To Mask or not to two - Mask Megathread cont.

So long as you keep throwing a tantrum at my direction for calling you out on your link dumps - because in fairness, I can't actually comment on your opinions because you don't really offer any! - then I'll continue to put a bit of badly needed perspective and balance for it.

As an example.. what IS your opinion on that HSE ad you dumped the other day? Do you have one? You may not agree with my views which is entirely your right, but at least I'm giving you something to rail against!

You really do still continue to have a serious issue with anyone who doesn't just take your posts at face value and offer glowing support, don't you?

It's a discussion forum.. Not everyone will agree with or validate you, and ya know what.. they don't HAVE to either!

I'm missing the masks on public transport some geezer unfamiliar with cough etiquette coughed and sneezed all over me on the way to work the other night. I'm hoping monkeypox doesnt appear in our public transport system.

I'm off for some sleep will be wearing an eyemask for same.

I miss my X from time to time but hell that doesn't imply I would like them back. Your some leap frogger.

No, you actually don't "get it". Youv'e been unable to grasp the differences.

It was the law breakers, the people who were not willing to wear masks that "were't content" to "just wear one".

Public health "wanted people to wear masks" and get fined if they didn't.

Try having another read of my post in the context of the ad as a whole. I didn't think I'd have to break it down scene by scene for you.

But if it helps, watch particularly points like the heroic fella opening windows above a random woman who of course sighs with relief (because bless her she couldn't do that herself of course! Sexist much?) , a waiter telling customers irrelevancies like the chef being pregnant etc (which would surely violate some sort of employment condition), or the notion of announcing someone's medical condition to random shoppers.

And no of course that wouldn't happen in reality and the message is that people should remember such things, but as I said, it's unrealistic condescending nonsense that attempts to suggest that "someone else" needs to look after and be responsible for those people because they can't make decisions for themselves about how to manage whatever risks or fears they may have.

You'd have to wonder how they managed their conditions before Covid became a thing when they still would have been at risk from a variety of other diseases. It's actually insulting dressed up as white knightery.

Next time, you can use copy and paste, like that you'll manage to do not forget any letter in the nicknames.

I think you are still not able to read the posts here. Stop overthinking it, that would be my advice.

Post you are referring to is clear to me. Seanergy said there should have been proper enforcement in action when mask mandate was on. Which I fully agree with. Way too many clowns were just taking a pìss and wouldn't follow any of the guidelines.

As for getting mask mandate extended, well I think he just posted his opinion, that is was lifted too early.

And if I speak just for myself, I didn't give a damn, if it was lifted too soon, or too late, or whatever. Mandate was lifted and that's it. I do wear as good mask as possible, when needed. Was doing it before mask mandate and doing it still. Do I care, if you wear one? No I don't. Wouldn't even expect you wear one, choking hazard is a real danger in your case imo.

One thing I know for sure is, thank fook that bug is mutating the way it is so far. After reading your comments and some others, we would be fooked, if it turned different way.

More toys eh? You REALLY just can't deal with differing opinions can you, yet you have no issue crying foul when your attitude is called out. As for complaining about my contributions - yup, because on a discussion forum you are pretty much EXPECTED to offer one. Posting random links and sitting back hoping for the likes doesn't really work in this format. As I said before, maybe you need a blog?

Watch the bits I referenced again. Watch the relieved sigh from the woman on the LUAS after our hero opens the window. Now tell me that's not condescending and sexist. I'm sure she could well have opened it herself if she wanted to/was bothered enough! Do you disagree?

FLC above summed it up pretty well in fairness. We are well beyond the "look out for others" point here. Now it should be "look after yourself" and take the appropriate measures to do so with appropriate advice from their doctor or as he/she suggests, the HSE website.. just as I (and others) have been saying pretty much all along!

Been flying twice over the last few weeks to European destinations.

There is no airport mask mandate. Neither here nor at my European destinations. Portugal still technically had an indoors requirement which presumably included the airport only no one cared. Well strictly speaking not true. Say 20% cared the rest not so much including airport staff and security/police.

And while they have been on about wearing a mask while boarding the plane, after that it just turns into a farce when you can take them off for food and are expected to put it back on after. What idiocy. I never put it back on, handed it back with my other rubbish and on subsequent legs/flights I took it off 10 mins after takeoff and that was that and not a word said.

Also on a related manner both flights had technically still vaccine cert requirements and in one case a passenger locator form requirement and both flights with strong 'encouragement' to use that scandalous verifly app to deal with the same. Only that no one actually gave a sh1t. Not once was I asked for my certs or forms. Neither during departure nor at arrival. On all legs.

Its a total farce and its been a total farce all along and anyone who still won't open their eyes to it probably never will. What can you do?

My daughter and son travelled to Italy and the Netherlands respectively ove the past two weeks, both on Ryanair. Almost nobody wear a mask save for a few people.

It was also the same when travelling in both countries on trains. While they're might be a "requirement" in both countries, it wasn't the reality on the ground

Masks haven't been required on public transport in the Netherlands since March. The Dutch government technically still required masks on flights and in airports until last week but it was unenforced. KLM even said they would no longer enforce masks wearing from March despite the Dutch goverment's rules.

That list is not up to date. France, Estonia and the Netherlands do not require masks on public transport. Austria and Greece are dropping mask rules from 1 June.

Aer Lingus' list is up to date: https://www.aerlingus.com/support/covid19-information/new-safety-measures/

There was no doubt that Dublin Airport had it issues after the mandate was lifted. And yes there were staffing issues with some staff out with covid, but for the most part it was the lack of staff due them being laid off during the lockdown. I wouldn't say they didn't fair well since, while there were big delays today there were very little delays over the past few weeks. 3 my my family members went through the airport in recent weeks with absolutely no delays what so ever.

Some of the issues that cause these delays were people turning up well before their check in gates were open and so had to wait until they did. And by all accounts DAA haven't resolved there staff shortage issues. Dublin Airport aren't the only airport throughout Europe that are slow to get back to their pre covid staff numbers.

I don't know what this has to do with mask wearing or why you're trying to link what was happening a few months ago to what happened today