The Shutdown

Max Headroom wrote: »

You mean a poster who has his own opinion and doesnt agree with the self righteous knobs on here.....its starting to look a lot like Biker.ie....the one everyone hates...;);)

Biker .ie is full of fools who make noises and make crap jokes about sexuality and it's a big bro fest.

So if you mean nothing like biker .ie then yes you'd be accurate.

If you call me a self righteous knob then It doesn't really bother me better a self righteous knob than an inconsiderate gob****e who can't see past his own front door. Name calling is for the school yard are you five ?

LIGHTNING wrote: »

People are knobs by adhering to the law during a global epidemic? That's taking the piss a bit.

Pandemic?

No sure it's scaremongering...

It's only old people...

It's Leo making money of me...

It's the Chinese....


Something something my opinion trumps facts and science how dare you question my opinion

Max Headroom wrote: »

Some very bored angry posters on here lately.....did i call you self righteous personally....if you want to don that cap, feel free....:rolleyes:

Other people have opinions...get over yourself...kick the dog or wife...:p

As I said. Opinions that have no basis in reality need to be fact checked.

It's quite literally stupid personal opinions that swept brexit through and trump to power . If you want that sort of ignorance brought into this island by all means knock yourself out. But there will be people like myself happy to point you in a factual direction. Use that information as you please but don't expect it to not happen .

Breezin wrote: »

Epic levels of preaching on here.
Wonder where all the priests went to in Ireland? The internet. Pulpet-bashing paradise for moralisers, but never more than at a time of crisis.
Zero evidence for actual Covid 19 risk given. Zero understanding of proportionality of response. But who needs that when you have groupthink and hysteria.

It's not preaching, it's not groupthink, it's not hysteria...it's quoting the HSE guidelines and telling someone to have a bit of cop on.

Breezin wrote: »

Epic levels of preaching on here.
Wonder where all the priests went to in Ireland? The internet. Pulpet-bashing paradise for moralisers, but never more than at a time of crisis.
Zero evidence for actual Covid 19 risk given. Zero understanding of proportionality of response. But who needs that when you have groupthink and hysteria.

well you know what they say: just cos you're paranoid doesn't mean they're. ..not...out to get you.

And just because it's a real threat based on science doesn't make it groupthink either.

Next thing you'll be saying is that all those 1000s in Italy who died.... didn't happen I suppose.

Breezin wrote: »

Epic levels of preaching on here.
Wonder where all the priests went to in Ireland? The internet. Pulpet-bashing paradise for moralisers, but never more than at a time of crisis.
Zero evidence for actual Covid 19 risk given. Zero understanding of proportionality of response. But who needs that when you have groupthink and hysteria.

The award for the biggest gob****e on this thread goes to you, congratulations!

Breezin wrote: »

Epic levels of preaching on here.
Wonder where all the priests went to in Ireland? The internet. Pulpet-bashing paradise for moralisers, but never more than at a time of crisis.
Zero evidence for actual Covid 19 risk given. Zero understanding of proportionality of response. But who needs that when you have groupthink and hysteria.

Awww yeah, going out for a spin is fine. Its a special case like, no risk. While you are out, or at the fillings station, you can have a chat with the long distance runners, cyclists, golfers, fishermen and the other lads who are also special and know best who feel the advise to stay the fcuk home doesnt apply to them. What could go wrong?

Plenty of predictable, foaming-at-the-mouth name-calling and abuse -- I suppose they need the therapy to confirm them in their scramble to the high moral ground. Not really the way to engage in discussion.

The OP simply is making a mild suggestion, which I agree with, that there might be a case for looking at the lockdown and tweaking it. Or even just expressing an opinion that it'd be nice to get out for a spin. It's a trivial, almost irrelevant issue in the context, but this is a motorcycling forum. And I suppose that precisely because it's a forum, now, anyone who wants to ride a motorbike is condemned by the mob as some kind of Harold Shipman. Extremism wins.

Still precious little reasoned argument, or even pointing to specific risks, as to how riding a motorcycle during a virus pandemic helps spread a virus.

If it's so 'simple', as has been claimed, then just show the evidence. If you show evidence that isn't whataboutery concerning car drivers and joggers, I'll be convinced. If you can't be arsed, and want to be Victor Orban, or if you just want to shout and jump around some more, knock yourself out. Similarly if you want to paint others as Trump lovers. He hates science.

But some people just prefer pitchforks. It's who they are.

runawaybishop wrote: »

Awww yeah, going out for a spin is fine. Its a special case like, no risk. While you are out, or at the fillings station, you can have a chat with the long distance runners, cyclists, golfers, fishermen and the other lads who are also special and know best who feel the advise to stay the fcuk home doesnt apply to them. What could go wrong?

in terms of the virus..whats the difference in risk of a guy going for a jog/walk for an hour or so everyday and a guy going for a spin on his bike?

or am i allowed post such a question...seeing as my previous factual post was reported and deleted by the forum police. censorship alive and well here on boards.

Nozebleed wrote: »

in terms of the virus..whats the difference in risk of a guy going for a jog/walk for an hour or so everyday and a guy going for a spin on his bike?

or am i allowed post such a question...seeing as my previous factual post was reported and deleted by the forum police. censorship alive and well here on boards.

Bob might be very responsible but if you allow Bob out then you have to allow Derek out, and Derek is an idiot.

Another way of looking at it is that the risk, however small, is greater than if you stay at home. We should be trying to reduce risk and asking people to curtail leisure activities isn't really that much of an ask.

Emmersonn wrote: »

Might take your minds off this virus for a few hours

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2020/03/27/watch-10-of-valentino-rossi-s-best-races-for-free/328595

Thanks for posting that fair play - keep me occupied for a couple of hours over the weekend!

Breezin wrote: »

Plenty of predictable, foaming-at-the-mouth name-calling and abuse -- I suppose they need the therapy to confirm them in their scramble to the high moral ground. Not really the way to engage in discussion.

The OP simply is making a mild suggestion, which I agree with, that there might be a case for looking at the lockdown and tweaking it. Or even just expressing an opinion that it'd be nice to get out for a spin. It's a trivial, almost irrelevant issue in the context, but this is a motorcycling forum. And I suppose that precisely because it's a forum, now, anyone who wants to ride a motorbike is condemned by the mob as some kind of Harold Shipman. Extremism wins.

Still precious little reasoned argument, or even pointing to specific risks, as to how riding a motorcycle during a virus pandemic helps spread a virus.

If it's so 'simple', as has been claimed, then just show the evidence. If you show evidence that isn't whataboutery concerning car drivers and joggers, I'll be convinced. If you can't be arsed, and want to be Victor Orban, or if you just want to shout and jump around some more, knock yourself out. Similarly if you want to paint others as Trump lovers. He hates science.

But some people just prefer pitchforks. It's who they are.

There's probably zero risk of catching the virus on a bike during a spin There's a significant risk of being involved in an RTC and that's where the risk is.

Lol, five?!!

Interceptor wrote: »

This shutdown is doing my head in, I've cleaned all my bikes, tidied the tupperware drawer, cut the grass, fixed the doorbell, taken down the Christmas lights off the front of the house and now there's nothing else left to do. :rolleyes:

lawmmover blade needs sharperning!