To Mask or not to two - Mask Megathread cont.

Haha, hopefully soon enough I won't see this kind of shìt posted.

Well the vocal minority probably will keep posting nonsense on all COVID threads for another while, but surely they'll get tired of it at some stage. Two years of copy paste posting must be boring by now.

Surely your son is able to find out on his own..

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/health_and_safety/health_safety_work.html

It’s dreadful, just optics to show the customers how much they care about ‘safety’. They shouldn’t have the right to impose them on staff, I intend to complain to any business that does this.

@Cyrus Correct, my desire for space was there well before covid, but covid has made it more relevant. I'm not on about pubs, clubs, matches, parades, etc. I won't be attending any of them. I'm on about shops, places everyone has to go at some point. As someone else said, why stand so close to the person in front of you in a queue at the shop? It made no sense before, and makes less now that we all should be far more aware of how easily a sickness can spread. I'm not expect 2 meters, but nobody needs to stand in my back pocket. That's all I'm asking. In queues in shops, etc, just don't stand so close. A very simple ask, and one which seems to annoy people no end. It's like 40 people might skip the queue if they leave a foot of space... And I believe the mask will assist with not even getting the sniffles, because aside from 3 days of feeling crap due to a shared keyboard, I've been 2 full years without even a sniffle. That's why I'll continue to wear it, because we can't trust sick people to wear them to protect everyone else (like in Asian countries), so I'll do what little I can to keep myself healthy. Don't want some dose coughing into my neck while I buy milk.

@CalamariFritte@CalamariFritti Yes, I have. But I had already stopped going to crowded places, so it was just shops. I'll admit to not being as aware as I am now of how easily virus/bacteria can spread in social situations, so covid opened my eyes to that (coupled with the above mentioned not being sick for 2 years proving this point to me). Was I as aware back then as I am now, I probably would have worn one. The good thing about this is, hopefully, people will be less likely to call others out on wearing one now, whereas before covid if someone was wearing a mask, it felt like it would be open season for ridicule by some. I'm sure we'll see stories from next week on of people being harassed for wearing them. No doubt in my mind. I love the Asian mentality, if you have a cold or symptoms, you wear the mask to protect everyone else. Over here, we have heroes who would attend an office if they had pneumonia!

@Swaine As someone below your post pointed out, you didn't read mine. You jumped to a heated conclusion without actually understanding what I was asking. Why should I leave the queue because the dose behind me thinks standing in my pocket is acceptable? You don't have to keep 2m away, a foot will do. It's not much, and no one will rob your place in the queue. Your attitude is exactly why people have given up trying to educate others. You care for no one but yourself, but you'll pretend it's good for everyone. I'll leave it at that. I know not to engage any further.

Yeah right. Keep encouraging. Not so sure about outcome. But of course you do whatever you want. Definitely doesn't affect me and I doubt it's going to affect any shops you are visiting.

Are you referring to yourself as "their customers", or you speaking for some group of customers? Or you hiding behind some imaginary "let rest of us to get on with whatever" group?

Talking shìte as usual there. At least no change in trying to push your narrative since the beginning of the pandemic. Great to see your high horse is still neighing loud.

Indeed, it actually goes to show that all along the majority of people dd not need a mandatory hanging over them to follow public health advice. Shame it was not enforced more, a well get another chance to enforce it far more stricter soon no doubt.

You really have a thing for authority and enforcement don't you? Assuming you're actually serious with this stuff that is of course!

You come across like you will really struggle with a normal society again but I suggest you try and adapt quickly because it's time to move on.

There's a lot more serious issues facing this country at the moment than lingering Covid anxiety

While the mandatory mask-wearing requirement is set to lift from Monday, February 28th, some employers will continue to require their staff to wear a mask and are within their rights to do so, according to an employment law solicitor.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan told BreakingNews.ie that employers who choose to continue with a mask-wearing requirement in the workplace are within their legal rights to do so.

He said all they have to do is conduct a health and safety assessment.

"The employer has to put in a health and safety assessment, but that’s not the hardest thing to do, they simply say we have immunocompromised people, we don’t know if everyone is vaccinated, and I can’t ask, therefore I’m taking a conservative line on it," he explained.

"They’re entitled, if the employer says this is a health and safety issue, they are entitled to be conservative, being conservative is the basis for health and safety, that’s why there are screen guards."

Well you probably having a go at Seanergy there. Maybe you point your post at him. And as far as I can see, you are still talking shìte.

No mandate for mask wearing from Monday on, which in my own opinion is good. I'll keep wearing one where I see it fit. No point to fook masks into the bin only because mandate is lifted.

In my case it's not fear, but I rather avoid as you say, sniffles, because it's annoying to be sick and have to work, well for me anyway.

And in your case, you are overusing fear, sniffles etc. in your posts. In my own opinion of course.