Coronavirus

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

If ye've a decent place in Madrid, you could try looking into a house swap with someone in Cork or Galway or anywhere that would be a good base. It could halve the amount of accommodation nights you have to fork out for, i.e. you'd only pay for a night or two if heading to Kerry, then back to base, another more local site you can day trip to, then a night or two if you want to head to Sligo, or whatever. If you've wheels in Madrid, could also be part of the swap.

Not something everyone would be into, but it's an option when you live somewhere folk might like to go to.

[Caomhaoin]

Yeah might be something to consider.

I have a motor but driving here is along the lines of Delhi or Tangiers...not for the faint hearted!

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Not your problem though; all you need think about is whether you get a car out of the deal for buzzing round the ring of Kerry!

[Emphyrio]

Pfizer first jab got. Thought I was sensible finishing drinking at 7pm yesterday. Still got a dose of the jitters. Hopefully I can avoid any side effects now.

[astfgyl]

I'm planning on doing a two week tour around Ireland for the second fortnight in august if they let me in the country. Accommodation prices are fucking outrageous, especially anywhere you'd want to bring the foreign missus (sorry asgtf, Tipp town isn't on the list unless I'm short on yokes!).

Trying not to get ridden for car rental either, if anyone has any tips, they'd be much appreciated. Budget is about 4-5 grand for the whole thing, there won't be much left out of it.

I don't live in Tipp Town. It's a real shithole.

Dunno about car rental but it's hardly at 2019 prices given the current demand. As for places to stay, there's loads of rural stuff for good prices even in August as long as you're prepared to be in the middle of nowhere, but if you're renting a car that'll be no bother. Try somewhere in the midlands for a touring base and it'll be fuck all, sure no one wants to go on holiday in Offaly or Laois for example.

[Caomhaoin]

Found a place to rent me a polo for 600 (obviously before all the other optional but obligatory shit like the 40 quid 'token' to cross the border), so I'll take that.

Ive never been to the Aran islands, the burren and loads of other places so I'll be taking advantage this time around:)

[astfgyl]

Pretty much all of the wild atlantic way is a winner if you haven't been there, and the Burren is class too. Bring your raincoat!

[blessed1]

Ya some lovely places around Clare.
Head to kilaloe if you can. Lovely town.

[livingabortion]

What's it like in Dublin these days?

[astfgyl]

Ya some lovely places around Clare.
Head to kilaloe if you can. Lovely town.

Dangerously close to Tipp there. Make sure not to cross the bridge!

Meanwhile, in covid-land: Tedros offers hope for the future... https://twitter.com/MichaelPSenger/status/1409331370900393984

[The Heretic]

Had my second dose of the moderna yesterday and I'm completely fucked today.. sore head..sore arms legs back and chest.. Possibly what it feels like to be hit by a bus...had to leave work at lunchtime and take to the bed...let's see how it goes over the next few days...

[Carnage]

Getting my second Pfizer dose on Wednesday. Dreading the fallout from that, it's meant to be worse after the second one and I went fucking deaf after the first.

[Caomhaoin]

I had to go home from work after the second moderna one too. Glad to have it done all the same, opens up a few more doors.

[Emphyrio]

Getting my second Pfizer dose on Wednesday. Dreading the fallout from that, it's meant to be worse after the second one and I went fucking deaf after the first.

Keep us updated, should be getting my second dose towards the end of July.

[astfgyl]

Good few people I know had the 2nd shot and all said it wasn't as bad as the first. Every one of them said they had never felt tiredness like it but all were back to full speed the following morning so I'd say ye'll be grand lads. I'm going by a sample size of about 15 people and no major anything from shot 2.

Ya some lovely places around Clare.
Head to kilaloe if you can. Lovely town.

Dangerously close to Tipp there. Make sure not to cross the bridge!

Funnily enough, I was in Sligo town today having a pint and the barman said he was from Killaloe. Jaysus says I, you're nearly a Tipp man. "Fuck no" says the lad and I can't say I blame him.

Meanwhile, in covid-land: Tedros offers hope for the future... https://twitter.com/MichaelPSenger/status/1409331370900393984

And while we are on the subject of vaccines, how did any of you feel to hear Tedros saying that even after the shots there will still be testing/track and trace, that vaccines by themselves won't be enough? Ok so probably no-one clicked the link but that's what it says anyway. Bit of a bum deal there and I dunno about the rest of ye, but it fairly undermines the hard sell of getting the thing in the first place if it changes nothing. Lobbying from the testing industry? Or what?