Relaxation of Restrictions, Part VII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

brisan

Rrrrrr2 wrote: »

I’d love to agree- but Holohan, McConkey, Staines etc and all the rest of the Covid junta have made it clear they’re not relinquishing control anytime soon- sadly we’ve no government that’s going to put them back in their place either. Reckon it’ll be public indifference and exhaustion of patience that will end it now

It’ll be the public ignoring the lockdown that will end it
They ignored the last one and any future one will be treated the same

Micky 32

brisan wrote: »

It’ll be the public ignoring the lockdown that will end it
They ignored the last one and any future one will be treated the same

Yep there’s no way people will accept restrictions once vaccinated and the numbers drop.

paddyirish23

Can't see it anywhere but can someone confirm that the 105 mins sitting down in a pub with food is not an active thing atm?
Was looking to book a table in a pub today for all ireland final and was told only allowed 105 mins sitting but can't see it anywhere online?

drunkmonkey

paddyirish23 wrote: »

Can't see it anywhere but can someone confirm that the 105 mins sitting down in a pub with food is not an active thing atm?
Was looking to book a table in a pub today for all ireland final and was told only allowed 105 mins sitting but can't see it anywhere online?

Find a pub who's doing the 2 meters between tables they can serve you all day once you spend €9.

brisan

Rrrrrr2 wrote: »

Had a rye smile to myself reading this- absolutely confirms what I already knew- the populace are finished with lockdown and are dying....to live again!

I’m pissed off existing I want to live my life
I’m 60 and each passing year is more precious
My mother is 81
She want to go to daily mass
Meet the ladies for tea and a scone afterwards
Ramble around Dunnes stores for her bits and pieces
Go to the senior citizens club twice a week
Choir practice on a Thursday and choir on a sat
That’s her life basically mom to sat and she loves it
Tony took it all away except for Dunnes
She’s 81 she wants to live the few years she has left

Micky 32

brisan wrote: »

I’m pissed off existing I want to live my life
I’m 60 and each passing year is more precious
My mother is 81
She want to go to daily mass
Meet the ladies for tea and a scone afterwards
Ramble around Dunnes stores for her bits and pieces
Go to the senior citizens club twice a week
Choir practice on a Thursday and choir on a sat
That’s her life basically mom to sat and she loves it
Tony took it all away except for Dunnes
She’s 81 she wants to live the few years she has left

She’ll be some of the first people along with her fellow senior citizens to get access to the vaccine. She’ll be able to do these things again in the coming months

brisan

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Boards is not at all representative of the public in my opinion
Everyone I know is making an effort to stay safe

In my local now
Tables removed
You must have food ( cough ) and all tables 2 my apart
No one wandering around , no large groups and it’s nice to see people smiling and hear them laughing
Most people are ordering food as they are out for a few hours
My better half is on the way around as I type

brisan

Micky 32 wrote: »

She’ll be some of the first people along with her fellow senior citizens to get access to the vaccine. She’ll be able to do these things again in the coming months

She could die of a fcuking heart attack next week
Her words not mine
At 81 every day lockdowned is a day wasted

brisan

I fully expected Tony to announce 150 deaths and 950 cases today
Instead it’s only 265 and numbers down in ICU
I would say he’s raging

Micky 32

brisan wrote: »

I fully expected Tony to announce 150 deaths and 950 cases today
Instead it’s only 265 and numbers down in ICU
I would say he’s raging

265? I actually thought it would be more after hearing 100 cases got lost yesterday due to a technical error.

vid36

Wait until the January 7 numbers.

Penfailed

Rrrrrr2 wrote: »

Sadly it isn’t conspiracy- it’s exactly what these zealots are saying- I’m merely repeating it.
It’s easy say that but when masks etc are compulsory for access to shops and public services then you’re forced to adhere regardless.
They appear determined to maintain all this crap in tandem with vaccinations

It must be in tandem with vaccinations until enough people are vaccinated.

crossman47

brisan wrote: »

I’m pissed off existing I want to live my life
I’m 60 and each passing year is more precious
My mother is 81
She want to go to daily mass
Meet the ladies for tea and a scone afterwards
Ramble around Dunnes stores for her bits and pieces
Go to the senior citizens club twice a week
Choir practice on a Thursday and choir on a sat
That’s her life basically mom to sat and she loves it
Tony took it all away except for Dunnes
She’s 81 she wants to live the few years she has left

But he did it so she will have a few more years - do people not get that yet?

Rrrrrr2

crossman47 wrote: »

But he did it so she will have a few more years - do people not get that yet?

Do people actually believe that?

FintanMcluskey

crossman47 wrote: »

But he did it so she will have a few more years - do people not get that yet?

There is worse fate’s than death

One of them is not being alive

Boggles

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

There is worse fate’s than death

One of them is not being alive

Not being alive usually means one is dead.

But anyway.

RobitTV

What is a 'few more years' worth to a elderly woman who is 81 years of age? when you get that age you live for the moment and you are thankful you are still able to do things. The average life expectancy in Ireland is 82.35 years as of 2020.

This women has probably worked and cared for her family for decades. She hasn't retired to just sit at home all day and live out the last remaining years of her life stuck inside.

When you are 81, every week you are healthy and every week you can still walk and be mobile and meet up with friends and go for tea is a blessing. Meet up with your family, go to choir, go shopping, senior citizens club.

Boggles

RobitTV wrote: »

What is a 'few more years' worth to a elderly woman who is 81 years of age? when you get that age you live for the moment and you are thankful you are still able to do things. The average life expectancy in Ireland is 82.35 years as of 2020.

People continuously misunderstand life expectancy.

But anyway she could live until she is a 100.

She'll have experienced worse in her life than only being able to spend 105 minutes in a pub or whatever it is for a restaurant.

She has lived through far tougher times, she'll be grand.

I imagine she is not on the internet snowflaking out about it, she's probably down the pub.

Zebra3

crossman47 wrote: »

But he did it so she will have a few more years - do people not get that yet?

You have no way of knowing that to be true.

RobitTV

Boggles wrote: »

People continuously misunderstand life expectancy.

But anyway she could live until she is a 100.

She'll have experienced worse in her life than only being able to spend 105 minutes in a pub or whatever it is for a restaurant.

She has lived through far tougher times, she'll be grand.

I imagine she is not on the internet snowflaking out about it, she's probably down the pub.

How thoughtful of you, you should go and speak to her personally and she what she has got to say for herself. Her son explained that she is missing the social interaction that she originally had before it was stolen from her.

"She'll be grand" is the typical Irish attitude I have come to expect. That seems to be the answer to everything. This is someone's mother we are talking about.

Her son is clearly worried, you should take a look at his post and learn. The fact that you think she is "probably down the pub" says a lot about the way some people just don't give a crap about the lives of some people out there, who have been lonely for months and have had zero social contact. Shameful.

She has no interest to be down "the pub" she wants to meet her friends. What a criminal.

FintanMcluskey

Boggles wrote: »

People continuously misunderstand life expectancy.

But anyway she could live until she is a 100.

She'll have experienced worse in her life than only being able to spend 105 minutes in a pub or whatever it is for a restaurant.

She has lived through far tougher times, she'll be grand.

Nonsense, never before has social interaction been suppressed on such a scale in this country.

Boggles

RobitTV wrote: »

How thoughtful of you, you should go and speak to her personally and she what she has got to say for herself. Her son explained that she is missing the social interaction that she originally had before it was stolen from her.

"She'll be grand" is the typical Irish attitude I have come to expect. That seems to be the answer to everything. This is someone's mother we are talking about.

Her son is clearly worried, you should take a look at his post and learn. The fact that you think she is "probably down the pub" says a lot about the way some people just don't give a crap about the lives of some people out there, who have been lonely for months and have had zero social contact. Shameful.

RobitTV wrote: »

What is a 'few more years' worth to a elderly woman who is 81 years of age?

I, like you was speaking about a generic 81 year old woman.

Because neither of us know that lads mother do we?

RobitTV

Boggles wrote: »

I, like you was speaking about a generic 81 year old woman.

Because neither of us know that lads mother do we?

Read her sons post for a greater insight. That will tell you something.

BeefeaterHat

Boggles wrote: »

People continuously misunderstand life expectancy.

But anyway she could live until she is a 100.

She'll have experienced worse in her life than only being able to spend 105 minutes in a pub or whatever it is for a restaurant.

She has lived through far tougher times, she'll be grand.

I imagine she is not on the internet snowflaking out about it, she's probably down the pub.

I think the point he's making is the older someone gets, the odds of someone dying go up every year. Yes she might live to be 100 but she might not also. It's a cruel fate for many elderly people who've died possibly going months without seeing family. It deserves a bit more than a shrug from you.

Boggles

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

Nonsense, never before has social interaction been suppressed on such a scale in this country.

There is nothing stopping you socially interacting, go do it. In fact you are technically doing it right now.

But if your claim is that the worse thing that has happened in this country is you can only have a certain amount of people into your home or can only meet a certain amount outside, you'd be fairly wrong.

BeefeaterHat

Boggles wrote: »

I, like you was speaking about a generic 81 year old woman.

Because neither of us know that lads mother do we?

Maybe try and muster something a bit more than your usual ****ty attitude for a change.

GazzaL

Great to see lots of OAPs out socialising and having lunch together today. About ****ing time that they are allowed to enjoy living their lives again.

Boggles

BeefeaterHat wrote: »

I think the point he's making is the older someone gets, the odds of someone dying go up every year. Yes she might live to be 100 but she might not also. It's a cruel fate for many elderly people who've died possibly going months without seeing family. It deserves a bit more than a shrug from you.

Really, I don't think I'm the one being condescending to people of a certain age?

I imagine many of them are down the pub tonight enjoying themselves with everyone else.

The last thing older people I know want is pity.

BeefeaterHat

Boggles wrote: »

Really, I don't think I'm the one being condescending to people of a certain age?

I imagine many of them are down the pub tonight enjoying themselves with everyone else.

The last thing older people I know want is pity.

How is anyone here other than you being condescending? I'm not pitying them I'm talking about how cruel it is that some people have possibly died and will die without seeing family who live abroad or far away.

xhomelezz

Thought this thread might be finally quiet tonight aaaand nope. Even pubs open won't shut it.