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Lenny lynch · 25-01-2021 10:53pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

That would drive me up the wall. Its private property.

I assume many of them are members anyway but seeing cyclists flying down grass pathways and pulling skids on the surround was fairly infuriating

slingerz · 25-01-2021 11:17pm

Full lockdown until March 5 apparently so another month with no golf

kippy · 25-01-2021 11:28pm

slingerz wrote: »

Full lockdown until March 5 apparently so another month with no golf

While that might be what is being said, I do think it will depend a lot on hospitilisations and ICU cases. One would HOPE that if daily cases goes down, positivity rates continue to go down, close contacts begin to be tested again (today I think) hospitilisation will begin to drop within the next 2 or 3 weeks and this might be reviewed.
Particularily in the case of certain schools/classes and/or construction and other areas.
I am hoping post midterm in Feb.

bailey99 · 26-01-2021 2:07am

kippy wrote: »

While that might be what is being said, I do think it will depend a lot on hospitilisations and ICU cases. One would HOPE that if daily cases goes down, positivity rates continue to go down, close contacts begin to be tested again (today I think) hospitilisation will begin to drop within the next 2 or 3 weeks and this might be reviewed.
Particularily in the case of certain schools/classes and/or construction and other areas.
I am hoping post midterm in Feb.

I admire your optimism. But I expect golf and recreation is the least of their worries. After Easter at the earliest is realistic.

pinkdoubleeagle · 26-01-2021 9:50am

kippy wrote: »

While that might be what is being said, I do think it will depend a lot on hospitilisations and ICU cases. One would HOPE that if daily cases goes down, positivity rates continue to go down, close contacts begin to be tested again (today I think) hospitilisation will begin to drop within the next 2 or 3 weeks and this might be reviewed.
Particularily in the case of certain schools/classes and/or construction and other areas.
I am hoping post midterm in Feb.

Not a chance

GreeBo · 26-01-2021 9:55am

gypsy79 wrote: »

Old people die. QALY should be the measure used to make decisions

I have stage 4 cancer. I want to live the last years of my life

I think death is a pretty low qaly personally.

There are hundreds of people dying from covid who otherwise had decades left, your qaly isntb worth more then their lives

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GreeBo · 26-01-2021 10:57am

Lenny lynch wrote: »

I assume many of them are members anyway but seeing cyclists flying down grass pathways and pulling skids on the surround was fairly infuriating

Jaysus, thats unreal.

What course is that?

gypsy79 · 26-01-2021 11:33am

GreeBo wrote: »

I think death is a pretty low qaly personally.

There are hundreds of people dying from covid who otherwise had decades left, your qaly isntb worth more then their lives

they dont have decades left. Do you know what QALY is?

Because your post would indicate that you dont

QALY - Quality Adjusted Life Years - it is the general measure that should be used when measuring deaths

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GreeBo · 26-01-2021 11:40am

gypsy79 wrote: »

they dont have decades left. Do you know what QALY is?

Because your post would indicate that you dont

QALY - Quality Adjusted Life Years - it is the general measure that should be used when measuring deaths

So, they had decades left, maybe not at the peak of their health, but still alive.

What about all the people under 65 in Ireland who died?

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Lenny lynch · 26-01-2021 11:46am

GreeBo wrote: »

Jaysus, thats unreal.

What course is that?

Rosses point.

ronnie3585 · 26-01-2021 12:08pm

slingerz wrote: »

Full lockdown until March 5 apparently so another month with no golf

Confirmed this morning. We'll be doing well to get out by Paddy's Day:(

26-01-2021 12:18pm

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Confirmed this morning. We'll be doing well to get out by Paddy's Day:(

I always had Paddy's Day in my head as the most likely scenario when we went into lockdown first. Now I'm not so sure. If Michael Martin is saying not all kids will be back in school before then, then there is no chance of other things opening up around that time.

When we know that schools are back full time I would imagine some additional measure will be lifted another 2 weeks after that maybe. Hopefully Golf will fall into that bracket.

I'd prefer to give up a few more weeks this time of the year than face another lockdown in June or July for example.

gypsy79 · 26-01-2021 12:38pm

GreeBo wrote: »

So, they had decades left, maybe not at the peak of their health, but still alive.

What about all the people under 65 in Ireland who died?

So you didnt research again what QALY again. Very few people under 65 have died. To get a full year QALY for 1 year of life the person must be in full health. A morbidly obese woman in her 20s who died maybe had 20 years QALY

We are denying healthy people from living their lives to protect people who havent bothered look after their body. And not everybody who gets ill in REAL life are due to not looking after themselves

Using the logic you have applied. Thousands of people die from lung cancer directly caused by smoking cigarettes. Cigarettes havent been banned

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slave1 · 26-01-2021 1:32pm

I've gone back to some posts and asked to please stay on topic, if you want to discuss the general CV19 then there is a dedicated forum.
Please keep to golf centric postings
Thanks all

blue note · 26-01-2021 1:44pm

I went for a walk in donabate and popped into corballis for a look. I saw a father with his son. Son has his golf clubs on a trolley. Two lads walking around each with a wedge. And I saw a fella on a bike. He was cycling through the dunes and I saw him go around a green. So he was being considerate. And loads of families playing there.

To be honest I was kind of glad to see the course being used. I'd have preferred if it was me using it to play golf, but they all looked like they were having fun and not doing any real harm to the course. It's hard to get angry at that.

ForeRight · 26-01-2021 2:44pm

On a positive note I’ve not had a .1 in months

Golfhead65 · 26-01-2021 2:50pm

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Confirmed this morning. We'll be doing well to get out by Paddy's Day:(

I'd take that if we get a clear run through the summer tbh and I'd normally play once a week and sometimes twice during winter months

Seve OB · 26-01-2021 3:57pm

Yea the weather has been brutal lately and while I'm missing the golf and the exercise it brings, I have at least motivated myself a little to get out and stretch the legs around the block a couple of times a week, but I don't miss playing in the freezing cold or lashings of rain.

I would like to see us back on the links in the next few weeks and I really don't understand why it's not a runner, (needless bureaucracy I suppose) but I guess I can handle the extended lockdown now if we can get back to normal from about Easter onwards and as long as the vaccines start rolling out at a greater pace when the new ones come on stream, I really don't see why this shouldn't be the last hard lockdown required.

DuckSlice · 26-01-2021 4:04pm

Seve OB wrote: »

Yea the weather has been brutal lately and while I'm missing the golf and the exercise it brings, I have at least motivated myself a little to get out and stretch the legs around the block a couple of times a week, but I don't miss playing in the freezing cold or lashings of rain.

I would like to see us back on the links in the next few weeks and I really don't understand why it's not a runner, (needless bureaucracy I suppose) but I guess I can handle the extended lockdown now if we can get back to normal from about Easter onwards and as long as the vaccines start rolling out at a greater pace when the new ones come on stream, I really don't see why this shouldn't be the last hard lockdown required.

I'm with you there, not being able to feel your hands for the first 3 holes was never fun. My exercise routine is gone to the dogs though so i need to get that sorted.

Hopefully we will have some form of golf back at the end of February. Playing by yourself or with your own household only should be allowed I think.

Seve OB · 26-01-2021 4:10pm

etxp wrote: »

My exercise routine is gone to the dogs though so i need to get that sorted.

you need to get out and run after your drone

flanzer · 26-01-2021 4:13pm

Seve OB wrote: »

Yea the weather has been brutal lately and while I'm missing the golf and the exercise it brings, I have at least motivated myself a little to get out and stretch the legs around the block a couple of times a week, but I don't miss playing in the freezing cold or lashings of rain.

I would like to see us back on the links in the next few weeks and I really don't understand why it's not a runner, (needless bureaucracy I suppose) but I guess I can handle the extended lockdown now if we can get back to normal from about Easter onwards and as long as the vaccines start rolling out at a greater pace when the new ones come on stream, I really don't see why this shouldn't be the last hard lockdown required.

100% agree. As someone who is married to a front liner in an acute hospital, there are far worse things happening to people and families right now, than someone missing a few games of golf in the depths of winter. I've heard some horrors stories with this wave

This should be the last of the total lockdowns, all going well with vaccination rollout and efficacy of vaccines for current virus mutations, and future ones too

Watching the boys and girls playing in Hawaii, California, Florida and Abu Dhabi over the past few weeks, gave me a little lump in my throat, but there are better days ahead for the golfing community. We'll never take golf for granted ever again. Keep the faith

GreeBo · 26-01-2021 4:33pm

ForeRight wrote: »

On a positive note I’ve not had a .1 in months

On an even more positive note, you cant even get them anymore!

DuckSlice · 26-01-2021 7:24pm

Seve OB wrote: »

you need to get out and run after your drone

Haha that would not be a pretty site!!!

Bill Ponderosa · 26-01-2021 7:39pm

Think Easter return would be the earliest but wouldn't be surprised if it was June.

Roger_007 · 26-01-2021 10:48pm

Bill Ponderosa wrote: »

Think Easter return would be the earliest but wouldn't be surprised if it was June.

To which year are you referring?

Ollieboy · 26-01-2021 10:48pm

I think we’ll be back on 5th March. Golf is allowed to be played under level 5 so I think we’ll open very quickly after schools and non-essential shopping.

If the numbers of new cases stay below 1000 this week then it looks positive over the next few weeks. If we can just get over 70’s vaccine that would be brilliant.

CalamariFritti · 26-01-2021 10:51pm

ForeRight wrote: »

On a positive note I’ve not had a .1 in months

And you probably never will be again.

Unless your new average just happens to bump up your index by exactly that.

Arnold54321 · 27-01-2021 11:35pm

Good news for a change, looks like we’ll be back in business!

Leo on The Tonight Show with Matt Cooper saying they’ll look to go to Level 4 from March 5.

My question is will golfers be allowed to travel across county boundaries, if required, to play at their home club? This was allowed in December under level 3 restrictions.

Bill Ponderosa · 28-01-2021 8:37am

I'd take everything from Leaky Leo with a grain of salt.

DuckSlice · 28-01-2021 10:49am

Bill Ponderosa wrote: »

I'd take everything from Leaky Leo with a grain of salt.

Unless he has leaked it!!

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