Off Topic Thread 4.0

Dave_The_Sheep

I've only been out for food shopping, and a 4k walk each day when I finish work, so I suppose it won't impact me much either.

This will hinge on the actual enforcement, and the special circumstances for work that people are allowed to do outside. No more of this "we are asking you to", it has to be "we are telling you to" and actually making business/people stick to it.

stephen_n

Clegg wrote: »

Thanks lads. Feels like I'm spiralling a bit. I've been trying the breathing exercises recommended earlier. Will give them another whirl later.

I’d recommend this weeks Blindboy podcast, the second half of it is about using CBT skills to manage anxiety.

Buer

Neil3030 wrote: »

Does anyone on here drink?!

Yes, too frequently and casually hence knocking it on the head 5 weeks ago. I'd love to relax and have a few beers but I know it would not be to my benefit.

With the current situation, I get up at 6am, get on the laptop by 6.30am, work until the kids need breakfast and then rotate entertaining the kids with my wife depending on our work schedules. After they go to bed, I'm back on the laptop. Oddly, I have far, far less free time since this kicked in. Booze just doesn't have a place right now.

God I miss beer. And rugby.

swiwi_

Buer wrote: »

Yes, too frequently and casually hence knocking it on the head 5 weeks ago. I'd love to relax and have a few beers but I know it would not be to my benefit.

With the current situation, I get up at 6am, get on the laptop by 6.30am, work until the kids need breakfast and then rotate entertaining the kids with my wife depending on our work schedules. After they go to bed, I'm back on the laptop. Oddly, I have far, far less free time since this kicked in. Booze just doesn't have a place right now.

God I miss beer. And rugby.

Which is easier - entertaining the kids or the wife?

Squidgy Black

Will be interesting to see if it includes shutting down sites other than those for essential services like hospitals. Apparently the Intel site was absolutely hectic all week with contractors and subcontractors working away as normal.

awec

Wife due any day now. This is very stressful. :pac:

Rigor Mortis

awec wrote: »

Wife due any day now. This is very stressful. :pac:

Mail order bride?

stephen_n

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Will be interesting to see if it includes shutting down sites other than those for essential services like hospitals. Apparently the Intel site was absolutely hectic all week with contractors and subcontractors working away as normal.

Seemingly factories aren’t included as they can’t work from home but are supposed to practice social distancing.

Neil3030

Consider sending this link on good hygiene with groceries to your friends/family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjDuwc9KBps

Squidgy Black

Neil3030 wrote: »

Consider sending this link on good hygiene with groceries to your friends/family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjDuwc9KBps

I was in Mr Price earlier today, and there was an elderly woman with a facemask pulled down coughing into her hands and then picking up items on the shelves to read the back and the putting them back on the shelf.

I've been wearing gloves and wiping down everything outside before bringing it into the house. The premise of leaving everything outside for 3 days is a little bit more tricky though.

Neil3030

Squidgy Black wrote: »

I was in Mr Price earlier today, and there was an elderly woman with a facemask pulled down coughing into her hands and then picking up items on the shelves to read the back and the putting them back on the shelf.

I've been wearing gloves and wiping down everything outside before bringing it into the house. The premise of leaving everything outside for 3 days is a little bit more tricky though.

Easier for people in Michigan I suppose; pretty much perfect weather outside to chill food.

molloyjh

No real impact to me with these new restrictions other than limiting where we go for our walks with the little one. We were already staying at home as much as possible.

I am def still drinking. One or two a few of times a week. Luckily I got a couple of beer deliveries in so am more than covered for the next 3-4 weeks.

So I've worked out an 11km run route that keeps me within 2km of my house and doesn't require laps and has few tight turns.

Zzippy

awec wrote: »

Wife due any day now. This is very stressful. :pac:

Best of luck. Will the hospital let you attend the birth?

connemara man

Zzippy wrote: »

Best of luck. Will the hospital let you attend the birth?

My friend just had his first and it was Mum only

awec

Zzippy wrote: »

Best of luck. Will the hospital let you attend the birth?

They were letting dad's in today, but only during the actual birth, can't wait in the hospital before hand and not allowed to go to the post natal ward after.

Wouldn't be surprised if that changes again after tonight's announcement.

Zzippy

connemara man wrote: »

My friend just had his first and it was Mum only

Lucky ba$tard! :pac:

Found tonight quite stressful. Gf is working close to the front lines and can't live with her elderly parents for obvious reasons. My housemates effectively said they don't want her here either. I'd love a good Zebo debate right now over all this.

Dubinusa

Been working!!! Essential employee!! A friend has contracted this disease and herself and the family are self quarantined. My line of work, we have to show up!
Best of luck Mr and Mrs Venjur.

swiwi_

Buer

It's simultaneously interesting, bizarre and totally unsurprising that DT has recorded his highest ever approval rating in the latest opinion polls.

Bullet proof.

swiwi_

mfceiling

Clocks go forward tonight so that's 1 less hour in isolation.

thomond2006

The great weather this week is a windup.

stephen_n

Buer wrote: »

It's simultaneously interesting, bizarre and totally unsurprising that DT has recorded his highest ever approval rating in the latest opinion polls.

Bullet proof.

You’d have to wonder will that change as the death tolls rise, though it seems to make no difference. The Americans only seem to care about the economy.

sydthebeat

Buer wrote: »

It's simultaneously interesting, bizarre and totally unsurprising that DT has recorded his highest ever approval rating in the latest opinion polls.

Bullet proof.

I've watched some of their kids programs on the Disney channel (due to my youngest being that age, I swear ) and I'm flabbergasted by the messages that are given to the young on there.
Messages such as reading books and looking for knowledge makes you a nerd and something to be derided. Characters are nasty to each other and that's celebrated with the usual tin can laughter. Kids are disobedient of their parents, manipulative and are often shouty and full of tantrums. Stereotypes are rife, fat people are lazy, blondes are dumb, Latinos are low paid....

Nothing surprises me anymore in a country where ignorance is celebrated and the seeking of knowledge is something that makes you a pariah.

Buer

stephen_n wrote: »

You’d have to wonder will that change as the death tolls rise, though it seems to make no difference. The Americans only seem to care about the economy.

The economy is tanking hard and it's in no small part to the failure to be prepared or respond adequately. The lack of joined up thinking is disturbing i.e. He'll get the economy back running as opposed to he was the one who put it there.

It's the war time boost. As much as he has screwed this up, if it passes and they start to rebuild, he will be ready made to paint himself in a Truman/FDR type light and it's a very easy sell to the American public. His camera time right now is at an all time high. His opposition cannot buy this level of exposure.

Squidgy Black

I think the US has probably gone past the point of return at this stage.

The man has a 52% approval rating (and rising) on his handling of coronavirus because he keeps calling it the China virus and attacking left wing reporters on Twitter calling all of their articles fake news because they're criticising his absolutely shambolic handling of the situation so far.

If he gets another term you'd have to imagine the damage won't be reversible.

thomond2006

He surely can't talk himself out of a severe death toll. He loves taking credit for everything....

Dear Diary,

I was so stressed last night and this morning. I slept terribly. Did a bit of meditating an hour ago and I feel so much better. The problem is still there but the fuzz that was dominating my mood is gone. Couldn't recommend it anymore.

sydthebeat

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Dear Diary,

I was so stressed last night and this morning. I slept terribly. Did a bit of meditating an hour ago and I feel so much better. The problem is still there but the fuzz that was dominating my mood is gone. Couldn't recommend it anymore.

Unfortunate typo there

Bazzo

Just had a call from MRBI about some poll, reception was terrible so the guy hung up in the end. Anyone any clue what they'd be polling for at the moment?

Dave_The_Sheep

The approval rating for Terminator quotes in the Taoiseach's speeches?

Neil3030

Deleted User wrote: »

Found tonight quite stressful. Gf is working close to the front lines and can't live with her elderly parents for obvious reasons. My housemates effectively said they don't want her here either. I'd love a good Zebo debate right now over all this.

Deleted User wrote: »

Dear Diary,

I was so stressed last night and this morning. I slept terribly. Did a bit of meditating an hour ago and I feel so much better. The problem is still there but the fuzz that was dominating my mood is gone. Couldn't recommend it anymore.

Good to hear you're feeling better.

Activity is key. Our brains didn't evolve to sit around waiting to die, so this will obviously drive us crazy.

jacothelad

Neil3030 wrote: »

Does anyone on here drink?!

This shows the importance of punctuation. Someone above said, 'I'm giving up Drinking for a month' when what they actually meant was 'I'm giving up. Drinking for a month.'.....;)

sydthebeat

sydthebeat wrote: »

Unfortunate typo there

Took me longer than I'd like to admit to see it

Squidgy Black

Queues for shops are mental again. People really do love a good aul panic buy.

Bazzo

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Queues for shops are mental again. People really do love a good aul panic buy.

Are you sure it's not just the shops letting limited numbers in at a time? Huge queue to get into Aldi here yesterday for me but plenty of stock (bar pasta) once I got inside.

Squidgy Black

Bazzo wrote: »

Are you sure it's not just the shops letting limited numbers in at a time? Huge queue to get into Aldi here yesterday for me but plenty of stock (bar pasta) once I got inside.

Bit of both and social distancing in the queues makes it look worse but the queue for our local Tesco goes all the way back out onto the main road. Must've been at least 100 people queuing to get in when I walked past.

Dave_The_Sheep

It could just be that it's Saturday, and most people do their weekly shopping on a Saturday.

awec

My local lidl was only slightly busier than usual.

sydthebeat

no queue when i went into my local supervalu at 1:30
there was a queue of about 8 when i left.

they are just stewarding as required, which makes complete sense.

Buer

Just common sense being applied. Wife got to Aldi at 9am when it opened. Significant queue but was inside by 9.30am and home by 10.40am.

We're not a patch on the shambles at times we've seen in Britain or Australia.

Stheno

I slept for 18 hours today

stephen_n

Dunnes Stores in Stephens Green had pretty much all empty shelves again. Same as last Thursday week. Can’t believe people can be so easily triggered into panic buying.

Bazzo

Buer wrote: »

Just common sense being applied. Wife got to Aldi at 9am when it opened. Significant queue but was inside by 9.30am and home by 10.40am.

We're not a patch on the shambles at times we've seen in Britain or Australia.

It's been a **** show here. Milk/bread/pasta/rice/eggs totally unavailable for the guts of 2 weeks. People are freezing 10-20l of milk, I know several (slightly dim) people who have bought in one(or two!) chest freezers, ridiculous stuff.

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

I slept for 18 hours today

What's the minimum number of hours for it to be considered hibernation?

jacothelad

I found this interesting.


http://https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/a-letter-to-the-uk-from-italy-this-is-what-we-know-about-your-future

stephen_n

jacothelad wrote: »

I found this interesting.


http://https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/a-letter-to-the-uk-from-italy-this-is-what-we-know-about-your-future

Link not working

sydthebeat

stephen_n wrote: »

Link not working

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/a-letter-to-the-uk-from-italy-this-is-what-we-know-about-your-future

Well worth reading