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

I think his point was that there was/is nothing stopping you from not going out if you're worried about your relatives.

You don't need to be restricted by Government regulations to do so, nor does anyone else.

Or is it a case that if you can't/shouldn't do these things, no one else should be able to either?

It pretty much is. You can go out and exercise or go to someone's house I'd guess but that's about it. Everything else will be closed.

This is now just so heartbreaking..my moms partners is a taxi driver..they have been struggling as it is...

This will be the nail in the coffin for him mentally and financially, he doesn't drink, but would radio off and pop into the local for his zero Guinness, to watch the match..they are in their later stage in life...have done all everyone has asked. Vaccine. Booster etc.. .they were hopeful of a 'good run' up to Christmas in the taxi. to be able to have a nice one this year..

There will be more than just hospitality destroyed here..there are taxi drivers, hair dressers, barbers, suppliers, beauticians, even clothes shops for the new outfit for NYE etc..

They are destroying families..livelihoods and personally I'm waiting a call from my mom later as I know she will be crying at this news...

It will also frighten the life out of her and him, that the vaccines don't work...I will have to watch my mom revert back to the terrified person she was, last year...its not gonna be easy to watch..

Sorry for getting personal, just wanted to show some people on here that laugh at these restrictions...they are not funny...not one bit..

Have at it so - bit pointless but “go you”

Some middle ground like that is needed. Shutting an entire industry Christmas week and putting tens of thousands out of work would be highly politically unpalatable

im just a lay man with no medical training but the problem is with omicron is that it’s new and lots of unknowns at this stage hence the caution

We are all lay people but we can read simple numbers and we know for a fact that some of the assumptions being fed into these models are wrong yet they are still the only thing being used to make major decisions. That's not caution and would be called ineptitude in many other fields.

The thing is, pubs are always quiet at the end of November and the start of December every year. Numbers socialising always ramp up from the weekend before Christmas. I can only think that that's the logic...

There are many people like this in the country. It’s the fact that these people don’t get the air time on the radio and telly they are never found during any of the street polls etc. they have no opposition party to stand up for them. Mary Lou and Co are just sitting to one side letting the government shoot themselves in the foot so why bother questioning them.

Again people been paid to be at home not financially effected at all. If more people were financially effected I bet people wouldn’t be laughing.

Has Tony considered the pressure that will be put on the emergency services from amateurs who are not skilled in the fine art of early day drinking?

I bet he hasn't

Pat Kenny is on his masks hobbyhorse again - "anything on masks?" he asks hopefully to the guest reviewing the recommendations.

Between him and those stupid Government/HSE ads every 20 mins with someone gleefully recounting the night out missed to the receiver and how great it was they weren't there, or telling everyone to RSVP a list of hyper-cautious questions to themselves I can feel my blood pressure rising already.

Over to Spotify it is then.

this is pathetic sh1t. still cowering in fear of this illness which is mild on a population basis , the new variant is even milder .

a country run by sh1tehawks or (which I believe) they are afraid of the sh1tty health care being exposed and are covering themselves,

instead of allowing people make their own informed choice and god forbid allow some risk in their lives. because of the fear of some, we all must suffer.

and to see some people champion this makes me wonder about their mental fragility and ability to survive day to day living.