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civdef · 24-02-2021 1:02am

I'm generally in favour of doing the lockdown properly, there's no point half-assing it - but I can't see why solo activities or those with people from your household need to be limited to 5km. A couple who live together driving 20km to walk in the hills or a person driving 100km to spend a day fishing on their own pose no risk of spreading anything.

Mellor · 24-02-2021 7:35am

civdef wrote: »

A couple who live together driving 20km to walk in the hills or a person driving 100km to spend a day fishing on their own pose no risk of spreading anything.

Absolutely correct that they pose zero risk.

I think it's simply down to the fact that people take and piss and can't stick to simple instructions. Which is self-destructing, as if people have some leeway in certain areas they'd more likely to the the restrictions in the risky areas.

5km limit for shops, group activities, interactions with people.
25km limit solo activities where you don't interact with others - solo sports, shooting, hunting, golf, walking etc

I can't see how people could screw that up, but I'm sure there's a way.

Feisar · 24-02-2021 9:32am

tudderone wrote: »

FG senator eejit Sean Kyne wants golf to be exempt from the lockdown, for mental health :rolleyes:

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/fine-gael-senator-calls-covidtravel-19897221

A lad I know on FB shared a thing requesting golf courses being opened up. In fairness in his case, a links course, it must be fairly sickening to see walkers using it but members aren't allowed play.

Rows Grower · 24-02-2021 10:24am

600 rifles stolen in England last week and 300,000 rounds of .22 ammunition stolen this week. Both lots stolen from lorries.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14142121/organised-criminals-stole-live-ammunition/

otmmyboy2 · 24-02-2021 12:28pm

Mellor wrote: »

Absolutely correct that they pose zero risk.

I think it's simply down to the fact that people take and piss and can't stick to simple instructions. Which is self-destructing, as if people have some leeway in certain areas they'd more likely to the the restrictions in the risky areas.

5km limit for shops, group activities, interactions with people.
25km limit solo activities where you don't interact with others - solo sports, shooting, hunting, golf, walking etc

I can't see how people could screw that up, but I'm sure there's a way.

Agree, except for the limits. They would be fine I'm sure for town/city dwellers but I live a good ten minute drive from my nearest shop, and that's a small old filling station. Perms all 20+, and range a good hour away.

The 5km etc limits always seemed like an urban solution for the whole country, which doesn't work. Not that that stops most of the laws passed sharing this mindset.

Like when the entire of Offaly was locked down for a meat factory there, but Westmeath wasn't at less than 7km from the factory in question, because it was over the border.
But folks in Edenderry on the other side of the county were locked down. :rolleyes:

Utter ridiculousness.

otmmyboy2 · 24-02-2021 12:56pm

https://www.facebook.com/269250170606171/videos/3469312789840630

9 guards, 5 vehicles, all for a beauty parlor.

Last time a neighbour of mine got his farm broken into 1 guard turned up the next day, took a statement, and buggered off again. Never heard of it since, and this was a few years back now.

They must have solved all the other crimes at this stage, fair play to them. :rolleyes:

Feisar · 24-02-2021 1:17pm

otmmyboy2 wrote: »

https://www.facebook.com/269250170606171/videos/3469312789840630

9 guards, 5 vehicles, all for a beauty parlor.

Last time a neighbour of mine got his farm broken into 1 guard turned up the next day, took a statement, and buggered off again. Never heard of it since, and this was a few years back now.

They must have solved all the other crimes at this stage, fair play to them. :rolleyes:

Two points:

1. It's about the optics of a thing like this, the State can't been seen to be allowing things like that to go.

2. It's no good if one person does this. What could the Gardaí do if every business in a town opened up?

otmmyboy2 · 24-02-2021 1:21pm

Feisar wrote: »

Two points:

1. It's about the optics of a thing like this, the State can't been seen to be allowing things like that to go.

2. It's no good if one person does this. What could the Gardaí do if every business in a town opened up?

Oh completely agree, come down hard enough to discourage any emulation.

I have heard that a few places have reopened, and some places have unveiled their "non-essential" items too, but I think this being the one that made the news had the biggest bullseye painted on it.

Cass · 24-02-2021 1:22pm

otmmyboy2 wrote: »

9 guards, 5 vehicles, all for a beauty parlor.

Last time a neighbour of mine got his farm broken into 1 guard turned up the next day, took a statement, and buggered off again.

Yeah but your burglary won't start others going against what the Government want. Can't have people thinking they do as they NEED, hence the over reaction.

Grizzly 45 · 24-02-2021 1:57pm

tudderone wrote: »

FG senator eejit Sean Kyne wants golf to be exempt from the lockdown, for mental health :rolleyes:

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/fine-gael-senator-calls-covidtravel-19897221

Why not???After all WE were in this particular boat in Nov,more or less as well.
ASFIK yet to be proven that COVID is waterborne transmissible.

Grizzly 45 · 24-02-2021 2:02pm

civdef wrote: »

The technology has a far amount of smoke and mirrors involved from what I can see when it actually comes to making meaningful amounts of fuel and considering the energy it takes to do that.

A company started up down this neck of the woods here a few years ago doing that, big fancy setup, lovely brochures & loads of hype, but didn't last long.

Some FF TD son/relation/whatever I believe?
Did it all wrong ...again.Like wind power,this stuff is designed for small scale production or powering an individual house, car etc. Trying to build big is a major failure as you are violating o the 1st law of thermodynamics. Putting in more energy than the net output of energy gained.:)

tudderone · 24-02-2021 2:16pm

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Some FF TD son/relation/whatever I believe?
Did it all wrong ...again.Like wind power,this stuff is designed for small scale production or powering an individual house, car etc. Trying to build big is a major failure as you are violating o the 1st law of thermodynamics. Putting in more energy than the net output of energy gained.:)

Thats that hydrogen fuel cell thing fcuked then.

Grizzly 45 · 24-02-2021 2:45pm

Yup...Unless you would actually connect it to the wind turbines or geothermal,or small scale hydroelectric plants as the relatively free input energy sources.

Grizzly 45 · 24-02-2021 6:48pm

Poor ol Joe is getting worse...He can't even read the teleprompter and dropped the Naughty "N" word as well....Great 30 days in and he's already showing he's not up to the task.:rolleyes:

https://trendingpolitics.com/biden-suffers-bizarre-brain-glitch-these-millstones-no-longer-moke-our-national-mourning/?utm_source=freedom&utm_medium=email

BattleCorp · 24-02-2021 11:47pm

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Poor ol Joe is getting worse...He can't even read the teleprompter and dropped the Naughty "N" word as well....Great 30 days in and he's already showing he's not up to the task.:rolleyes:

https://trendingpolitics.com/biden-suffers-bizarre-brain-glitch-these-millstones-no-longer-moke-our-national-mourning/?utm_source=freedom&utm_medium=email

Jaysus, that's bad. And to think that some Boards.ie mods (not in this forum, you guys are nice

) were throwning around bans for people who were suggesting that Biden was going daft/senile etc.

tudderone · 25-02-2021 12:04am

BattleCorp wrote: »

Jaysus, that's bad. And to think that some Boards.ie mods (not in this forum, you guys are nice ) were throwning around bans for people who were suggesting that Biden was going daft/senile etc.

Yes, how dare anyone have an opinion of their own, even when there is evidence its true

civdef · 25-02-2021 1:09am

That's a pretty short video on a pretty strongly editorial "news" site - just sayin like.

tudderone · 25-02-2021 1:14am

civdef wrote: »

That's a pretty short video on a pretty strongly editorial "news" site - just sayin like.

There are plenty of videos of him in the run up to the election rambling on incoherently in public. He is 78 years old so some mental decline is to be expected i suppose. Hope not, dementia is not something i would like to see anyone suffering with.

"150 million people killed with guns in America"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4VH2JjWDnk

Cass · 25-02-2021 3:05am

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Poor ol Joe is getting worse...

BattleCorp wrote: »

Jaysus, that's bad. And to think that some Boards.ie mods (not in this forum, you guys are nice ) were throwning around bans for people who were suggesting that Biden was going daft/senile etc.

tudderone wrote: »

....... rambling on incoherently in public. He is 78 years old so some mental decline is to be expected i suppose.

Curious.

31 Democrats have written to biden to ask him to surrender sole control of the nuke codes. From politico for any doubters.

Rows Grower · 25-02-2021 9:46am

What were those 81,284,000 american voters thinking a couple of months ago?

Maybe they're all losing it too.

Grizzly 45 · 25-02-2021 2:05pm

Yeah,they probably were duped...Those that weren't dead,incapable of voting,but had ballot papers issued to them,or mysteriously when serving overseas all suddenly voted 100% fir Bumbling Joe.Had their votes nullified or counted four times,nothwithstanding..;)

tudderone · 25-02-2021 2:24pm

Anyone with an interest in astronomy or space ? I watch the videos of the latest expedition to mars, it amazing to see a world where a human has never set foot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PrLXEbMgo4

Grizzly 45 · 25-02-2021 3:20pm

This might be a game-changer...Or is it too late to matter,as the world seems now addicted on the electric toy car technological Cul De sac?money.co.uk/money/cars/article-9286773/Porsche-begin-production-CO2-slashing-eFuel-year.html?fbclid=IwAR2p1agZeuQRX1k3ezmGzk890u-t2uTcUI_GDZchb1vg6luyg5GUiRBNQ08

tudderone · 25-02-2021 3:24pm

Lady Gaga's dogwalker shot four times in the chest and her french bulldogs stolen in Hollywood. Good to see the gun control working so well in California.

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/02/25/breaking-news-lady-gagas-dog-walker-shot-in-chest-and-stars-dogs-are-stolen-in-hollywood/

Grizzly 45 · 25-02-2021 3:28pm

The Times of Malta article on the uptake of hunting in Germany,esp by women...Something they have in common with the Japanese women who are now taking over in hunting in Japan...maybe they have the patience to put up with Japans ultra strict gun and hunting laws of five years worth of training?:eek:

https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/germans-turn-to-hunting-to-ethically-source-food.853975

Grizzly 45 · 25-02-2021 3:35pm

tudderone wrote: »

Lady Gaga's dogwalker shot four times in the chest and her french bulldogs stolen in Hollywood. Good to see the gun control working so well in California.

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/02/25/breaking-news-lady-gagas-dog-walker-shot-in-chest-and-stars-dogs-are-stolen-in-hollywood/

"Ahshure nuthin will happen"itis strikes again.:rolleyes: Doesn't matter who,or what you do if you work for celebs or VIPS. You HAVE to take security on all levels seriously.:
Walking three high-value dogs in their own right, owned by a "celeb" of notoriety, in a shthole city, where the have nots are starting to eye Beverly Hills as a happy hunting ground puts a big target on you .

tudderone · 25-02-2021 10:11pm

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

"Ahshure nuthin will happen"itis strikes again.:rolleyes: Doesn't matter who,or what you do if you work for celebs or VIPS. You HAVE to take security on all levels seriously.:
Walking three high-value dogs in their own right, owned by a "celeb" of notoriety, in a shthole city, where the have nots are starting to eye Beverly Hills as a happy hunting ground puts a big target on you .

More absolute lunacy in California, but it'll come here too, just a matter of time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12jfsq0BIis

Grizzly 45 · 25-02-2021 10:19pm

And then they are surprised why everyone in business who can is getting the Hell away from CA??:rolleyes:

tudderone · 25-02-2021 10:20pm

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

And then they are surprised why everyone in business who can is getting the Hell away from CA??:rolleyes:

Yes but that BS will land here, the Irish lap that rubbish up, well some of them do.

Munsterlad102 · 26-02-2021 12:54am

tudderone wrote: »

Yes but that BS will land here, the Irish lap that rubbish up, well some of them do.

Yep, any topic pushed my the media gets lapped up here, look at climate change and blm.

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