Coronavirus Part II - Its arrived - We're Doomed!!! See OP for Mod warnings

pc7

megatron989 wrote: »

The longer they go without announcement of first confirmed cases the better. Gives us a little more time to hit the shops before the rest of the country pulls it's collective head out of the sand and goes ape in blind panic.
Wouldn't want to be one of the "it'll be grand" brigade when the sh1t hits the fan. Last one to lidl has to live off tins of weird olives and mystery meats.

Live line covering panic buying today, it'll cause a run on the shops, the shelves will be empty!

Boggles

cloudatlas wrote: »

In my flat we have a top up card for gas and electric so I queried with one of the businesses what do I do if the shops I top up my card at are closed, they said they post the cards, I’m like what do I do if the post man isn’t allowed to enter flats.... they’re like... ‘don’t panic’

Eh I wasn’t panicking. Why is asking a question to be prepared panicking? Some people are unreal.

Just top up online and stop panicking.

laurah591

nigeldaniel wrote: »

The IRFU would to my mind like the game to go ahead. A delay could be infinite given this situation might go on till after summer and an empty stadium or behind closed doors means a bit less money in the coffers.

Would it also have to do with Insurance; event insurance covers this type of event but only when its called off by the government etc.... similar to business Insurance?

Might explain why the IFRU are requesting a direction from the government instead of a.... it's your choice

DrumSteve

Looking back on the data from Iran (and the relatively high death rate), it's currently showing there are no severe cases noted.

So my taking from that in Iran, is that you either get better on your own or your ****ed.

IQO

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1232647380769570817

gozunda

MD1990 wrote: »

I would strongly advise people to start exercising more & improve diet.Need to to be as healthy as possible.Far too many obese people in Ireland will result in a greater death rate imo.

My guess it is might be affecting older people more as they dont exercise much. It improves lung health.For Older people I would suggest a walking program.

Ok - getting fit is always a good idea. However viral illnesses can be caught regardless of being fit and / or having a good diet.

The Spanish Flu primarily affected young fit individuals. The Corona virus seems to be more skewed towards older age groups. Reseach so far has not shown why that is the case or why very young children who have less well developed immune systems are not being infected in significant numbers.

Many Asian countries also have high levels of obesity. It's not just something that we experience here. I reckon guessing as to why the Corona virus is being seen in certain age groups or attributing it to being unfit is not particularly helpful in this instance tbh.

Beasty

Just a little reminder

No-one on this site can be considered an expert in anything (except of course moderating online forums :pac:)

Whatever anyone claims they are not verified, and everyone on here is an anonymous user. Even if they claim to be a specific individual with specific expertise, in the absence of them having verified rep status you should take anything they post here with a pinch of salt

Like it or not, the Government have overall responsibility for this within Ireland and we all need to assume they are taking appropriate advice from specialists who have a much better perspective and understanding than any anonymous poster on this site.

Anything quoted should also be taken with a pinch of salt unless it is quoted from a reliable and reputable source

The way some of you are going I may need to change the thread title from Corporal Jones' "Don't Panic!!!" to Private Fraser's "We're all doomed!!!" - maybe that can await the next thread

Any questions, PM me - do not respond to this post in-thread

Thanks (in anticipation:P)

cloudatlas

Boggles wrote: »

Just top up online and stop panicking.

You can’t top up online!

MadYaker

DrumSteve wrote: »

Looking back on the data from Iran (and the relatively high death rate), it's currently showing there are no severe cases noted.

So my taking from that in Iran, is that you either get better on your own or your ****ed.

Waste of time looking at numbers from Iran, the cases are too few to draw any conclusions yet.

DrumSteve

cloudatlas wrote: »

You can’t top up online!

Which company is it? (If you dont mind me asking)

timmyntc

IQO wrote: »

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1232647380769570817

Basically just saying they are happy to cancel but unless the government forces them to, event insurance won't pay out?

DrumSteve

MadYaker wrote: »

Waste of time looking at numbers from Iran, the cases are too few to draw any conclusions yet.

Funny, I made the same point about 2 pages back.

It's just a bit of an odd thing to see though; is their health minister still around?

megatron989

megatron989 wrote: »

The longer they go without announcement of first confirmed cases the better. Gives us a little more time to hit the shops before the rest of the country pulls it's collective head out of the sand and goes ape in blind panic.
Wouldn't want to be one of the "it'll be grand" brigade when the sh1t hits the fan. Last one to lidl has to live off tins of weird olives and mystery meats.

Just come from Lidl. Little useful nourishment to be found in there really, they are not replenishing shelves very well. The elderly woman in front of me at check-out was unwell and coughing, and after hand had gone to mouth trying to stifle cough it fumbled clumsily in wallet for cash, then handed the cash to check-out assistant. I said audibly “we really owe a duty to each other to use card rather than cash in this outbreak”. I do not understand elderly people’s insistence on always using cash. I mean they had to go to the trouble of getting the cash in the first place. My mother died in 2009 aged 89 and always used her card, simply as it was easier. I know if somebody has memory issues the pin can a problem but a lot of purchases done by elderly individuals could be contactless.

cloudatlas

DrumSteve wrote: »

Which company is it? (If you dont mind me asking)

A UK one. They say for me to tell you not to panic and wash your hands, in the dark apparently.

touts

timmyntc wrote: »

Basically just saying they are happy to cancel but unless the government forces them to, event insurance won't pay out?

Fully agree. This could bankrupt the IRFU if they are left exposed to all the costs and potential law suits from "choosing" to call the match off.

BanditLuke

pc7 wrote: »

Live line covering panic buying today, it'll cause a run on the shops, the shelves will be empty!

That was my biggest worry weeks ago, the panic merchants. The same ones who be saying "it's only the flu" etc.. will be causing mayhem in the shops now.

Mad_maxx

gozunda wrote: »

Ok - getting fit is always a good idea. However viral illnesses can be caught regardless of being fit and / or having a good diet.

The Spanish Flu primarily affected young fit individuals. The Corona virus seems to be more skewed towards older age groups. Reseach so far has not shown why that is the case or why very young children who have less well developed immune systems are not being infected in significant numbers.

Many Asian countries also have high levels of obesity. It's not just something that we experience here. I reckon guessing as to why the Corona virus is being seen in certain age groups or attributing it to being unfit is not particularly helpful in this instance tbh.

Which Asian countries have "high levels of obesity"?

Never heard such a thing, quite the opposite?

MD1990

gozunda wrote: »

Ok - getting fit is always a good idea. However viral illnesses can be caught regardless of being fit and / or having a good diet.

The Spanish Flu primarily affected young fit individuals. The Corona virus seems to be more skewed towards older age groups. Reseach so far has not shown why that is the case or why very young children who have less well developed immune systems are not being infected in significant numbers.

Many Asian countries also have high levels of obesity. It's not just something that we experience here. I reckon guessing as to why the Corona virus is being seen in certain age groups or attributing it to being unfit is not particularly helpful in this instance tbh.

Of course recommending get healthier is helpful. Gets the immune system stronger

Sleep also is crucial.

otnomart

Lashes28 wrote: »

One dead in France another case confirmed also

The first French victim had no (yet) established link to neither China nor Italy
Source: https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/live/2020/02/26/le-bilan-du-coronavirus-en-direct-un-deuxieme-patient-est-mort-a-paris_6030908_3244.html

DrumSteve

cloudatlas wrote: »

A UK one. They say for me to tell you not to panic and wash your hands, in the dark apparently.

Yeah UK market is a little bit different than the Irish one; strange they wont let you top online.

BanditLuke

Deleted User wrote: »

Just come from Lidl. Little useful nourishment to be found in there really, they are not replenishing shelves very well. The elderly woman in front of me at check-out was unwell and coughing, and after hand had gone to mouth trying to stifle cough it fumbled clumsily in wallet for cash, then handed the cash to check-out assistant. I said audibly “we really owe a duty to each other to use card rather than cash in this outbreak”. I do not understand elderly people’s insistence on always using cash. I mean they had to go to the trouble of getting the cash in the first place. My mother died in 2009 aged 89 and always used her card, simply as it was easier. I know if somebody has memory issues the pin can a problem but a lot of purchases done by elderly individuals could be contactless.

Yeah that's fair enough but a lot of old people haven't a clue about contact less payments.

inforfun

DrumSteve wrote: »

Yeah UK market is a little bit different than the Irish one; strange they wont let you top online.

Usually not a matter of the company that doesnt allow it but the meter nog fit for it.

Runaways

Those 40 packets of candles I bought In hysterics for the big snow might finally have their day to shine.


Candles folks. Buy candles. And power banks.

Ludo

Deleted User wrote: »

I said audibly “we really owe a duty to each other to use card rather than cash in this outbreak”. I do not understand elderly people’s insistence on always using cash. I mean they had to go to the trouble of getting the cash in the first place. My mother died in 2009 aged 89 and always used her card, simply as it was easier. I know if somebody has memory issues the pin can a problem but a lot of purchases done by elderly individuals could be contactless.

Well done you. Passive-aggressive comments like that in a shop queue are so helpful about elderly people.

grind gremlin

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/group-kildare-school-kids-told-17815199

They’ve been told to self quarantine.... does that mean their whole family have to? That school is in the same town as Intel with thousands of employees.

BloodBath

megatron989 wrote: »

The longer they go without announcement of first confirmed cases the better. Gives us a little more time to hit the shops before the rest of the country pulls it's collective head out of the sand and goes ape in blind panic.
Wouldn't want to be one of the "it'll be grand" brigade when the sh1t hits the fan. Last one to lidl has to live off tins of weird olives and mystery meats.

There was no food shortage in the epicentre of the outbreak, a city of 11 million people. What makes you think there will be 1 here? A country that massively over produces food for export.

If there's any food shortage it will be because of preppers buying several months supply from panic. The shops close for 1-2 days over Christmas and people lose their minds.

Deleted User wrote: »

Just come from Lidl. Little useful nourishment to be found in there really, they are not replenishing shelves very well. The elderly woman in front of me at check-out was unwell and coughing, and after hand had gone to mouth trying to stifle cough it fumbled clumsily in wallet for cash, then handed the cash to check-out assistant. I said audibly “we really owe a duty to each other to use card rather than cash in this outbreak”. I do not understand elderly people’s insistence on always using cash. I mean they had to go to the trouble of getting the cash in the first place. My mother died in 2009 aged 89 and always used her card, simply as it was easier. I know if somebody has memory issues the pin can a problem but a lot of purchases done by elderly individuals could be contactless.

Must be a problem with your store. I haven't noticed any shortages of anything in my local shops. I'd say you got some quare looks when you said that. Do you disinfect all food packaging when you get home?

BanditLuke wrote: »

That was my biggest worry weeks ago, the panic merchants. The same ones who be saying "it's only the flu" etc.. will be causing mayhem in the shops now.

Yes of course it will be the ones not panicking that cause it. Not the ones who are buying weeks/months of supplies of stuff because they think armageddon is coming.

Got extra German silica litter for my newly tripawd cat. It lasts a long time, very absorbent, and any spillage easily dealt with and not too unsightly. Have a huge bag of his prescription diet food from the vet.

People with dogs will have issues regarding walkies if they are confined to barracks, but at least they would be in the fresh air and could avoid close contact with others.

DrumSteve

inforfun wrote: »

Usually not a matter of the company that doesnt allow it but the meter nog fit for it.

I wonder what type of meter they have; presuming its either a trad meter with PP box fitted or SMETS1 meter (SMART)?

Derailing the thread anyway now...

Doctor Jimbob

Runaways wrote: »

Those 40 packets of candles I bought In hysterics for the big snow might finally have their day to shine.


Candles folks. Buy candles. And power banks.

What's the nutritional value of the candles?

BloodBath

BloodBath wrote: »

There was no food shortage in the epicentre of the outbreak, a city of 11 million people. What makes you think there will be 1 here? A country that massively over produces food for export.

If there's any food shortage it will be because of preppers buying several months supply from panic. The shops close for 1-2 days over Christmas and people lose their minds.



Must be a problem with your store. I haven't noticed any shortages of anything in my local shops. I'd say you got some quare looks when you said that. Do you disinfect all food packaging when you get home?



Yes of course it will be the ones not panicking that cause it. Not the ones who are buying weeks/months of supplies of stuff because they think armageddon is coming.

I’m exceptionally outspoken and well used to quare looks. Water off a duck’s back!