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Covid 19 Part XXIX-85,394 ROI(2,200 deaths) 62,723 NI (1,240 deaths) (26/12) Read OP

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  • #1442
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 41,898 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    nocoverart wrote:
    From Kermit the frog, such an optimistic poster
    Who was the guy that was saying there would be no second wave?
    That's right, nocoverart it was.


  • #1443
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    BryanMartin21 wrote: »
    I think the fact restrictions are still being imposed shows that people are eager to get on with their lives.

    Talk of masks and social distancing staying beyond a vaccination of the vulnerable drop dead as a result.

    Restrictions would not be imposed if people were worried enough to take their own measures but the reality is seen with restaurants being booked out, flights being filled with emigrants returning home, shops being full etc. The reality being that people are happy enough to dump all the nonsense and reducing the restrictions to mere guidance will mean they basically no longer apply to most people.
    Restaurants have been proven quite adept at being safer than you may think. Very few clusters have resulted from them. The large bookings are being wanting to go out for a meal and a few drinks. And could be couples wanting a night out etc...
    I havent seen any reports of full flights, that must be newsworthy when the airline industry is on it's knees. You got a link?
    Shops being full, perhaps the first day or 2 of restrictions being lifted, but thank god businesses by and large have had sense and followed guidelines and restricted the number of customers in the store at any one time.


  • #1444
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 41,898 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    BryanMartin21 wrote:
    The mask slips.
    I don't wear a mask at home or on the internet.


  • #1445
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    eagle eye wrote: »
    I don't wear a mask at home or on the internet.

    What about 7km from home walking the dogs?


  • #1446
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 41,898 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Plumbthedepths wrote:
    The mask not only slipped but fell off completely 2 days ago.
    I've never changed my story. I was walking 8km from home when we had a 2km limit and said it in one of these threads. Amazingly you had nothing to say about it back then.
    Edit: Here you go. https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=112971764&postcount=4146


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  • #1447
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    It makes you wonder when it's approved (not via emergency approval like the UK), would the likes of Pfizer not contemplate selling doses privately?
    One would assume with the deals struck within countries, that could be prohibited?

    But maybe Larry Goodman would accept a few euro to put you on his books, seeing as how there's rumblings, meat plant workers would be a priority list (I'm surprised they haven't achieved heard immunity yet based on the LOKdown)

    😂😂😂😂


  • #1448
    mandrake04
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    someone sent me this, obviously from the North. FAF tho LOL


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPDkCOJO3pc


  • #1449
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    someone sent me this, obviously from the North. FAF tho LOL


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPDkCOJO3pc

    That made me laugh!
    Some of those songs really need to be released!


  • #1450
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Back from my local. God, it was great to feel back to a bit of normality. Was surprised that it wasn't as busy as I had expected (though local restaurants had people queing). But broadly speaking the people at the beginning of the night were the same as the people at the end of the night. Risk tolerance applies. My mother (80) goes shopping in Arnotts, I have a few pints. Hopefully things will be contained until the vaccine, but some people are willing to live life until that happens.

    If I sound flippant, it's the Peroni.


  • #1451
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    Back from my local. God, it was great to feel back to a bit of normality. Was surprised that it wasn't as busy as I had expected (though local restaurants had people queing). But broadly speaking the people at the beginning of the night were the same as the people at the end of the night. Risk tolerance applies. My mother (80) goes shopping in Arnotts, I have a few pints. Hopefully things will be contained until the vaccine, but some people are willing to live life until that happens.

    If I sound flippant, it's the Peroni.

    You have to balance risk with reward. I'm looking forward to my first pint and pub grub for this year next week. I'd feel more comfortable if cases were as low as the summer, but I really need a day out. After that i'll be back to a hermit till well into the new year. That doesn't mean I'll let my guard down when out.


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  • #1452
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    You have to balance risk with reward. I'm looking forward to my first pint and pub grub for this year next week. I'd feel more comfortable if cases were as low as the summer, but I really need a day out. After that i'll be back to a hermit till well into the new year. That doesn't mean I'll let my guard down when out.

    Yep, that's fair enough. In my mind, having approached the pandemic in a reasonably conservative manner, I feel sorry for those that have locked themselves away and hidden from Covid, at the expense of deleting the guts of a year of their lives. But it is what it is. Each to our own. I can't imagine how difficult it was for you to forgo a pint in the pub for 9 months, and can see why you are now crawling the walls looking for a day out. In that respect, I'm doing ok as I've chosen to maximise the potential to live my life to the fullest extent possible. So I've continued, within the regulations, to meet real people and enjoy a pint.


  • #1453
    nocoverart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    Yep, that's fair enough. In my mind, having approached the pandemic in a reasonably conservative manner, I feel sorry for those that have locked themselves away and hidden from Covid, at the expense of deleting the guts of a year of their lives. But it is what it is. Each to our own. I can't imagine how difficult it was for you to forgo a pint in the pub for 9 months, and can see why you are now crawling the walls looking for a day out. In that respect, I'm doing ok as I've chosen to maximise the potential to live my life to the fullest extent possible. So I've continued, within the regulations, to meet real people and enjoy a pint.

    I lost my Mother during Covid, but not because of Covid... Still took so much away from her Funeral and she was so religious. I’m ready to move on from this sh1t show now and all the positives of the last couple of weeks with regards to Vaccines has me feeling warm inside.


  • #1454
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    Yep, that's fair enough. In my mind, having approached the pandemic in a reasonably conservative manner, I feel sorry for those that have locked themselves away and hidden from Covid, at the expense of deleting the guts of a year of their lives. But it is what it is. Each to our own. I can't imagine how difficult it was for you to forgo a pint in the pub for 9 months, and can see why you are now crawling the walls looking for a day out. In that respect, I'm doing ok as I've chosen to maximise the potential to live my life to the fullest extent possible. So I've continued, within the regulations, to meet real people and enjoy a pint.

    I'd rather loose the guts of a year of life than my life (I'm at risk, but not high risk). It's not just missing the pint (as some assume on here, it all being about the drink) it's missing a sense of normality, a little pick me up. My only other social outlet was the gym, but that's been closed since March.
    People should go out an enjoy themselves (which of course they will and totally deserve) and also take care and don't go nuts, (it's almost like a stigma now, for someone to go out and enjoy themselves responsibly)


  • #1455
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    I'd rather loose the guts of a year of life than my life (I'm at risk, but not high risk). It's not just missing the pint (as some assume on here, it all being about the drink) it's missing a sense of normality, a little pick me up. My only other social outlet was the gym, but that's been closed since March.
    People should go out an enjoy themselves (which of course they will and totally deserve) and also take care and don't go nuts, (it's almost like a stigma now, for someone to go out and enjoy themselves responsibly)

    Yep, don't disagree. We all have our individual risk tolerances. Some of us are more willing to engage more easily in 'normal' activities, others not. It's the way it is.

    But, having had a few pints, it's all about the drink. :)


  • #1456
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    nocoverart wrote: »
    I lost my Mother during Covid, but not because of Covid... Still took so much away from her Funeral and she was so religious. I’m ready to move on from this sh1t show now and all the positives of the last couple of weeks with regards to Vaccines has me feeling warm inside.

    I lost a great friend recently and because of the restrictions, I couldn't attend her funeral. To me I haven't really grieved her yet, I don't have that closure at all.
    I'm hoping next year with the vaccine, she will get the send off she deserves on the anniversary and I'll be able to say good bye to her.


  • #1457
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    Yep, don't disagree. We all have our individual risk tolerances. Some of us are more willing to engage more easily in 'normal' activities, others not. It's the way it is.

    But, having had a few pints, it's all about the drink. :)

    I disagree, the pints are there to make you hungry in order to devour a tasty burger, then the burger makes you thirsty and ya drink!
    But yeah, I'll take ~2hrs lashing back the drink and burger just to make me feel normal and sit on my hands for the next few months.


  • #1458
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    I disagree, the pints are there to make you hungry in order to devour a tasty burger, then the burger makes you thirsty and ya drink!
    But yeah, I'll take ~2hrs lashing back the drink and burger just to make me feel normal and sit on my hands for the next few months.

    No, we're in agreement!


  • #1459
    blowitupref
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭blowitupref


    El Sueño wrote: »
    Based on what exactly?

    Based on probably getting his news from doom merchant George Lee.


  • #1460
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Can someone explain the necessity, according to Irish Times, to say :

    Covid-19: Nearly one third of cases in Dublin – CSO

    Why wouldn't it be. Population etc.


  • #1461
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,661 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    We'll have 2000 cases a day within 10 days.


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  • #1462
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    Can someone explain the necessity, according to Irish Times, to say :

    Covid-19: Nearly one third of cases in Dublin – CSO

    Why wouldn't it be. Population etc.

    That's based on the last 2 weeks, it's actually been higher since the start ~37% vs ~32% in the past 2 weeks. They are just scraping the bottom of the barrel for high figures.
    I'm almost certain they input the daily data into a spreadsheet and spew out percentages, the highest one is what they will focus on.


  • #1463
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    We'll have 2000 cases a day within 10 days.

    This sort of wild speculation is unhelpful. Give it a rest.


  • #1464
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Could say so much about Covid but will try to be brief. I have worked throughout, went through the worry and fear of my son donating a kidney to his partner. Went to a funeral of a friend who lost his life due to Covid restrictions. Met only one person who contracted the virus and made a full recovery after 2 weeks.
    Oh yeah made a gob****e of myself by saying my wife was sitting on her ass claiming Pup and also saying she worked throughout. No defence but I used her to prove a point and I was wrong.
    Lastly do I respect the restrictions ? absolutely not , do I follow them? Yes as much as I can because it's about protecting other gob****es.


  • #1465
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    We'll have 2000 cases a day within 10 days.

    We won't don't talk ****e, it does you no favours.


  • #1466
    Ten of Swords
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,538 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ten of Swords


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    We'll have 2000 cases a day within 10 days.

    Further baseless speculating of future case numbers/deaths will mean a card. This applies to everyone

    Moderator: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender, Vegan & Vegetarian

    Category Moderator: Social & Fun



  • #1467
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    ...
    (it's almost like a stigma now, for someone to go out and enjoy themselves responsibly)

    I really don’t think it is. Everyone I know is looking forward to a bit of normality over Christmas. That might be going out for a meal, having family over, going clothes shopping, etc. The only place I see negative opinions on that is here on boards.


  • #1468
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    I lost a great friend recently and because of the restrictions, I couldn't attend her funeral. To me I haven't really grieved her yet, I don't have that closure at all.
    I'm hoping next year with the vaccine, she will get the send off she deserves on the anniversary and I'll be able to say good bye to her.

    The funeral situation is sad. Even when one of the 25 attendees at the funeral there is no opportunity to give the person a send off, exchange stories about their life, etc


  • #1469
    ElJeffe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 725 ✭✭✭ElJeffe


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    We'll have 2000 cases a day within 10 days.

    I think that's a bit off the mark. By mid January it's going to be a complete **** show though. Still at least people will have celebrated Xmas that's all that matters. :rolleyes:


  • #1470
    ElJeffe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 725 ✭✭✭ElJeffe


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The funeral situation is sad. Even when one of the 25 attendees at the funeral there is no opportunity to give the person a send off, exchange stories about their life, etc

    It's more important they don't exchange Covid imo.


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  • #1471
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,141 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    ElJeffe wrote: »
    I think that's a bit off the mark. By mid January it's going to be a complete **** show though. Still at least people will have celebrated Xmas that's all that matters. :rolleyes:

    What do you want so, do you want a level 5 lockdown until a vaccine comes. Why will January be a ****show, we have never had a ****show here but somehow from the lowest incident rate in Europe its going be a disaster in 6 weeks. What do you classify as a ****show


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