Any ideas?
Visit my elderly parents.
I would like to think that the world would become a better place for this humbling experience.
I have my reservations, I think we'll go back to full steam ahead and learn nothing.
Bring my kids to see their grandparents.
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on March 26, 2020, 09:36:52 AM
I would like to think that the world would become a better place for this humbling experience.
I have my reservations, I think we'll go back to full steam ahead and learn nothing.
People adjust to the environment around them. This has forced people to focus on what is important
When normality returns, busy lives will take over again. We can't fully blame people for that. It's just the way the world is organised, and unfortunately we have to participate in it. It's like thon aul bastard Thatcher said, there's no such thing as society, just individuals. Modern society and the people who run it, has created that mentality.
Watch Liverpool lift the Premier League trophy with the aul fella.
Only thing I have noticed is how empty the A&E departments are now. It clearly shows how many non emergency issues the A&E departments were having to deal with on a daily basis.
People were treating A&E like a GP office. Last time I took m to A&E with a heart condition we were sitting for over 8 hours. She had been seen but as non wards were available we had to wait in the reciotion Area.
I saw a large family of about 7 eating, drinking and laughing the whole time I was there. Still couldn't figure out why the emergency was or who was actually in to be treated.
In reality the sad thing is that in about 4 weeks after this has settled everything will go back to normal.
Quote from: tyrone08 on March 26, 2020, 11:08:46 AM
Only thing I have noticed is how empty the A&E departments are now. It clearly shows how many non emergency issues the A&E departments were having to deal with on a daily basis.
People were treating A&E like a GP office. Last time I took m to A&E with a heart condition we were sitting for over 8 hours. She had been seen but as non wards were available we had to wait in the reciotion Area.
I saw a large family of about 7 eating, drinking and laughing the whole time I was there. Still couldn't figure out why the emergency was or who was actually in to be treated.
In reality the sad thing is that in about 4 weeks after this has settled everything will go back to normal.
Charge medical card patients €50 for every A&E attendance and €100 for every hospital admission, and the overcrowding goes like snow off a rope.
I always felt booze / drug related incidents should have people paying but not everyone.
I have heard this before about a&e in the last few weeks - 3 people in one day last week. It shows you how much is required.(Although to be fair the last place I would want to be right now is a hospital).
Quote from: tyrone08 on March 26, 2020, 11:08:46 AM
Only thing I have noticed is how empty the A&E departments are now. It clearly shows how many non emergency issues the A&E departments were having to deal with on a daily basis.
People were treating A&E like a GP office. Last time I took m to A&E with a heart condition we were sitting for over 8 hours. She had been seen but as non wards were available we had to wait in the reciotion Area.
I saw a large family of about 7 eating, drinking and laughing the whole time I was there. Still couldn't figure out why the emergency was or who was actually in to be treated.
In reality the sad thing is that in about 4 weeks after this has settled everything will go back to normal.
You must have been in the Mater hospital when I was there!
When this is done, I am going to do what I had planned to be doing this week - take a week-long holiday in Ireland and eat in Irish restaurants.
Quote from: tyrone08 on March 26, 2020, 11:08:46 AM
Only thing I have noticed is how empty the A&E departments are now. It clearly shows how many non emergency issues the A&E departments were having to deal with on a daily basis.
People were treating A&E like a GP office. Last time I took m to A&E with a heart condition we were sitting for over 8 hours. She had been seen but as non wards were available we had to wait in the reciotion Area.
I saw a large family of about 7 eating, drinking and laughing the whole time I was there. Still couldn't figure out why the emergency was or who was actually in to be treated.
In reality the sad thing is that in about 4 weeks after this has settled everything will go back to normal.
If i was honest I was there a few times with the kids over the years where i probably didn't need to be, looking back now you say "yeah should have stayed at home" but at the time you think it's your kid and i'm not taking any chances. Sitting in the A&E room looking around you it's clear that majority of the people there should not be there and the numbers now confirm that...
Quote from: Rois on March 26, 2020, 11:54:36 AM
When this is done, I am going to do what I had planned to be doing this week - take a week-long holiday in Ireland and eat in Irish restaurants.
Good for you Rois, I hope most people to this. I closed our we shop in town last week (ice-cream parlour) and gave away 160-170 litres of ice-cream to the elderly and people in isolation free of charge. When this is all over I hope the people come back to support the small local businesses who have contributed to their local community during these tough times.
Quote from: illdecide on March 26, 2020, 11:55:49 AM
If i was honest I was there a few times with the kids over the years where i probably didn't need to be, looking back now you say "yeah should have stayed at home" but at the time you think it's your kid and i'm not taking any chances. Sitting in the A&E room looking around you it's clear that majority of the people there should not be there and the numbers now confirm that...
We've all done that, and leaving it behind is one of the advantages of kids growing up to a point when they're sturdy. I suppose we should be going instead to the out-of-hours GP.
Quote from: illdecide on March 26, 2020, 11:59:37 AM
Quote from: Rois on March 26, 2020, 11:54:36 AM
When this is done, I am going to do what I had planned to be doing this week - take a week-long holiday in Ireland and eat in Irish restaurants.
Good for you Rois, I hope most people to this. I closed our we shop in town last week (ice-cream parlour) and gave away 160-170 litres of ice-cream to the elderly and people in isolation free of charge. When this is all over I hope the people come back to support the small local businesses who have contributed to their local community during these tough times.
+1
Yes, buy local and holiday local. Get the country back on track.
Quote from: BennyCake on March 26, 2020, 12:05:50 PM
Quote from: illdecide on March 26, 2020, 11:59:37 AM
Quote from: Rois on March 26, 2020, 11:54:36 AM
When this is done, I am going to do what I had planned to be doing this week - take a week-long holiday in Ireland and eat in Irish restaurants.
Good for you Rois, I hope most people to this. I closed our we shop in town last week (ice-cream parlour) and gave away 160-170 litres of ice-cream to the elderly and people in isolation free of charge. When this is all over I hope the people come back to support the small local businesses who have contributed to their local community during these tough times.
+1
Yes, buy local and holiday local. Get the country back on track.
Having seen how businesses across the island have responded to the situation, just like illdecide there, I will definitely be fully behind a crusade to direct as much of my spending as possible towards them first and foremost.
Get a big fat massive boojum. Then the pub for pints and live football, hopefully to see Liverpool get over the line.
Wonder will I get away with an all day rip..... I use to do it when younger but now have a ball and chain and by the time this is over 2 kids (God Willing).
Herself says I shouldnt be at it but surely we should get a hall pass for this one!
Then again I don't even know if I could be bothered!
Whats the chances they make a bank holiday for it when it's over?
Get my kid's teacher a present!!!!
Get an oul curt at the girlfriend
Obviously seeing the the parents and friends, but a nice date weekend away and with the mistress would be great ;D
I'm going for a session in the local first then probably same as that a holiday in Ireland somewhere will need to get away for a few days to blow the cobwebs off after this!!
1) Play golf every day for 7 days in a row
2) Referee a lady wrestling match
3) Play the piano at the highest grade
4) Steal O'Neill's bagpipes
5) Participate in an orgy
6) Charge people for breathing fresh air
7) Run naked through a shopping centre
8) Infect Mrs Ruth Dudley Edwards with any left overs of the COVID-19
9) Run a 10k
10) Watch Armagh beat Dublin in the Athletic Grounds, in the re-arranged open draw all-Ireland
Sorry, but that's all I can think of at the moment.
Quote from: quit yo jibbajabba on March 26, 2020, 01:37:46 PM
Get an oul curt at the girlfriend
Are you stuck at home with the wife?
Start a revolution
It's going to be weird going to large events again. Sports events, conferences, cinema, theatre, just about everything that we do in proximity to each other. It's going to be hard to get back into it when we're now used to keeping six feet apart from total strangers on the street. The whole world is going to be traumatised by this.
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on March 26, 2020, 04:41:13 PM
It's going to be weird going to large events again. Sports events, conferences, cinema, theatre, just about everything that we do in proximity to each other. It's going to be hard to get back into it when we're now used to keeping six feet apart from total strangers on the street. The whole world is going to be traumatised by this.
Surely when it's over there will be a proper vaccine, and hopefully that will give confidence to people to interact again.
Was strange seeing our best friends there.. they were walking their dog and it was really odd not being us and standing across the street talking to each other, when the natural thing to do was have a hug and be have a proper catch up.
I wonder will the guys who don't have their kids vaccinated be keeping that rule going or will the Gov's enforce a vaccine procedure for everyone?
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 26, 2020, 04:48:17 PM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on March 26, 2020, 04:41:13 PM
It's going to be weird going to large events again. Sports events, conferences, cinema, theatre, just about everything that we do in proximity to each other. It's going to be hard to get back into it when we're now used to keeping six feet apart from total strangers on the street. The whole world is going to be traumatised by this.
Surely when it's over there will be a proper vaccine, and hopefully that will give confidence to people to interact again.
Was strange seeing our best friends there.. they were walking their dog and it was really odd not being us and standing across the street talking to each other, when the natural thing to do was have a hug and be have a proper catch up.
I wonder will the guys who don't have their kids vaccinated be keeping that rule going or will the Gov's enforce a vaccine procedure for everyone?
I've found the antivaxxers to be a bit quiet of late. I wonder if they're re-thinking their position or just trying to find a way to spin this to bolster their existing beliefs. Most likely the latter.
I have one friend who's an antivaxxer (does a bit of work as a chiropractor, funny the amount of overlap between those two groups) and he posted an article a few weeks ago saying that the threat of a pandemic was overstated, that there was no need to panic, that the regular flu kills more people, etc. He's gone a bit quiet on that now, but he hasn't taken the post down. I've a good mind to go back there and ask him for his latest view just for divilment.
Quote from: illdecide on March 26, 2020, 11:59:37 AM
Quote from: Rois on March 26, 2020, 11:54:36 AM
When this is done, I am going to do what I had planned to be doing this week - take a week-long holiday in Ireland and eat in Irish restaurants.
Good for you Rois, I hope most people to this. I closed our we shop in town last week (ice-cream parlour) and gave away 160-170 litres of ice-cream to the elderly and people in isolation free of charge. When this is all over I hope the people come back to support the small local businesses who have contributed to their local community during these tough times.
Hope you put that up on Facebook & Twitter..........
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on March 26, 2020, 05:00:46 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 26, 2020, 04:48:17 PM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on March 26, 2020, 04:41:13 PM
It's going to be weird going to large events again. Sports events, conferences, cinema, theatre, just about everything that we do in proximity to each other. It's going to be hard to get back into it when we're now used to keeping six feet apart from total strangers on the street. The whole world is going to be traumatised by this.
Surely when it's over there will be a proper vaccine, and hopefully that will give confidence to people to interact again.
Was strange seeing our best friends there.. they were walking their dog and it was really odd not being us and standing across the street talking to each other, when the natural thing to do was have a hug and be have a proper catch up.
I wonder will the guys who don't have their kids vaccinated be keeping that rule going or will the Gov's enforce a vaccine procedure for everyone?
I've found the antivaxxers to be a bit quiet of late. I wonder if they're re-thinking their position or just trying to find a way to spin this to bolster their existing beliefs. Most likely the latter.
I have one friend who's an antivaxxer (does a bit of work as a chiropractor, funny the amount of overlap between those two groups) and he posted an article a few weeks ago saying that the threat of a pandemic was overstated, that there was no need to panic, that the regular flu kills more people, etc. He's gone a bit quiet on that now, but he hasn't taken the post down. I've a good mind to go back there and ask him for his latest view just for divilment.
Just a little dig wouldn't be to bad
Quote from: tyrone08 on March 26, 2020, 11:08:46 AM
Only thing I have noticed is how empty the A&E departments are now. It clearly shows how many non emergency issues the A&E departments were having to deal with on a daily basis.
People were treating A&E like a GP office. Last time I took m to A&E with a heart condition we were sitting for over 8 hours. She had been seen but as non wards were available we had to wait in the reciotion Area.
I saw a large family of about 7 eating, drinking and laughing the whole time I was there. Still couldn't figure out why the emergency was or who was actually in to be treated.
In reality the sad thing is that in about 4 weeks after this has settled everything will go back to normal.
The A&Es in the island of Ireland was filled with hypochondriacs.
Quote from: Captain Obvious on March 26, 2020, 06:42:10 PM
Quote from: tyrone08 on March 26, 2020, 11:08:46 AM
Only thing I have noticed is how empty the A&E departments are now. It clearly shows how many non emergency issues the A&E departments were having to deal with on a daily basis.
People were treating A&E like a GP office. Last time I took m to A&E with a heart condition we were sitting for over 8 hours. She had been seen but as non wards were available we had to wait in the reciotion Area.
I saw a large family of about 7 eating, drinking and laughing the whole time I was there. Still couldn't figure out why the emergency was or who was actually in to be treated.
In reality the sad thing is that in about 4 weeks after this has settled everything will go back to normal.
The A&Es in the island of Ireland was filled with hypochondriacs.
There is definitely a fair bit of that. Same as at the doctors
Keep the boycott going of the companies who screwed over their employees and those who exploited the virus for their own gain
Close down ports and airports for the next pandemic, if you're out of the country sit it out elsewhere for three weeks ;)
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on March 26, 2020, 04:41:13 PM
It's going to be weird going to large events again. Sports events, conferences, cinema, theatre, just about everything that we do in proximity to each other. It's going to be hard to get back into it when we're now used to keeping six feet apart from total strangers on the street. The whole world is going to be traumatised by this.
Funny I was thinking about that this morning.
You wonder how all this will end up - will there be a certain date where the governments will say - right, on the 15th of ............, everybody can go back about theiir normal business or will it be a phased in type of thing?
Quote from: marty34 on March 26, 2020, 10:13:18 PM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on March 26, 2020, 04:41:13 PM
It's going to be weird going to large events again. Sports events, conferences, cinema, theatre, just about everything that we do in proximity to each other. It's going to be hard to get back into it when we're now used to keeping six feet apart from total strangers on the street. The whole world is going to be traumatised by this.
Funny I was thinking about that this morning.
You wonder how all this will end up - will there be a certain date where the governments will say - right, on the 15th of ............, everybody can go back about theiir normal business or will it be a phased in type of thing?
Phased in. The cases will eventually drop but measures will still be required to stop a second wave.
International travel will change forever and it should. New measures will be put in place and short to medium term travelling will be expensive
Working from home will become a new norm... Perhaps not every day of the week but scheduled work from home will be factored in.
Quote from: Taylor on March 26, 2020, 05:29:12 PM
Quote from: illdecide on March 26, 2020, 11:59:37 AM
Quote from: Rois on March 26, 2020, 11:54:36 AM
When this is done, I am going to do what I had planned to be doing this week - take a week-long holiday in Ireland and eat in Irish restaurants.
Good for you Rois, I hope most people to this. I closed our we shop in town last week (ice-cream parlour) and gave away 160-170 litres of ice-cream to the elderly and people in isolation free of charge. When this is all over I hope the people come back to support the small local businesses who have contributed to their local community during these tough times.
Hope you put that up on Facebook & Twitter..........
Cheers...yeah we did put it on Facebook