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

We are all lay people but we can read simple numbers and we know for a fact that some of the assumptions being fed into these models are wrong yet they are still the only thing being used to make major decisions. That's not caution and would be called ineptitude in many other fields.

The thing is, pubs are always quiet at the end of November and the start of December every year. Numbers socialising always ramp up from the weekend before Christmas. I can only think that that's the logic...

There are many people like this in the country. It’s the fact that these people don’t get the air time on the radio and telly they are never found during any of the street polls etc. they have no opposition party to stand up for them. Mary Lou and Co are just sitting to one side letting the government shoot themselves in the foot so why bother questioning them.

Again people been paid to be at home not financially effected at all. If more people were financially effected I bet people wouldn’t be laughing.

Has Tony considered the pressure that will be put on the emergency services from amateurs who are not skilled in the fine art of early day drinking?

I bet he hasn't

Pat Kenny is on his masks hobbyhorse again - "anything on masks?" he asks hopefully to the guest reviewing the recommendations.

Between him and those stupid Government/HSE ads every 20 mins with someone gleefully recounting the night out missed to the receiver and how great it was they weren't there, or telling everyone to RSVP a list of hyper-cautious questions to themselves I can feel my blood pressure rising already.

Over to Spotify it is then.

this is pathetic sh1t. still cowering in fear of this illness which is mild on a population basis , the new variant is even milder .

a country run by sh1tehawks or (which I believe) they are afraid of the sh1tty health care being exposed and are covering themselves,

instead of allowing people make their own informed choice and god forbid allow some risk in their lives. because of the fear of some, we all must suffer.

and to see some people champion this makes me wonder about their mental fragility and ability to survive day to day living.

Completely irrelevant comparison.

Yeah exactly.

My best friend is home for christmas, and a few of us are due to head out for a few drinks to celebrate my engagement. My fiance has her own night arranged tonight for the same reasons.

I am rarely if ever out anyway due to work commitments.

Sorry for having the audacity for trying to have some semblance of a life in what is now a shortened window. Myself, and others in a similar boat, are somehow the problem though.

I thought it was going to be another Brian Cowan type episode

It's more than that. It's the Irish "need" to show how on-message or compliant they are or begrudge/attack anyone who isn't, or does/has things they don't. That with this attitude (as Beeechwood above displayed) of "if I can't do it, no one else should either"

We saw it in the Tiger years with the same people competing with neighbours to have the new BMW and decking first, then in the Recession with them bothering themselves about what others were getting or "getting away with" that they weren't, and water charges with those happy to pay up attacking everyone else who questioned yet another quango and model that was flawed from the start.

Now it's Covid and they are loving it... they get to proudly tout their vaccination status, ring the Gardai because Joe and Mary have a few people over, complain on the radio about "crowds" in town or that the restaurant didn't ask to see/give them a chance to show off their Covid cert etc.. and sure they are quite happy at home and collecting their full salary and having a drink with/after dinner.. sure what are people whinging about, this is great!

We are a selfish, immature and devious people. Unless it personally affects them, many don't give a shyte about the effect on others. I'm sure we all know people like this!

This is 100% what will happen. Ans the worst thing is we will all end up being happy out it. Sure it's not too bad........

8pm closing time comes around. Lads with loads of drink on board.....off to bed I would say. Not a house party anyways. No sir

He was sounding like that a few days ago too. Much be suffering from severe cold like symptoms.

It’s terrifying how well that strategy works, sadly.