Will the Rovers ever Return? Your pub megathread, Part 2 - threadbans in OP

PTH2009 · 14-03-2021 1:58am

Jesus it feels like we're living in the age of knacker drinking ie being underage and drinking in fields/parks etc and try not to get caught

****ing farce

fin12 · 14-03-2021 2:10am

PTH2009 wrote: »

Jesus it feels like we're living in the age of knacker drinking ie being underage and drinking in fields/parks etc and try not to get caught

****ing farce

Yes I’ve a choice of field, street drinking and a friend maybe having me over for a few hours to celebrate paddy’s day... pain in the hole but they are my only options, I’m not staying inside on paddy’s day.

dominatinMC · 14-03-2021 2:59am

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Didn't ask for your opinion. Keep it to yourself, good lad.

Nobody is asking for yours either "Paddy" but you seem only too eager to give it. Maybe you should consider your own advice and then heed it

sambowden · 14-03-2021 5:06pm

Seeing as we are so far behind with vaccinations - once the pubs open in the North there is going to be a massive amount of people heading north on Friday/Saturday nights - those living in the North will be fine because they will be near full vaccination or have reached herd immunity at least - so mass outbreaks are unlikely at that point. However, if we have not reached herd immunity in the south by then - and lets face it - it not looking likely nice with all the drama around Astra Zeneca - we are all going to be in pubs and nightclubs up North giving each other the virus and then heading back to south to spread it around again!

suicide_circus · 14-03-2021 5:09pm

Another? No

A continuation of this one? Probably

Smee_Again · 14-03-2021 5:12pm

sambowden wrote: »

we are all going to be in pubs and nightclubs up North giving each other the virus and then heading back to south to spread it around again!

Some might, most won’t.

Beechwoodspark · 14-03-2021 5:14pm

I live in north Kildare and certainty wouldn’t be heading up north on a Saturday night for the sake of a few beers and spirits.

The hassle of getting up north then finding an unfamiliar pub or nightclub (possibly sectarian) and probably dealing with hassle from locals...nahhhh

Getting home at stupid o clock would be a nightmare too.

Maybe ppl in border counties will?

mightyreds · 14-03-2021 5:17pm

I'd say the fear is when holiday season comes round alot will look to Belfast,Derry and around the giants causeway to holiday as you'll have hotels and pubs fully open and no meal rules.

E mac · 14-03-2021 5:19pm

If that option is there people will go no point pretending otherwise. Closing the border is not a runner so unfortunately it's gonna happen

Plumbthedepths · 14-03-2021 5:20pm

Of course people will go.

Oranage2 · 14-03-2021 5:22pm

The virus doesn't like the sunny months, most likely the lockdown will go to May or June , then open up, then BAM lockdown number 4 come September or October.

Plumbthedepths · 14-03-2021 5:24pm

Oranage2 wrote: »

The virus doesn't like the sunny months, most likely the lockdown will go to May or June , then open up, then BAM lockdown number 4 come September or October.

BS. You think the majority here won't be vaccinated by Sept/ Oct. Seems to be wishful thinking on your part.

Dayo93 · 14-03-2021 5:24pm

We are doomed , you just have to look at the change in the narrative this week , we have been doing a great job and now suddenly we are all bold paddies again , loosing control off ourselves because the schools are opened ,

jrosen · 14-03-2021 5:25pm

People living in border counties, possibly. I think the issue will be more around holiday time. Why would someone go to a county with restrictions when they could go to one without.

Oranage2 · 14-03-2021 5:38pm

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

BS. You think the majority here won't be vaccinated by Sept/ Oct. Seems to be wishful thinking on your part.

Who knows man, the vaccine is losing it's effectiveness at every new varient. It's already at like 70% now which is still a lot of possibilities. Now there's a problem and it's being recalled.

I want to virus to end as much as the next person but I'm starting to lose hope that the end is in sight.

Plumbthedepths · 14-03-2021 5:44pm

Oranage2 wrote: »

Who knows man, the vaccine is losing it's effectiveness at every new varient. It's already at like 70% now which is still a lot of possibilities. Now there's a problem and it's being recalled.

How can you fit so much rubbish into a short comment? You actually sound like an anti vaxxer
The AZ vaccine is being paused at present there are several others available for use.
If you are claiming the vaccines are losing effectiveness prehaps back up your claim.
Why are you losing hope, by your own admission you live in China isn't it fully open?

sabat · 14-03-2021 5:48pm

The government are terrified of reopening because they know they won't be able to close things down again.

Mister Vain · 14-03-2021 5:48pm

sambowden wrote: »

once the pubs open in the North there is going to be a massive amount of people heading north on Friday/Saturday nights!

Will there? A few from bordering counties might chance it. I can't see a massive amount of people making that trip for a few drinks.

14-03-2021 6:01pm

I have a staycation booked up North in summer. I booked up there for this exact reason.

Nowhere will be open down here. Or there will be lots of restrictions.

Oranage2 · 14-03-2021 6:08pm

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

How can you fit so much rubbish into a short comment? You actually sound like an anti vaxxer
The AZ vaccine is being paused at present there are several others available for use.
If you are claiming the vaccines are losing effectiveness prehaps back up your claim.
Why are you losing hope, by your own admission you live in China isn't it fully open?

I don't know why you've an obsession with me living in China you post it in nearly comment.

Id like to return to Ireland and study this year, ive a family I want to bring back too. But every passing week I feel despair as Ireland is having set backs and lockdowns and fines etc, I'm starting to lose all hope for returning and bringing my family.

KanyeSouthEast · 14-03-2021 6:08pm

My trip north will involve 1 destination belfast international airport to get the fcuk out of this dump for a while.

CalamariFritti · 14-03-2021 6:27pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

Another? No

A continuation of this one? Probably

Exactly what I was going to say. In order to have 'another' lockdown we'll have to get out of this one first. And making the 5km go away and allow someone to meet someone else outside is not the lifting of a lockdown.

paddyisreal · 14-03-2021 6:36pm

When the North opens its doors it changes everything down here, nphet/government will not be able to carry on with the status quo. Nó ONÉ in the border counties is going to obey any lockdown instructions when they get a meal and a few pints across the road. Thank god for the North as it will push the clowns down here into action.

Hoboo · 14-03-2021 6:42pm

KanyeSouthEast wrote: »

My trip north will involve 1 destination belfast international airport to get the fcuk out of this dump for a while.

Amazes me why people build a life in a place they hate and presumably work to pay to escape now and again.

Del Griffith · 14-03-2021 6:52pm

mightyreds wrote: »

I'd say the fear is when holiday season comes round alot will look to Belfast,Derry and around the giants causeway to holiday as you'll have hotels and pubs fully open and no meal rules.

I hear Belfast Airport is nice that time of year

Risteard81 · 14-03-2021 7:29pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I have a staycation booked up North in summer. I booked up there for this exact reason.

Nowhere will be open down here. Or there will be lots of restrictions.

There isn't much evidence that Robin Swann and gang want to open things in the north ever either, sadly, however.

Scuid Mhór · 14-03-2021 7:33pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

Another? No

A continuation of this one? Probably

I know for many of us this is a dream come true. I feel like they are spoiling us now. How is the government going to be able to follow up a lockdown next year?

Beasty · 14-03-2021 7:36pm

Threads merged

thebronze14 · 14-03-2021 7:37pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I have a staycation booked up North in summer. I booked up there for this exact reason.

Nowhere will be open down here. Or there will be lots of restrictions.

Yeah we are planning to do the same in July. Haven't been around the Northern coast for any length of time since I was a kid so win win! Defo would go up to Belfast for the weekend as well earlier if places are open as it's a good auld spot to go out in. Pity football will be over then and I presume the ice hockey as that's a bit of craic to go to

Morries Wigs · 14-03-2021 7:41pm

I for one am hanging for a pint the oul bottles aint the same-counting down the days

fin12 · 14-03-2021 10:41pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I live in north Kildare and certainty wouldn’t be heading up north on a Saturday night for the sake of a few beers and spirits.

The hassle of getting up north then finding an unfamiliar pub or nightclub (possibly sectarian) and probably dealing with hassle from locals...nahhhh

Getting home at stupid o clock would be a nightmare too.

Maybe ppl in border counties will?

Go to Derry, u won’t have any of those problems. The city is lovely and the people so friendly. What u mean getting home at stupid o clock? Surely u would book in overnight?

fin12 · 14-03-2021 10:43pm

sabat wrote: »

The government are terrified of reopening because they know they won't be able to close things down again.

No they will shut it down when every they want? Do u honestly think there won’t be a lockdown again next winter?

hynesie08 · 14-03-2021 10:53pm

fin12 wrote: »

Go to Derry, u won’t have any of those problems. The city is lovely and the people so friendly. What u mean getting home at stupid o clock? Surely u would book in overnight?

3 hour drive or a 4 hour bus each way and the guts of 100 quid on a hotel for a few pints....... Enjoy but it wouldn't be for me either.

Dickie10 · 14-03-2021 11:04pm

thats exactly what i will be at too , plan going at least one a month or three weeks to derry, belfast, armagh . great chance to see some of those places looking forwrd to it. i presume by june it wont be hard to head over to liverpool or london if there opened?

fin12 · 14-03-2021 11:29pm

hynesie08 wrote: »

3 hour drive or a 4 hour bus each way and the guts of 100 quid on a hotel for a few pints....... Enjoy but it wouldn't be for me either.

Unlike u if I go to Derry or any place I’d do a lot more than just the pub. Uve obviously never been to Derry to have an attitude like that.

Joke of a post.

hynesie08 · 14-03-2021 11:42pm

fin12 wrote: »

Unlike u if I go to Derry or any place I’d do a lot more than just the pub. Uve obviously never been to Derry to have an attitude like that.

Joke of a post.

You get weirdly aggressive whenever someone even slightly disagrees with you. Maybe you should knock drinking on the head if that's your sober attitude.....

And yes I've been to Derry, gorgeous city, great football and GAA fans, very nice people. Doesn't change the fact I wouldn't be bothered heading up there for a sesh. If you're going for a staycation enjoy.

Risteard81 · 15-03-2021 1:38am

hynesie08 wrote: »

You get weirdly aggressive whenever someone even slightly disagrees with you. Maybe you should knock drinking on the head if that's your sober attitude.....

And yes I've been to Derry, gorgeous city, great football and GAA fans, very nice people. Doesn't change the fact I wouldn't be bothered heading up there for a sesh. If you're going for a staycation enjoy.

You're all welcome for a session in Derry. Bear in mind that the pubs have been closed since October though (and only were open for a week or two before that since last March). The last night they were open when Derry allegedly had the highest infection rate in the world we had a long session and didn't bother with nonsense like table service when they were closing things anyway.

hynesie08 · 15-03-2021 1:48am

Risteard81 wrote: »

You're all welcome for a session in Derry. Bear in mind that the pubs have been closed since October though (and only were open for a week or two before that since last March). The last night they were open when Derry allegedly had the highest infection rate in the world we had a long session and didn't bother with nonsense like table service when they were closing things anyway.

Like I said, spending 4 hours on a bus hanging is not something I have any interest in anymore, but I hope anyone who heads up has a blast, if gigs start running in Belfast before here then I'll probably find myself heading up there.

UDAWINNER · 15-03-2021 3:36am

thebronze14 wrote: »

Yeah we are planning to do the same in July. Haven't been around the Northern coast for any length of time since I was a kid so win win! Defo would go up to Belfast for the weekend as well earlier if places are open as it's a good auld spot to go out in. Pity football will be over then and I presume the ice hockey as that's a bit of craic to go to

I wouldn't be booking anywhere around the 12th in the North as things could get violent this year, just my advice

dominatinMC · 15-03-2021 9:14am

Oranage2 wrote: »

Who knows man, the vaccine is losing it's effectiveness at every new varient. It's already at like 70% now which is still a lot of possibilities. Now there's a problem and it's being recalled.

I want to virus to end as much as the next person but I'm starting to lose hope that the end is in sight.

That is just factually incorrect, and I can't let such ignorance be posted unchallenged. Yes, admittedly, there does appear to be a reduction in efficacy relating to symptomatic infection with the South Africa variant, but that doesn't seem to be the case for every other new variant. Also, the vaccines are still very effective (against all variants) at preventing hospitalisations and/or deaths - which, less we forget, is the reason why we have restrictions in the first place.

Google "Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine" and "Israel", and you'll see that the vaccine is incredibly effective in the real world (with variants). In fact, it is performing even better than expected. Also lots of evidience now emerging that it reduces transmission of the virus also. This is the holy grail, we just need more of it, a lot more!

dominatinMC · 15-03-2021 9:15am

fin12 wrote: »

No they will shut it down when every they want? Do u honestly think there won’t be a lockdown again next winter?

If >70% of the population are vaccinated, why would there be any reason for this?

fin12 · 15-03-2021 12:19pm

dominatinMC wrote: »

If >70% of the population are vaccinated, why would there be any reason for this?

This government doesn’t do rational . Just wait and see , there will be a lockdown again in winter.

dominatinMC · 15-03-2021 1:20pm

fin12 wrote: »

This government doesn’t do rational . Just wait and see , there will be a lockdown again in winter.

But why do you think so? I'm not trying to be obtuse or contrarian, but you must have a reason for thinking this way

PommieBast · 15-03-2021 3:07pm

dominatinMC wrote: »

If >70% of the population are vaccinated, why would there be any reason for this?

Way things are going that in itself is a pretty big 'if'.

fin12 · 15-03-2021 3:10pm

dominatinMC wrote: »

But why do you think so? I'm not trying to be obtuse or contrarian, but you must have a reason for thinking this way

Because that’s all they ever do lock us up. They will lift a bit in summer cases go up again and lockdown again in winter.

hynesie08 · 15-03-2021 3:21pm

fin12 wrote: »

Because that’s all they ever do lock us up. They will lift a bit in summer cases go up again and lockdown again in winter.

Give one example of them "locking us up" pre covid?

dominatinMC · 15-03-2021 3:33pm

fin12 wrote: »

Because that’s all they ever do lock us up. They will lift a bit in summer cases go up again and lockdown again in winter.

But your argument is based on the assumption that we will not be vaccinated. So, if we are fully-vaccinated, do you think we will be in lockdown again? And if so, what would the reason for this be, if we are fully-vaccinated?

fin12 · 15-03-2021 4:45pm

hynesie08 wrote: »

Give one example of them "locking us up" pre covid?

When did I say they locked us up pre Covid. I don’t talk to me about being aggressive , ur losing the plot with the way ur replying to me.

hynesie08 · 15-03-2021 4:47pm

fin12 wrote: »

When did I say they locked us up pre Covid. I don’t talk to me about being aggressive , ur losing the plot with the way ur replying to me.

fin12 wrote: »

Because that’s all they ever do lock us up. They will lift a bit in summer cases go up again and lockdown again in winter.

Yeah.

fin12 · 15-03-2021 4:47pm

dominatinMC wrote: »

But your argument is based on the assumption that we will not be vaccinated. So, if we are fully-vaccinated, do you think we will be in lockdown again? And if so, what would the reason for this be, if we are fully-vaccinated?

A different variant or some other medical emergency that develops.

Will the Rovers ever Return? Your pub megathread, Part 2 - threadbans in OP

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