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newuser99999 · 20-02-2021 8:03pm

Rfrip wrote: »

It’s mad in bishopstown dunnes, hoodies and fleeces practically beside the beef mince!!

The Bishopstown court one has never been following guidelines. Won’t ever shop there again.

Itssoeasy · 20-02-2021 8:05pm

thejuggler wrote: »

It's the smaller of the two churches - not huge.

I couldn’t have told you there was two churches in Balincollig so there you go I learn something. My local church isn’t huge either but it’s not a shed either.

Zardoz · 20-02-2021 8:06pm

newuser99999 wrote: »

The Bishopstown court one has never been following guidelines. Won’t ever shop there again.

Its ludicrous that big stores can open and flout guidelines and be packed, yet smaller shops that could actually limit the amount of customers have to stay closed for 4 months.
Zero logic.

Most of my local town seem to go to the local park for their daily walk with the result that its completely congested with people.
I'm lucky that I can walk across the fields as I'm a mile outside the town.

Away With The Fairies · 20-02-2021 8:14pm

Speaking of shopping restrictions, Aldi and Lidl are still selling the middle aisle stuff. Is that still allowed? I know with the restrictions last October, they stopped selling those things. But surely selling the middle aisle stuff is just encouraging more people out on the days they sell them? Which makes no sense.

20-02-2021 8:16pm

None of that stuff is meant to be available iirc.

Zardoz · 20-02-2021 8:20pm

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

Speaking of shopping restrictions, Aldi and Lidl are still selling the middle aisle stuff. Is that still allowed? I know with the restrictions last October, they stopped selling those things. But surely selling the middle aisle stuff is just encouraging more people out on the days they sell them? Which makes no sense.

I've only been in a supermarket once this year but Aldi and Lidl should definitely be banned from selling those specials.
None of the stuff they have on offer this week is essential.
It encourages people to come in and browse around, coming in for one or 2 items, pawing items and rummaging around.
No cop on at all.

Widdensushi · 20-02-2021 8:20pm

Zardoz wrote: »

Its ludicrous that big stores can open and flout guidelines and be packed, yet smaller shops that could actually limit the amount of customers have to stay closed for 4 months.
Zero logic.

Most of my local town seem to go to the local park for their daily walk with the result that its completely congested with people.
I'm lucky that I can walk across the fields as I'm a mile outside the town.

Sorry, going to parks etc is very low risk with cases where it is proven to be caught outside, higher risk would be jogging behind someone for 15 minutes, talking face to face for 15 minutes, basically you are not going to catch it off a stranger you pass outside, but it is possible if you are giving a giving a longer time in the company of a specific person.
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ACitizenErased · 20-02-2021 9:19pm

What's ludicrous is how outdoor activity is virtually outlawed. There is zero risk outdoors, it has been proven. All you need to do is look at the HPSC data to see there is zero clusters linked to 'outdoors'.

Pen Rua · 20-02-2021 9:30pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

I saw what appeared to be a priest at the top of the church singing/incanting, amplified and 20 or 30 people in the pews, spread out. I just stuck my head in the door, briefly.
I went back to the vicinity a while later to see people leaving in a steady stream, some with masks, some without.
I have no doubt that this was an organised, scheduled event.
I did call the local Garda station.
I didn't see any sign of them intervening but I wasn't observing all the time after I called them.

It appeared to take place between 6 and 6.30

Sounds like the end of Adoration and / or Vespers.

Stark · 20-02-2021 9:32pm

ACitizenErased wrote: »

What's ludicrous is how outdoor activity is virtually outlawed. There is zero risk outdoors, it has been proven. All you need to do is look at the HPSC data to see there is zero clusters linked to 'outdoors'.

Just saw this on the Guardian funnily enough https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/19/how-the-beach-super-spreader-myth-can-inform-uks-future-covid-response

ACitizenErased · 20-02-2021 9:34pm

Stark wrote: »

Just saw this on the Guardian funnily enough https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/19/how-the-beach-super-spreader-myth-can-inform-uks-future-covid-response

It's insanity. Uproar over the beach scenes in the UK last summer and as that article shows, there was zero issues.

Zardoz · 20-02-2021 10:17pm

ACitizenErased wrote: »

What's ludicrous is how outdoor activity is virtually outlawed. There is zero risk outdoors, it has been proven. All you need to do is look at the HPSC data to see there is zero clusters linked to 'outdoors'.

As I said earlier there is very little logic to how the lockdown is implemented.
I walked across my local golf course today, the place has been closed for the last 2 months.
Ridiculous that golf is prohibited and will be until at least May.

ACitizenErased · 20-02-2021 10:18pm

Zardoz wrote: »

As I said earlier there is very little logic to how the lockdown is implemented.
I walked across my local golf course today, the place has been closed for the last 2 months.
Ridiculous that golf is prohibited and will be until at least May.

Golf is one of the restrictions that particularly boils my blood and I'm not even a golfer

Away With The Fairies · 20-02-2021 10:20pm

Zardoz wrote: »

As I said earlier there is very little logic to how the lockdown is implemented.
I walked across my local golf course today, the place has been closed for the last 2 months.
Ridiculous that golf is prohibited and will be until at least May.

I don't understand not allowing golf. Are they afraid people might touch each other's balls or what?

Stark · 20-02-2021 10:21pm

Wonder is it a kneejerk reaction to Golfgate. Previous to that, it was allowed during "max lockdown" as long as it was within your exercise radius.

Lots of ordinary folk such as my parents get enjoyment from it. They're retired and there's **** all else for them to do.

ACitizenErased · 20-02-2021 10:22pm

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

I don't understand not allowing golf. Are they afraid people might touch each other's balls or what?

i shouldnt have laughed but i did ffs

Widdensushi · 20-02-2021 10:37pm

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

I don't understand not allowing golf. Are they afraid people might touch each other's balls or what?

Maybe worried about socialising after

Zardoz · 20-02-2021 10:38pm

Widdensushi wrote: »

Maybe worried about socialising after

There is no socialising afterwards, the clubhouse is closed.

frank8211 · 20-02-2021 10:48pm

Widdensushi wrote: »

Maybe worried about socialising after

Its that and the Golfgate thing. If thats allowed the clamouring for GAA matches will take off and those county finals were big trouble last autumn

Cork2021 · 20-02-2021 10:49pm

Zardoz wrote: »

There is no socialising afterwards, the clubhouse is closed.

It’s the checking of each other’s balls afterwards that’s the problem

the beer revolu · 21-02-2021 1:53am

Cork2021 wrote: »

It’s the checking of each other’s balls afterwards that’s the problem

Fair play.
I'm always in favour of recycling.

fin12 · 21-02-2021 2:24am

I su

I suppose the international soccer players and rugby ones don’t socialize at all.

Ud be sick of The Whole thing.

21-02-2021 10:49am

I think they are all tested quite frequently TBH.
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1814863
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/more-covid-issues-for-ireland-as-another-player-tests-positive-ahead-of-international-window-39731588.html
That said I reckon golf should be allowed. My dad used go from car to tee box prior to the recent lockdown, minimal risk.

the beer revolu · 21-02-2021 11:33am

Augeo wrote: »

I think they are all tested quite frequently TBH.
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1814863
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/more-covid-issues-for-ireland-as-another-player-tests-positive-ahead-of-international-window-39731588.html
That said I reckon golf should be allowed. My dad used go from car to tee box prior to the recent lockdown, minimal risk.

I know of 4 old fellas who went for a round of golf and lunch in the clubhouse on 22nd Dec. All 4 got covid. One of them died last week. Very sad.
But yes, keeping clubhouses closed, should mitigate the risks! Golf without any associated gatherings should be safe, imo.

21-02-2021 11:58am

That's indeed very sad, where my Dad played the clubhouse iirc wasn't open at all, if it was he didn't go in anyway.

sunbabe08 · 21-02-2021 12:26pm

is there going to be a registration site for those under the 80 year group?

ACitizenErased · 21-02-2021 1:20pm

sunbabe08 wrote: »

is there going to be a registration site for those under the 80 year group?

For under 70s yes. Launching early March.

rebel girl 15 · 21-02-2021 1:51pm

ACitizenErased wrote: »

It's insanity. Uproar over the beach scenes in the UK last summer and as that article shows, there was zero issues.

Wouldn't necessarily believe that as the contact tracing in the UK is abysmal - and they are only looking at where you were 48 hours prior to testing positive whereas I think other areas look at longer - the NHS tracking app didn't roll out until September where it would automatically ping (or you would think it would, have spoken to too many people where it hasn't or has wrongly pinged).

So I'd take the claim of zero issues with a bit of a pinch of salt. BMJ had published articles around that time highlighting issues of the ad hoc nature of tracking, testing and contact testing https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/concern-over-uk-governments-ad-hoc-system-for-covid-19-tracking-testing-and-contact-tracing/

Daniel2021 · 21-02-2021 2:15pm

Anyone hearing of people with underlying health conditions getting the vaccine?

A friend of mine said a relative in their 50s who has a serious health condition got their vaccine and were called by both their gp and hospital to get it. I dont know how frequently they would attend hospital.

My own Grandfather who is in the 85+ category isnt getting his til next week and I have relatives with CF one of whom had a double lung transplant who still have no idea when they will get. While its great to see people getting the vaccine it seems a bit unfair that the order isnt being applied equally. I would fully be for getting those with serious conditions get it before people who have a clean bill of health but it should be across the board and not based on who your GP is.

the beer revolu · 21-02-2021 2:22pm

Daniel2021 wrote: »

Anyone hearing of people with underlying health conditions getting the vaccine?

A friend of mine said a relative in their 50s who has a serious health condition got their vaccine and were called by both their gp and hospital to get it. I dont know how frequently they would attend hospital.

My own Grandfather who is in the 85+ category isnt getting his til next week and I have relatives with CF one of whom had a double lung transplant who still have no idea when they will get. While its great to see people getting the vaccine it seems a bit unfair that the order isnt being applied equally. I would fully be for getting those with serious conditions get it before people who have a clean bill of health but it should be across the board and not based on who your GP is.

They can't vaccinate everyone in a group simultaneously. There is always going to be some people done before others.
The listed groups are being done in order.

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