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.
whisky_galore wrote: » People get pissed at home too. Pub being open or shut is irrelevant.
[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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
Cluedo Monopoly wrote: » We get great weather during the strict lockdowns. The last few days have been magical.
French Toast wrote: » Price of fuel took an almighty drop there for a while.
Snails pace wrote: » How come it's on the rise again?
Cluedo Monopoly wrote: » I am not sure if this is a positive but several people in my rural area still have their outdoor Christmas lights on. And I hear a few saying they still have their trees up.
Beasty wrote: » Think there's a campaign to try and get towns to keep them up through January to try and cheer things up a bit We've left all our solar powered ones up
pottokblue wrote: » Spending more time outdoors watching flowers, birds and dogwalkers rather than indoors drinking and watching geegees...
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