Coronavirus

[Blackout]

I pay every month out of my exorbitant tax that I get fuck all BUT tap water out of.  They're going to privatise it eventually.

[astfgyl]

They underestimate us.

Hate to say it but the theyre spot on with their estimation of Ireland. We are very much a subservient people only interested with towing the line and causing no trouble.

Bang on. It's a lot like the aldi ad where the lad at the barbecue has the smoke billowing into his eyes but he's saying "ah no It's grand".

We will submit.

[mickO)))]

Have to disagree after spending a few years in Canada I don't think we are subservient the Irish would not put up with half of the shit that goes on over in Canada. Irish are not the most confrontational but I don't think we are push overs either.  If Trudeau told Canadians tomorrow that drinking piss makes your dick bigger they would start gulping it down by the gallon without asking a single question.

[astfgyl]

Have to disagree after spending a few years in Canada I don't think we are subservient the Irish would not put up with half of the shit that goes on over in Canada. Irish are not the most confrontational but I don't think we are push overs either.  If Trudeau told Canadians tomorrow that drinking piss makes your dick bigger they would start gulping it down by the gallon without asking a single question.

I was under the impression that Canada was some sort of perfect union of socialist and capitalist ideals. No messing I honestly thought it was like that until the other day when I found out about the internment camps.

[mickO)))]

No it's not the place that it tries to portray itself as to the outside world. The country is very divided under Trudeau and the majority of people live pay cheque to pay cheque and always struggle financially. Loads of other issues that I won't bother getting into here because I could write a book on it at this stage. Sure I became a citizen this year and I most likely will never set foot in the place again unless things take a drastic change. I am heading for Australia next.

[astfgyl]

Australia doesn't look great at the minute either to be fair. Disappointing about Canada though. My brother lived there for about 5 years and gave a glowing review

[mickO)))]

Canada(Trudeau) even managed to completely fuck up legalizing weed 90% of what people are smoking in the country comes from illegal sources and it was legalized two years ago this week.

Where did your brother live? If I was ever to go back Montreal would probably be the only place I would live.

Just Melbourne at the minute is bad in Oz which is where I want to eventually end up. My best mate is in Sydney right now I talk to him everyday and he said you wouldn't even think the virus existed everything is going on as normal there right now.

[astfgyl]

Well that's reassuring that some part of the world is going on somewhat normal. The brother was in Vancouver and he maintains it was class. He is on here as it happens but he surely won't come out of the woodwork lest anyone associates him with me lol

[mickO)))]

Never been to Vancouver wanted to visit but flights there cost the same as one to Europe. I know a few who have if you are into the outdoors stuff it's good and it's the only part of the country where you get little to no snow. I was dealing with -40 degree winters for between 5-7 months per year which really starts to take it's toll on you. The problem with Vancouver is you need to be earning 6 figures to live comfortably it's the most expensive place in the country. I was in Toronto which is the second most expensive.

[ochoill]

Well that's reassuring that some part of the world is going on somewhat normal. The brother was in Vancouver and he maintains it was class. He is on here as it happens but he surely won't come out of the woodwork lest anyone associates him with me lol

lol

Vaguely thread related but yeah I lived in Vancouver for 5 years and loved it.  There's difficulties in the place and a severe obvious divide in wealth, property issues (it costs a fortune/massive industry, vacant apartments and a ridiculous amount of homelessness) but beyond the obvious faults in there, it's a lovely place to live.  Relaxed, generally decent people.  Plenty of stuff to do, indoors and outdoors.  Quality of life there in general is excellent, even though it is intensely expensive and (iirc) has one of the lowest minimum wages in the country coupled with highest rents.  That's pretty much what sent me home in the end; coupled with the overall isolation of it just being the two of us really (wife and I) and missing family, there was also no way we'd ever get out of the money trap there without punishing ourselves for living.  Mixed bag, but living anywhere is, so on the whole I very much enjoyed it there.

[Kurt Cocaine]

Well that's reassuring that some part of the world is going on somewhat normal. The brother was in Vancouver and he maintains it was class. He is on here as it happens but he surely won't come out of the woodwork lest anyone associates him with me lol

Bro Ducky. I knew it! 

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

42,000 new cases confirmed in France yesterday. Who knows, maybe soon we'll clock up as many as Ireland has in total in a single day! Apparently 45% of ICU occupancy here is now COVID... that said (and bearing in mind astfgly's probable objection), I don't know how much of that is people with flu and/or pneumonia as a seasonal co-morbidity, nor for that matter what % is from people presenting only with flu and/or pneumonia, nor - finally - what typical occupancy rate is for this time of year for those conditions. Whatever the case, if there is any population protection to be had from an even slightly permeable herd immunity, then we seem to be well on our way to finding out!

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Bro Ducky. I knew it! 

Surreptitious sibling rivalry afoot on MW!

[astfgyl]

42,000 new cases confirmed in France yesterday. Who knows, maybe soon we'll clock up as many as Ireland has in total in a single day! Apparently 45% of ICU occupancy here is now COVID... that said (and bearing in mind astfgly's probable objection), I don't know how much of that is people with flu and/or pneumonia as a seasonal co-morbidity, nor for that matter what % is from people presenting only with flu and/or pneumonia, nor - finally - what typical occupancy rate is for this time of year for those conditions. Whatever the case, if there is any population protection to be had from an even slightly permeable herd immunity, then we seem to be well on our way to finding out!

The figures are worth looking into but if I'm wrong I'm wrong. Do the deaths there still point to the lower IFR? Looking at Ireland's trolley watch site yesterday and there are far less waiting on trolleys here yesterday 2020 than yesterday 2019. That could also be due to the drop in folks presenting with other stuff so needs thinking about before concluding anything. After all the pubs are closed so that should bring accidental things down a bit!

[Giggles]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb_QFImg9yI

Fucking nonsense.

He's true to his word anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPGb2Bc4hw