretend plenty of teachers and other civil servants had it handy for a good 6 months. My own sister is admin in the hse and she will be the first to say she did **** all the last 6 months.

I take it someone doesn'ts like teachers? The majority of the ones i know worked their asses off between march and June, but don't let that stop you from a good ol vitriol filled rant against the educators of this country.

pjohnson · 10-10-2020 09:55AM

niallo27 wrote: »

Ah cmon let's not pretend plenty of teachers and other civil servants had it handy for a good 6 months. My own sister is admin in the hse and she will be the first to say she did **** all the last 6 months.

If true then no wonder the HSE is in such a state.

Aph2016 · 10-10-2020 09:56AM

DubInMeath wrote: »

One of the stupidest posts of the day so far, and I work in the private sector.

Plenty of truth in that post whether you will admit it or not.

Necro · 10-10-2020 09:58AM

The 'civil servants watching boxsets' is a mistruth often spouted by people like that clown Marc McSharry. I work in the public sector myself, have been in work taking calls from the general public the whole way through the pandemic up to my recent ailment. Never given the option to work from home.

Of course there are going to be people who take liberties, but it's like that in every single sector of employment from public to private.

manniot2 · 10-10-2020 09:58AM

niallo27 wrote: »

Hang on, when people said they should think of other factors besides health in their decisions, we were told their only remit was health but now its ok for them to recommend fines. Since when is legislation got anything to do with health.

Exactly. It seems any argument can be bended in their favor when it suits. The fawning over cervical check Tony gets worse by the day.

niallo27 · 10-10-2020 09:58AM

pjohnson wrote: »

If true then no wonder the HSE is in such a state.

Yes, your right it is a state.

iguana · 10-10-2020 09:59AM

Necro wrote: »

Mostly ok, the only thing that's... off - is the heavy feeling in my chest, it's like a tonne of bricks is sitting on it, only way to really describe it.

When you feel fully recovered, take your time before resuming your normal activity levels if you can. Especially if you normally exercise, take a month off. Post-viral inflammatory issues seem reasonably common with Covid and even if you feel recovered, your immune system may not have 'stood down' yet. So take it easy and don't put your body under any pressure until you really have had a chance to completely recover.

robbiezero · 10-10-2020 10:00AM

From what I can see, there is very little appetite among the WFH crew to get back into the office.
Ours is open and a lot of work had been put into making it safe etc, a criteria for booking places as could only have a fraction of the full number of employees in it at any one time.
Going into the office is voluntary, we have not had a single person return.

niallo27 · 10-10-2020 10:00AM

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

I take it someone doesn'ts like teachers? The majority of the ones i know worked their asses off between march and June, but don't let that stop you from a good ol vitriol filled rant against the educators of this country.

What exactly did they work their arses off on. I love teachers, I couldn't do that job for no money, but let's not pretend they were all flat out for last 6 months.

Boggles · 10-10-2020 10:02AM

Just a summary of this morning to save people wading through the dribble

- Old People are going to die anyway

- Bloody Public Service especially feckless teachers and 1 posters sister.

- NPHET are the lizard people

Think I covered everything there.

Necro · 10-10-2020 10:05AM

Boggles wrote: »

Just a summary of this morning to save people wading through the dribble

- Old People are going to die anyway

- Bloody Public Service especially feckless teachers and 1 posters sister.

- NPHET are the lizard people

Think I covered everything there.

Oh oh oh, I have one more

- Stupid friends who go up the North and don't tell anyone their sister tested positive :rolleyes:

Yep, did some digging and found that out last night

Icyseanfitz · 10-10-2020 10:06AM

niallo27 wrote: »

What exactly did they work their arses off on. I love teachers, I couldn't do that job for no money, but let's not pretend they were all flat out for last 6 months.

You know, working from home. Zoom/teams/online classes, corrections, emailing students and parents, following up on the students not engaging with remote learning, creating lesson plans for the next day/week, grading the leaving cert just to name a few, but yeah 30mins work tops :rolleyes:

bb1234567 · 10-10-2020 10:07AM

The average length nursing home stay is meaningless in the context of judging how long residents have left of life as it doesn't take into account short term rehan patients who stay only a few months. My neighbour had a stroke a few months ago and stayed in a nursing home for 4 months while his home was done up to accomodate a now disabled person, and his wife prepared to become a carer.

The average stay is 1.9 years in an Irish nursing home, but it doesn't mean most die after 1.9 years, as you have peple like my neighbour bringing down the average stay even though he didn't die. The most common serious illness in a nursing home is alzheimers, people with alzheimers can live up to a decade after diagnosis.

https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2318-10-46
56% of people admitted to nursing homes in this study were admitted because of mental disorders and social/emotional issues, not because of physical health problems.

Nursing home residents are at great risk from COVID because of their advanced age, they aren't any more likely to have physical health issues that put them at greater risk of covid complications than elderly people outside nursing homes

drunkmonkey · 10-10-2020 10:07AM

Waiting list is now up to 850,000 waiting on a hospital appointment. Were adding on average now 100,000 a month to the list. If this continues it'll be over 1 million waiting by Christmas.
I'm not sure how sustainable delaying everything for Covid is.

screamer · 10-10-2020 10:08AM

robbiezero wrote: »

From what I can see, there is very little appetite among the WFH crew to get back into the office.
Ours is open and a lot of work had been put into making it safe etc, a criteria for booking places as could only have a fraction of the full number of employees in it at any one time.
Going into the office is voluntary, we have not had a single person return.

And so what? If they are getting their work done, and the company is not suffering because of WFH, it makes no difference where they are located. The small mindedness and desire to control staff seems to override common sense in a lot of companies where people are forced into the office, when they can be just as, if not more effective WFH. It also makes 0 sense from a business continuity perspective for staff to have to go to an office to perform duties they can do from home, and risk contracting covid19 for nothing more than to massage a manager’s ego.

Icyseanfitz · 10-10-2020 10:09AM

Necro wrote: »

Oh oh oh, I have one more

- Stupid friends who go up the North and don't tell anyone their sister tested positive :rolleyes:

Yep, did some digging and found that out last night

Idiots, i find this pandemic has really put a laser on the people who just don't "think", i have friends that are messaging about meeting up at a pub who has somehow managed to cram 15 seats into its tiny smoking area. Great idea :rolleyes:

hope your doing well Necro

Icyseanfitz · 10-10-2020 10:11AM

screamer wrote: »

And so what? If they are getting their work done, and the company is not suffering because of WFH, it makes no difference where they are located. The small mindedness and desire to control staff seems to override common sense in a lot of companies where people are forced into the office, when they can be just as, if not more effective WFH. It also makes 0 sense from a business continuity perspective for staff to have to go to an office to perform duties they can do from home, and risk contracting covid19 for nothing more than to massage a manager’s ego.

And wfh can infact increase the bottom line for a business, less office space required, no food needed, cleaners etc. People just aren't good at change.

CIARAN_BOYLE · 10-10-2020 10:14AM

manniot2 wrote: »

So I read Nphet were the ones that recommended the introduction of fines. And people here say they are just health professions who’s remit is to advise on health matters only? Wake up

Well I think the enforcement of restrictions is a health matter at the moment.

I would be disappointed in the government if nphet issued the advise. At the start of the week the government were bragging that people were goi g to buy into phase 3 because it would be enforced.

There was no enforcement ready to go except check points.

iamwhoiam · 10-10-2020 10:15AM

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

You know, working from home. Zoom/teams/online classes, corrections, emailing students and parents, following up on the students not engaging with remote learning, creating lesson plans for the next day/week, grading the leaving cert just to name a few, but yeah 30mins work tops :rolleyes:

I have four nieces and two nephews who are teachers ,They worked from March till June and did what needed doing and did it well .Not one of them would admit to working their asses off though .They worked their hours and were able to put in a wash and mind their children at the same time .

Covid 19 Part XXV-44,159 ROI (1,830 deaths) 21,898 NI (598 deaths) (13/10) Read OP

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