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So what are the positives surrounding the Covid19 coronavirus?

Snow Garden

It's all doom and gloom on the main thread but what are the positives surrounding the Covid19 coronavirus?

Top of my head...

- More employers will start working-from-home policies (where possible) and there will much less stigma around it in the future

- People will get to spend more time with their families and local communities this Spring

- Due to home working, there will be less traffic congestion on the roads and less people commuting for excessive hours every week

- People will develop better hygiene practices

- People will eat healthier, drink less and sleep more in order to build up their immune system

- The reduction in economic activity will have a positive effect on the environment and help countries meet their climate change targets

- Less pointless consumerism

- Food retailers will make increased profits due to stockpiling (much of which will probably get binned in the long run)

- The number of people that contract flu this year will diminish due to better hygiene standards at all levels

- We will finally fully acknowledge how inadequate our health service is and perhaps do something meaningful about it

- We may even get a national government who will focus on fixing major problems in Ireland rather than votes in the next election7

- People will eat more locally produced food

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Cluedo Monopoly

We get great weather during the strict lockdowns. The last few days have been magical.

Tell me how

Irish Steve wrote: »

You are as usual so wrong, my suggestion for shutting down the reopen wet pubs discussion thread is that for at least the next 2 months, it's completely totally and utterly irrelevant, regardless of how many people come onto boards protesting that the statistics about hospitality are wrong, and all the other spurious and plainly wrong objections they post.

You should report anyone who is dragging you in to threads you have no interest in being in. It's unfair on you to have to put up with that.

Dark forces must be at play for this to be happening but it is 2020.

[Deleted User]

Irish Steve wrote: »

You are as usual so wrong, my suggestion for shutting down the reopen wet pubs discussion thread is that for at least the next 2 months, it's completely totally and utterly irrelevant, regardless of how many people come onto boards protesting that the statistics about hospitality are wrong, and all the other spurious and plainly wrong objections they post.

NPHET are not going to even think about opening them again until a significant number of people are fully vaccinated, AND the number of daily cases has fallen by a very significant number. In the meantime, we really don't need some of the absurd trolling and worse that has become the norm in the wet pub thread, there has been almost zero discussion for at least a month now.

Contrary to popular opinion, I like visiting some pubs, but until it is safe to do so, I won't be, and there are some pubs around my area that it will be a very long time before I visit them again, because the operator/landlord has demonstrated a complete and reckless disregard for the rules that they were supposed to be operating under, with the inevitable result that their premises have been responsible for superspreader events that have then taken up to two months to get down to normal numbers again. Why would I want to support a place that has such a low regard for the people that it needs to attract to survive at all?

What do you mean by 'as usual" ?

I respect your opinion on the pubs and how you feel towards them. I don't respect any call for threads to be closed because someone doesn't think the topic is relevant or that its full of trolls. If you think there are such posts then report them and let the mods deal with it.

NSAman

Cluedo Monopoly wrote: »

It does seem to be one of the most relaxing Christmases in a long time. A lot less pressure to do stuff.

Not to mention a LOT cheaper.

Didn’t have to purchase a load of presents this year. Christmas shopping too half an hour in the supermarket and 15 minutes in another store for the neighbours. Ok one major present for herself and a phone call to Hermes and we were all set.

The kids were quite happy being by themselves, family in Ireland missed out (apart from Mam).

I did miss the family at home and we missed our winter vacation home. Hopefully, with this vaccine coming we can get back to normal and see everyone at home again.

Hodger

Irish Steve wrote: »

Not sure if this is the right place to post this thought, hopefully, a positive benefit of Covid, and many pubs being closed has been a reduction in the number of drivers on the road with too much drink taken. I might be wrong on this, but I'd like to hope that it's been one positive result of an otherwise dire year.

In the same vein, I'm sure that the hospitals will have recorded a significant fall in the numbers attending A & E at weekends as a result of excessive alcohol and the consequences. That has to be a good thing too.

There's for sure a significant drop in the number of flu cases this year, which will be partly a result of the forced use of masks in many places, maybe there's a lesson there for the future, not so much mandatory masks for all, but a guideline that if you're hawking and spluttering, maybe a mask to keep it to yourself might be a worthwhile idea.

I haven,t being in a pub or being a night out since March I miss not being able to go to pubs properly. I don,t miss pubs for the alcohol aspect ( As I neither drink nor smoke/ straight edge ) but I sure do miss pubs for the social aspect of it all having a good night out this night this time last year St Stephen,s night I had a great night out good local gig versus St Stephen,s night this year.

Cluedo Monopoly

Ah lads, not this thread.

GT89

Irish Steve wrote: »

Contrary to popular opinion, I like visiting some pubs, but until it is safe to do so, I won't be, and there are some pubs around my area that it will be a very long time before I visit them again, because the operator/landlord has demonstrated a complete and reckless disregard for the rules that they were supposed to be operating under, with the inevitable result that their premises have been responsible for superspreader events that have then taken up to two months to get down to normal numbers again. Why would I want to support a place that has such a low regard for the people that it needs to attract to survive at all?

I think motorbikes are cool but I also think they are dangerous and hence don't have one and don't use them to get around even though I would probably enjoy using one. Dosen't mean I think motorbikes should be banned. If you think pubs are dangerous then don't go simple as.

Irish Steve

Deleted User wrote: »

I wouldn't bother. That poster wants to shut down discussion on the reopening of pubs thread. A classic example of "its not for me so it shouldn't be for anyone" taken to the next level by not wanting others to discuss it.

You are as usual so wrong, my suggestion for shutting down the reopen wet pubs discussion thread is that for at least the next 2 months, it's completely totally and utterly irrelevant, regardless of how many people come onto boards protesting that the statistics about hospitality are wrong, and all the other spurious and plainly wrong objections they post.

NPHET are not going to even think about opening them again until a significant number of people are fully vaccinated, AND the number of daily cases has fallen by a very significant number. In the meantime, we really don't need some of the absurd trolling and worse that has become the norm in the wet pub thread, there has been almost zero discussion for at least a month now.

Contrary to popular opinion, I like visiting some pubs, but until it is safe to do so, I won't be, and there are some pubs around my area that it will be a very long time before I visit them again, because the operator/landlord has demonstrated a complete and reckless disregard for the rules that they were supposed to be operating under, with the inevitable result that their premises have been responsible for superspreader events that have then taken up to two months to get down to normal numbers again. Why would I want to support a place that has such a low regard for the people that it needs to attract to survive at all?

GT89

Irish Steve wrote: »

Not sure if this is the right place to post this thought, hopefully, a positive benefit of Covid, and many pubs being closed has been a reduction in the number of drivers on the road with too much drink taken. I might be wrong on this, but I'd like to hope that it's been one positive result of an otherwise dire year.

In the same vein, I'm sure that the hospitals will have recorded a significant fall in the numbers attending A & E at weekends as a result of excessive alcohol and the consequences. That has to be a good thing too.

There's for sure a significant drop in the number of flu cases this year, which will be partly a result of the forced use of masks in many places, maybe there's a lesson there for the future, not so much mandatory masks for all, but a guideline that if you're hawking and spluttering, maybe a mask to keep it to yourself might be a worthwhile idea.

More people killed on the roads in 2020 than 2019 so any decrease in drink driving if there has been at all has been made up in other areas.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/1218/1185296-road-deaths/

Cluedo Monopoly

It does seem to be one of the most relaxing Christmases in a long time. A lot less pressure to do stuff.

whisky_galore

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I wouldn't bother. That poster wants to shut down discussion on the reopening of pubs thread. A classic example of "its not for me so it shouldn't be for anyone" taken to the next level by not wanting others to discuss it.

I don't care what that poster's agenda is. As mentioned quite correctly above there's been more fatalities this year.

[Deleted User]

whisky_galore wrote: »

People get pissed at home too. Pub being open or shut is irrelevant.

I wouldn't bother. That poster wants to shut down discussion on the reopening of pubs thread. A classic example of "its not for me so it shouldn't be for anyone" taken to the next level by not wanting others to discuss it.

whisky_galore

Irish Steve wrote: »

Not sure if this is the right place to post this thought, hopefully, a positive benefit of Covid, and many pubs being closed has been a reduction in the number of drivers on the road with too much drink taken. I might be wrong on this, but I'd like to hope that it's been one positive result of an otherwise dire year.

In the same vein, I'm sure that the hospitals will have recorded a significant fall in the numbers attending A & E at weekends as a result of excessive alcohol and the consequences. That has to be a good thing too.

People get pissed at home too. Pub being open or shut is irrelevant.

Homer

Irish Steve wrote: »

Not sure if this is the right place to post this thought, hopefully, a positive benefit of Covid, and many pubs being closed has been a reduction in the number of drivers on the road with too much drink taken. I might be wrong on this, but I'd like to hope that it's been one positive result of an otherwise dire year.

In the same vein, I'm sure that the hospitals will have recorded a significant fall in the numbers attending A & E at weekends as a result of excessive alcohol and the consequences. That has to be a good thing too.

There's for sure a significant drop in the number of flu cases this year, which will be partly a result of the forced use of masks in many places, maybe there's a lesson there for the future, not so much mandatory masks for all, but a guideline that if you're hawking and spluttering, maybe a mask to keep it to yourself might be a worthwhile idea.

Weirdly, more people have died on the roads this year so far than 2019. I would have thought the numbers would be down too for a number of reasons but that’s not the case.

mirrorwall14

I have missed out on Christmas Eve night drinks and opening of presents at home since I had my own kids and I’m in my own house. Covid taught us to zoom so they stuck me on the telly for an hour last night to join in!

Irish Steve

Not sure if this is the right place to post this thought, hopefully, a positive benefit of Covid, and many pubs being closed has been a reduction in the number of drivers on the road with too much drink taken. I might be wrong on this, but I'd like to hope that it's been one positive result of an otherwise dire year.

In the same vein, I'm sure that the hospitals will have recorded a significant fall in the numbers attending A & E at weekends as a result of excessive alcohol and the consequences. That has to be a good thing too.

There's for sure a significant drop in the number of flu cases this year, which will be partly a result of the forced use of masks in many places, maybe there's a lesson there for the future, not so much mandatory masks for all, but a guideline that if you're hawking and spluttering, maybe a mask to keep it to yourself might be a worthwhile idea.

Irish Steve

Cluedo Monopoly wrote: »

A childhood memory from 1970s Galway was staring up at airplanes and wondering where they were going.

Weirdly it has become a novelty again.

If you have a smart phone with a data package, you don't need to wonder any more, an app called flightradar24 will tell you about a very high percentage of the flights you see at high level, in terms of the aircraft type, the operator, where it's come from, and where it's going to. It used to be free, there might now be a small charge for the lowest level of use, and it does make it much easier to see what's flying over you now.

Dickie10

never taking an impromtu sesh or the beauty of it for granted again

Sultan of Bling

My job is a 30 minute walk away from the house. I have just been told i'll be working from home in january.

That means in the first week of january i wont have to endure groups of overweight fat women power walking (well trying to anyway!) on the footpaths and not moving out of my way.

Cluedo Monopoly

I would contend that Christmas is not as 'vulgar' as it had become over the last few years.
There seems to be less consumerism and aggression and stress around the towns/shops this year.
In the last few years before Covid I experienced a lot of aggression, anger, road rage, impatience etc from people who would walk over you to find a bargain...

Cluedo Monopoly

A childhood memory from 1970s Galway was staring up at airplanes and wondering where they were going.

Weirdly it has become a novelty again.

Man Vs ManUre

No more Sunday night fear.

kenmc

Normally I'd be seeing huge queues of gobsh1tes sitting in traffic jams outside my house heading to dundrum town centre to do their Xmas shopping. So much so that all journeys would need military precision in planning to get there in time. This year... It's excellent. Can jump in the car at the drop of a hat and go anywhere I like inside 5km. Thanks covid!

Mr. Karate

That the media have completely exposed themselves as liars, propagandists and fear peddlers and our Govt offiicials have exposed themselves as wannabe dictators.

speckle

I have learnt how incrediably resilant I am, like an old oak tree and yet still able to flexibly bend like branches with the wind. I have travelled far this life time to come to this point and I am grateful to the many teachings life has thrown my way and the mentors that I have met along the way. Humbled as a mere speck in a majestic universe.

And yes my spelling is still atrocious

ShineOn7

The amount of appreciation we will have for all we took for granted will be fecking immense

Everything from hugging people you love, to gigs, to getting The Ride after a date again

The appreciation and gratitude we'll have to do things like 2019 will be sustained. You'd have to be a full on pessimist to think otherwise (and yes, I am aware of where I am online

)

Xtrail14

China are working on corona 20 so be good to see the back of 19.

vrusinov

I dunno, I'm one of those people and my morning runs are quickly compensated with after-work beer after talking to my screen all day (video meetings).

So now I have strong legs and impressive beer gut.

Cluedo Monopoly

A lot of people out running and walking this November. I've never seen so many runners with head torches.
We'll definitely be a fitter and more hygienic nation at the end of this pandemic.

Bowlardo

nthclare wrote: »

Well definitely there's more clarity in the night sky.
I've never seen Mars so red/orange and its there without having to search.
It just pops into the night sky after dark.

Living in the Burren I've a lot of scope for adventure and creativity.
.....
So my past decisions worked out well for me to be able for this corona thing...

Happy for you. Enjoyed that. Good read