Relaxation of Restrictions, Part VIII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

fin12 wrote: »

Ha that’s very good. I sang it.

Thank you, I'm here all weekend

normanoffside wrote: »

Any chance of at least takeaway pints?

There are plenty places in cork city doing them.

Did something happen tonight? Did the rats �� threaten us with more restrictions tonight?

Hellrazer wrote: »

What really pisses me off is the headline tonight from our national broadcaster.

Covid death toll surpasses 4,000 as 650 cases confirmed

It should be

650 cases - the lowest in 2 months.

With all this doom and gloom we`ll never get out of lockdown!!

Except doing that would involve telling some serious porkies.

These are the cases over the last 2 weeks. And unfortunately they show that the number of daily cases is not declining exponentially but rather seesawing up and down.



On February 9th we had just 556 cases. Four days later that was back up to 1078.

Yesterday's figures of 650 cases is going in the right direction. Today's 901 not so much.

Chxst I have to say it - but a lot of this thread takes the biscuit for doom and gloom and whinging tbf

We're all fed up but we're barely four weeks out from having the highest rate of Covid 19 infection in the world.

All because of the pressure of people demanding a break for Christmas when rules around household mixing were eased, and limits on travel between counties temporarily lifted and as result we got shafted with rising numbers of people infected with Covid. And add to this a new more infectious strain of the virus, first detected in the UK, spreading here and for the current case numbers now being difficult to get back down

But yeah the milestone of 4000 deaths on reflection does need a minute. That's a figure of equivalent to the entire population of Kilcullen.

That said it doesn't mean we can't celebrate the fact that restrictions to date have likley saved a significant number of lives and kept people from becoming ill or that the vaccines will save more or that we've kept the lid (mostly) on our health services being overrun.

Yeah and people are feeling the brunt of this ****e. And without a doubt its tough on everyone - young and old alike.

And yes the media can be often be a pain in the arse and often prefer shock headlines and bs stories. But at least we already know that. We don't need to copy them.

normanoffside wrote: »

Any chance of at least takeaway pints?

They might...As some sort of carrot on a stick type thing.

I don't understand why they're not currently doing them tbh. I don't drink much but, as far as I'm aware, there is nothing stopping them legally. They were just asked not to

I'm always seeing massive queues and congregation for take away coffees...I never saw that for pints during the Autumn

I actually think people would still go to the likes of Croke Park, Avvia, 3Arena if stuff were on tomorrow/weekend restrictions or not

fin12 wrote: »

I think it’s really just been the weather but I say the trade will pick up now with the better weather and longer evening. I could do with a street drinking sesh... has been a while...

But why can't you just buy cans?

fin12 wrote: »

I think it’s really just been the weather but I say the trade will pick up now with the better weather and longer evening. I could do with a street drinking sesh... has been a while...

Me and you both, I ain't drank since Christmas. Not really arsed seeing anyone, would just like a pint.

But, thinking back to last summer, I didn't seen many people bother with the take away pint thing, even from people refusing (rightly) to spend the 9euro on food

ypres5 wrote: »

somewhere that needs a good coat of whitewash to get rid of the hogwash

No clue why that was put up in the first place

I'm really stunned by this revelation tonight. I really naively thought normality was coming in May or June. God how wrong I was. WHAT is the hesitation with the vaccine, it's not being said outright. I do not get it at all, I cannot get my head around. Is the vaccine going to work to reduce hospitalisations and deaths among the at risk groups or not? All the studies from Israel are showing extremely positive results and yet restrictions to protect nobody will be in place even after all those at risk will be protected by vaccines. So what are further restrictions for?

Unfortunately now the prospect of more restrictions next Autumn no longer sound far fetched

MOR316 wrote: »

Not the same from a can tbh.
There is a freshness in a pint that can't be beaten

Maybe guinness, but mass lager is no difference, and I'm not paying 6 quid to drink guinness out of a plastic container.

hynesie08 wrote: »

Maybe guinness, but mass lager is no difference, and I'm not paying 6 quid to drink guinness out of a plastic container.

I disagree. I find a noticeable difference. Perhaps it's the temperature, I don't know

MOR316 wrote: »

Harry Maguire wouldn't sit in a field

Who’s Harry McGuire? What’s wrong with sitting in a field? U can have a picnic, bring a portable bbq , have a portable stereo with music, sun shining, hows it any different to being in a park??

fin12 wrote: »

Who’s Harry McGuire? What’s wrong with sitting in a field? U can have a picnic, bring a portable bbq , have a portable stereo with music, sun shining, hows it any different to being in a park??

Man utd defender, head like a concrete slab, overpaid ****e hawk.