Covid 19 Part XXX-113,332 ROI(2,282 deaths) 81,251 NI (1,384 deaths) (05/01) Read OP

BringBackMick wrote: »

Essential food shops,

medical

utilities

everybody else stay the fcuk at home

Really?

Garages that repair the cars and repair the delivery vehicles of essential service?

Other motor trade suppliers, like Tyres and parts, to keep those vehicles going?

Fuel supply for vehicles and home heating?

NCT and CVRT testing?

I'd prefer not be be killed or injured by a vehicle that should not be on the road, but wasn't tested, given the number that every day fail even the basic testing that is in place. Stop the testing, and some will stop the maintenance. Not a good plan.

Electrical and Plumbing suppliers? Basic civilisation requires that we ensure that emergency repairs are done, or are you happy to see houses in darkness or with no heat etc?

Domestic appliance repair services? The failure of things like a fridge, freezer or washing machine is not a minor irritation to many, especially given the other restrictions in place.

I'd prefer not to see construction shut down, I'm biased, OPW are building a flood prevention scheme through my site at the moment, it's only 5 years behind schedule at the moment, and I really would prefer that it wasn't another year before we get our lives back, we've been on hold for 5 years as it is.

Having said that, there is certainly an issue relating to buses and vans bringing in groups of workers, especially from the North, give the problems with the numbers in that area, which needs to be addressed, as does the issue of construction workers claiming "asthma" to get round mask wearing when calling in to motorway services and the like.

We certainly don't need things like Horse Racing, Betting shops, "Elite" sports, take away pints, and things like clothing boutiques at the moment.

Places like Electrical retailers selling things like TV's and the like should be click and collect or home delivery, along with carpet showrooms and large furniture suppliers, with only pre agreed appointments for urgent need cases, a massive percentage of their sales is not "essential" while the pandemic is as severe as it is.

While it may not be easy to accept, shops that have brought in "special lines" that are not their normal stock in trade to circumvent the "essential" classification should be closed again until the immediate crisis is over.

Some of the above is not a popular opinion, but I'm not looking for votes, I am more interested in trying to reduce the potential death count in the coming weeks, if the hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid patients, even if they are not severely ill, there is a risk that other life threatening issues will not get the level or urgency of treatment that they need, and ANY death that's caused by overload of the service is unacceptable.

Equally important, there are all manner of services that may not be deemed "essential" for most, but for families dealing with disability of any sort, physical or mental, there will be requirements that need to be dealt with, urgently, to avoid causing even more problems to the patient or carers, and timely methods to facilitate these needs have to put in place if they are not there at present.