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Title: Rehab rank
Post by: silverbullet on March 20, 2020, 07:02:57 pm
It appears that the taxi drivers at Northside Shopping centre are working as per normal.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: watty on March 20, 2020, 07:31:21 pm
Deliveries for McDonalds?  Maybe KFC? 
Drug runs? 
Assassination runs?
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: silverbullet on March 20, 2020, 07:35:50 pm
Deliveries for McDonalds?  Maybe KFC? 
Drug runs? 
Assassination runs?
Chance of a hand shandy? in lieu, latex gloves optional!
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: The Liffey Lip on March 20, 2020, 07:40:24 pm
Smart..
Not falling for the dole trick.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: silverbullet on March 20, 2020, 07:53:09 pm
Smart..
Not falling for the dole trick.
Families are expendable anyway.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: john m on March 20, 2020, 08:02:06 pm
A letter in today’s Irish Times
Coronavirus – the need for vigilance
Sir, – Many people have been showing great support to the healthcare workers that are on the “frontline’’. I have had people asking me what they can do to support doctors and nurses in the fight against coronavirus. This is a heartwarming sentiment but it also shows a huge misunderstanding of what is actually going on here. The frontline is not in hospitals. The frontline is where you are, out on the streets. If we are using this war analogy, doctors and nurses are not the soldiers. They are still just the doctors and nurses, dealing with the casualties of war. It is the everyday citizen who is the soldier. It is you who is playing the most important role in fighting this disease. We do not have medicine to treat this virus. Prevention is the only way to fight this. Prevention is up to every one of us.
There are two things about viruses that we all must understand. First, they require hosts to spread. They cannot replicate by themselves. Every time you come into contact with someone you are giving the virus a chance to spread, to replicate, and become more powerful. Every time you decide to avoid contact with someone new, you starve the virus.
Second, viruses spread exponentially. Every time you come into contact with someone new, you are not just putting that person at risk, but also all the people that that person comes into contact with, and all the people that those people come into contact with. Every time you meet one person, it will affect an untold number of people, many of whom will have weaker immune systems than you, and will suffer severely. It is your duty to protect these vulnerable people. I cannot stress this enough. It is the decisions that you make that will decide the course of this disaster.
Social distancing is the most important intervention we can all carry out. It is our greatest weapon. If you can self-isolate for at least two weeks you will help flatten the curve and you will save countless lives. That is the gift that healthcare workers are praying for. Please be our heroes! – Yours, etc,
Dr COLM HARRINGTON,
Salthill, Galway.
Feel free to Share!

Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: The Liffey Lip on March 20, 2020, 10:34:34 pm
Smart..
Not falling for the dole trick.
Families are expendable anyway.

The Psychos running this planet always believed so anyway. Ask any Native American or read any ancient Irish letter about The Famine in the museums. It's your property and land that is vital. Which of our wonderful T.D.s was it said, "Pop of Ireland needs to be at the 8m level again".,,,hmmmm was it the Green lad?
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: silverbullet on March 20, 2020, 11:28:58 pm
Smart..
Not falling for the dole trick.
Families are expendable anyway.

The Psychos running this planet always believed so anyway. Ask any Native American or read any ancient Irish letter about The Famine in the museums. It's your property and land that is vital. Which of our wonderful T.D.s was it said, "Pop of Ireland needs to be at the 8m level again".,,,hmmmm was it the Green lad?
Spanish borne viruses killed South American people.
European borne viruses killed natives.
The list goes on.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Octavia1 on March 21, 2020, 07:50:22 am
I've seen them at Tesco clarehall bullit ques of taxis ...had to go get me licence renewal ....you have to make an appointment wen you go into the licence renewal office ....one at a time in the place only ...
Then ya go outside and 2 owlones loading bags into a taxi an yur man no mask or nuttin .....
I really dont understand these people ....they are incredibly
Out of touch and irresponsible ...
Wat is it ....stupidity or lack of care for themselves and others ....I see the ages of those dying in italy  dying is dropping ...they cant cope and people are bein left to die ....its a really nightmarish death ....you drown in your own fluids and your organs start to melt and your blood vessels start to bleed ....
And you dont get a chance to say goodbye to your family ...
Why is the messenge not getting through?
Its absolutely astonishing in my mind to see anyone working within the confines of a vehicle wer the distancing is impossible....
Why put your health at risk and or potentially spread this thing ?
Can anyone explain to me ? I really dont get it ....
They need the money answer doesn't apply now with all the help out there ..

Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: dalymount on March 21, 2020, 08:31:59 am
Ocky try not to panic.I dont doubt your sincerity,but the way you described how people are dying I would suggest is completely untrue.not saying I disbelieve  you,but where ever you got that report from wether it was newspaper,television,people just talking etc etc is total bull
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: The Liffey Lip on March 21, 2020, 09:25:45 am
It's too early here to speculate on the death-rate and side-effects. The info is not being released. We're living in a petri-dish of spin, lies and misinformation....truth is nobody has a handle on this at all.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: watty on March 21, 2020, 10:04:56 am
Ocky try not to panic.I dont doubt your sincerity,but the way you described how people are dying I would suggest is completely untrue.not saying I disbelieve  you,but where ever you got that report from wether it was newspaper,television,people just talking etc etc is total bull

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/14/805289669/how-covid-19-kills-the-new-coronavirus-disease-can-take-a-deadly-turn (https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/14/805289669/how-covid-19-kills-the-new-coronavirus-disease-can-take-a-deadly-turn)

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<snip>But Furuya says that this immune system response to this invader can also destroy lung tissue and cause inflammation. The end result can be pneumonia. That means the air sacs in the lungs become inflamed and filled with fluid, making it harder to breathe.

Del Rio says that these symptoms can also make it harder for the lungs to get oxygen to your blood, potentially triggering a cascade of problems. "The lack of oxygen leads to more inflammation, more problems in the body. Organs need oxygen to function, right? So when you don't have oxygen there, then your liver dies and your kidney dies," he says. Lack of oxygen can also lead to septic shock.

The most severe cases — about 6% of patients — end up in intensive care with multi-organ failure, respiratory failure and septic shock, according to a February report from the WHO.
<snip>

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/generation-has-died-italian-province-struggles-bury-coronavirus-dead (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/generation-has-died-italian-province-struggles-bury-coronavirus-dead)

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Coffins awaiting burial are lining up in churches and the corpses of those who died at home are being kept in sealed-off rooms for days as funeral services struggle to cope in Bergamo, the Italian province hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

As of Wednesday, Covid-19 had killed 2,978 across Italy, all buried or cremated without ceremony. Those who die in hospital do so alone, with their belongings left in bags beside coffins before being collected by funeral workers.

In Bergamo, a province of 1.2 million people in the Lombardy region, where 1,959 of the total deaths in the country have taken place, 4,305 people had contracted the virus by Wednesday. The death toll across the province is unclear, but the situation has become so intense that on Wednesday night the army was brought in to move 65 coffins from the cemetery in Bergamo town and take them to Modena and Bologna in Emilia-Romagna.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: The Liffey Lip on March 21, 2020, 10:11:12 am
Very symptomatic of Pneumonia which you left unhighlighted, Watty. Wish they'd tell us what it is...giving it a snazzy name doesn't explain what it is...if it is a form of Pneumonia then say so please!
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: watty on March 21, 2020, 10:41:02 am
Not a doctor but pneumonia is a medical condition.  There's probably 20 different ways to end up with pneumonia.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: The Liffey Lip on March 21, 2020, 10:44:18 am
Pneumonia can be caught...it is not a pre-existing condition....viral, bacterial and fungal (I think)....don't have to be a Doctor to know it is usually caught as a secondary infection...AND hospitals are ideal for it to thrive. I'm not a Priest but I've heard of Armageddon.....
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: watty on March 21, 2020, 10:57:43 am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia

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Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the small air sacs known as alveoli.[3][13] Typically, symptoms include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever and difficulty breathing.[1] The severity of the condition is variable.[1]

Pneumonia is usually caused by infection with viruses or bacteria and less commonly by other microorganisms, certain medications or conditions such as autoimmune diseases.[3][4] Risk factors include cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, diabetes, heart failure, a history of smoking, a poor ability to cough such as following a stroke and a weak immune system.[5] Diagnosis is often based on the symptoms and physical examination.[7] Chest X-ray, blood tests, and culture of the sputum may help confirm the diagnosis.[7] The disease may be classified by where it was acquired, such as community- or hospital-acquired or health care-associated pneumonia.[14]
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: The Liffey Lip on March 21, 2020, 11:16:56 am
Frightening....especially the fungal one...microbial........
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Octavia1 on March 21, 2020, 11:22:18 am
Ocky try not to panic.I dont doubt your sincerity,but the way you described how people are dying I would suggest is completely untrue.not saying I disbelieve  you,but where ever you got that report from wether it was newspaper,television,people just talking etc etc is total bull

Daily ....I'm dumbfounded at wat you are saying .....
I want you to think for a moment about the doctors and nurses who saved your life a few weeks back.....
Every one of them are preparing for this tsunami....doctors , nurses delaying retirement, others volunteering coming out of retirement to help .everyone  who is  putting themselves at risk is  potentially a greater burden on them....hoolahan said only last night that by the end of the month 2000 a day in ireland will test positive for this disease .....that we are on the curve as expected how this disease invades a country ....
14 % daily have severe breathing difficulties with this thing....
I dont want to frighten you but your life is at stake if you get this thing and you shud be totally isolated and at home till this thing blows over .....I'm not making anything up ....
I'm not off me head .....I am deeply concerned for my parents .you are very vulnerable to this and are not getting the proper advice or you are in denial I'm very sorry to say
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Octavia1 on March 21, 2020, 11:23:20 am
I've watched the reports from italian doctors daily
This is nu flu
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: markmiwurdz on March 21, 2020, 11:24:53 am
Ocky try not to panic.I dont doubt your sincerity,but the way you described how people are dying I would suggest is completely untrue.not saying I disbelieve  you,but where ever you got that report from wether it was newspaper,television,people just talking etc etc is total bull

Daily ....I'm dumbfounded at wat you are saying .....
I want you to think for a moment about the doctors and nurses who saved your life a few weeks back.....
Every one of them are preparing for this tsunami....doctors , nurses delaying retirement, others volunteering coming out of retirement to help .....hoolahan said only last night that by the end of the month 2000 a day in ireland will test positive for this disease .....that we are on the curve as expected how this disease invades a country ....
14 % daily have severe breathing difficulties with this thing....
I dont want to frighten you but your life is at stake if you get this thing and you shud be totally isolated and at home till this thing blows over .....I'm not making anything up ....
I'm not off me head .....I am deeply concerned for my parents .you are very vulnerable to this and are not getting the proper advice or you are in denial I'm very sorry to say

100% true from what I can see.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: dalymount on March 21, 2020, 12:05:01 pm
Ocky I most certainly am .not minimizing the risks,a.d I am eternally grateful to those doctors,and nurses who saved my life.I think we are at cross purposes here though. I do not dispute the numbers tat have died,nor do I deny that we need to social izolate,wash our hands,or abide by all the rules laid down by the HSE. the only thing I have disputed is the way you described that people in Italy are being left to die like dogs on the street.I take all the precautions that was suggested,I stopped working 2 weeks ago,and it sickens me to see drivers out working in the full knowledge of this virus
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Shallowhal on March 21, 2020, 12:11:33 pm
Be interesting to know if any of those testing positive are taxi drivers...i'd say contact tracing beyond that of family and fellow huddlers would be nigh on impossible...although FN would probably spin it that contact tracing was improved because some passengers could be traced using the app and more lives saved because of account payments.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: john m on March 21, 2020, 12:24:28 pm
Occi you crazy cunt .I have read your posts and have not worked since the 15th .I read in the papers I wont post the Link as I wont play that game of thought control by the fucktards that run this site are trying to impose .Lynk and Metaxi promoting deliveries with no regard for drivers health just profit .How can you social distance in a car >I hope after this passes people remember the profiteering by these companies at the risk of drivers health .I do believe we should really consider how dangerous it is to ourselves and passengers to be working .A general shut down till the 29th should be observed to give the state a chance to get a hold on this .Im not speaking through my pocket the sum total of what I own is 74 euro .
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Tony on March 21, 2020, 12:25:14 pm
Ffs is only a new form of a poxy flu, a normal flu kills just as many ever year, yisser only getting yisser knickers in a tangle over nothing.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: john m on March 21, 2020, 12:31:41 pm
Ffs is only a new form of a poxy flu, a normal flu kills just as many ever year, yisser only getting yisser knickers in a tangle over nothing.

Tell that to the Italians or Spanish wont be long before we are remembering family or friends Anto .
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Tony on March 21, 2020, 12:32:19 pm
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/world/101166/italy_in_peril_over_15000_new_covid19_cases_registered_in_one_day (https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/world/101166/italy_in_peril_over_15000_new_covid19_cases_registered_in_one_day)
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Tony on March 21, 2020, 12:34:22 pm
Ffs is only a new form of a poxy flu, a normal flu kills just as many ever year, yisser only getting yisser knickers in a tangle over nothing.

Tell that to the Italians or Spanish wont be long before we are remembering family or friends Anto .

There will be billions in the pension pot when this is all over as there will be nobody left that is old enough to collect it.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: john m on March 21, 2020, 12:48:17 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBkidIA99AM....Did (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBkidIA99AM....Did) Italy piss of the Americans and the EU when they decided to join the Belt and Road against their will.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Octavia1 on March 21, 2020, 12:51:04 pm
Occi you crazy cunt .I have read your posts and have not worked since the 15th .I read in the papers I wont post the Link as I wont play that game of thought control by the fucktards that run this site are trying to impose .Lynk and Metaxi promoting deliveries with no regard for drivers health just profit .How can you social distance in a car >I hope after this passes people remember the profiteering by these companies at the risk of drivers health .I do believe we should really consider how dangerous it is to ourselves and passengers to be working .A general shut down till the 29th should be observed to give the state a chance to get a hold on this .Im not speaking through my pocket the sum total of what I own is 74 euro .

I fail to see how I'm a cnut or how I'm in disagreement with wat yuo just posted ......
Here .....here's a little taster for starters....for dailey

https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2020/0211/1114690-icu-beds/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2020/0211/1114690-icu-beds/)

Look at the date
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: dalymount on March 21, 2020, 01:01:09 pm
Ocky there is nothing new there.my bypass surgery was ca.celled TWICE on two consecutive weeks because they could not secure a bed in ICU for me in the mater hospital,and that was before this thing started at all
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: john m on March 21, 2020, 01:01:22 pm
Occi you crazy cunt .I have read your posts and have not worked since the 15th .I read in the papers I wont post the Link as I wont play that game of thought control by the fucktards that run this site are trying to impose .Lynk and Metaxi promoting deliveries with no regard for drivers health just profit .How can you social distance in a car >I hope after this passes people remember the profiteering by these companies at the risk of drivers health .I do believe we should really consider how dangerous it is to ourselves and passengers to be working .A general shut down till the 29th should be observed to give the state a chance to get a hold on this .Im not speaking through my pocket the sum total of what I own is 74 euro .

I fail to see how I'm a cnut or how I'm in disagreement with wat yuo just posted ......
Here .....here's a little taster for starters....for dailey

https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2020/0211/1114690-icu-beds/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2020/0211/1114690-icu-beds/)

Look at the date

Never said dissagreed with you. You are a crazy cunt you said so yourself and its not for me to dissagree with you .Occi i dont know how virulent or dangerous this is but if my mechanic says you need to fix something I usually follow his advice so If the Doc says stay at home I dont see why to ignore him .We are isolating at home 3 tellys three of us so we have a room each .
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: TheDevilHimself on March 21, 2020, 01:08:10 pm
I'm outraged that any  driver would go out on the roads  in a car  putting  his life and the lives of others at risk , there have been 44 road traffic fatalities already this year .
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Octavia1 on March 21, 2020, 01:08:54 pm
Dr tony holahan said it ...not me ...2000 will test positive a day by the end of the month ...that's 10 days away ....that's only the ones tested ......
From what I'm reading ...6 percent of those that catch it will require ventilators to survive

We have 500 ventilators in ireland and 1000 respiratory machines .....

 You Do the maths
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: The Liffey Lip on March 21, 2020, 01:09:44 pm
Watch them do just that...especially the ones who were most critical of those still working.....massive mortgages must be paid....the false empathy bullshit will be exposed.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: silverbullet on March 21, 2020, 01:10:47 pm
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/world/101166/italy_in_peril_over_15000_new_covid19_cases_registered_in_one_day (https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/world/101166/italy_in_peril_over_15000_new_covid19_cases_registered_in_one_day)
Our Gozitan cousin has had to to postpone her wedding because Gozo and Malta is in lockdown.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: TheDevilHimself on March 21, 2020, 01:19:17 pm
 Heres an earlier statment from Holohan https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0307/1120765-coronavirus/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0307/1120765-coronavirus/)
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: john m on March 21, 2020, 01:21:00 pm
I'm outraged that any  driver would go out on the roads  in a car  putting  his life and the lives of others at risk , there have been 44 road traffic fatalities already this year .

Your right there mate we should ignore the warnings .Like when some bloke warned of Workcapture by the apps and subsidised fleets of WATS .Its all just scare mongering .
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Octavia1 on March 21, 2020, 01:25:47 pm
Ocky there is nothing new there.my bypass surgery was ca.celled TWICE on two consecutive weeks because they could not secure a bed in ICU for me in the mater hospital,and that was before this thing started at all

Yes daily ....in effect ...we dont have icu beds .....
We have 255 in ireland ...
 I think italy had 3,500  but I cant find the link now ....
The 255 in ireland are already full before the crisis....
There is also a lack of staff
When you consider that in ireland in 10 days time  1 in 20 of those who test positive at the end of the month will require
A ventilator to stay alive a week or 2 later .......
Then this country is facing a catastrophic event ...
Italy is months ahead of us ...
The italian doctors are saying now that the virus arrived in italy soon after it started in china ....around Oct or November...
It arrived here apparently much later .....
I said it 2 weeks ago ...after the first case here this country should of locked down in curfew 20 days ago wen first case announced ....
I am absolutely certain taxi drivers will die from this ....
And alot of others too
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: silverbullet on March 21, 2020, 01:27:24 pm
Ocky there is nothing new there.my bypass surgery was ca.celled TWICE on two consecutive weeks because they could not secure a bed in ICU for me in the mater hospital,and that was before this thing started at all

Yes daily ....in effect ...we dont have icu beds .....
We have 255 in ireland ...
 I think italy had 3,500  but I cant find the link now ....
The 255 in ireland are already full before the crisis....
There is also a lack of staff
When you consider that in ireland in 10 days time  1 in 20 of those who test positive at the end of the month will require
A ventilator to stay alive a week or 2 later .......
Then this country is facing a catastrophic event ...
Italy is months ahead of us ...
The italian doctors are saying now that the virus arrived in italy soon after it started in china ....around Oct or November...
It arrived here apparently much later .....
I said it 2 weeks ago ...after the first case here this country should of locked down in curfew 20 days ago wen first case announced ....
I am absolutely certain taxi drivers will die from this ....
And alot of others too
HSE will follow Italy and requisition hotels.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Octavia1 on March 21, 2020, 01:29:40 pm
Watch them do just that...especially the ones who were most critical of those still working.....massive mortgages must be paid....the false empathy bullshit will be exposed.

No they dont lipp ....you can get it deferred and the government and banks have declared that
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Octavia1 on March 21, 2020, 01:39:27 pm
Occi you crazy cunt .I have read your posts and have not worked since the 15th .I read in the papers I wont post the Link as I wont play that game of thought control by the fucktards that run this site are trying to impose .Lynk and Metaxi promoting deliveries with no regard for drivers health just profit .How can you social distance in a car >I hope after this passes people remember the profiteering by these companies at the risk of drivers health .I do believe we should really consider how dangerous it is to ourselves and passengers to be working .A general shut down till the 29th should be observed to give the state a chance to get a hold on this .Im not speaking through my pocket the sum total of what I own is 74 euro .

I fail to see how I'm a cnut or how I'm in disagreement with wat yuo just posted ......
Here .....here's a little taster for starters....for dailey

https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2020/0211/1114690-icu-beds/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2020/0211/1114690-icu-beds/)

Look at the date

Never said dissagreed with you. You are a crazy cunt you said so yourself and its not for me to dissagree with you .Occi i dont know how virulent or dangerous this is but if my mechanic says you need to fix something I usually follow his advice so If the Doc says stay at home I dont see why to ignore him .We are isolating at home 3 tellys three of us so we have a room each .

I'm delighted johnny .....this place wouldnt be the same without you.....
Now I'm off out to do a number of tings .....
1 to go into dunnes and by a tracksuit before the lockdown...
I know the indignity of it ...me a member of the middle upper classes living in the quaint seaside county village of raheny
Dressed in the attire of the common plebian working class ....
But it will be the only thing comfortable wen yur housebound for 3 to 6 months
My nicotine replacement....big box for 3_ 6 months
Panadol....
Transfer money from the caymenslands into me mortgage account
Stock up on more tins of mackerel and jars of bell end red peppers ( fantastic for the immune system)
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: TheDevilHimself on March 21, 2020, 01:39:37 pm
I'm outraged that any  driver would go out on the roads  in a car  putting  his life and the lives of others at risk , there have been 44 road traffic fatalities already this year .

Your right there mate we should ignore the warnings .Like when some bloke warned of Workcapture by the apps and subsidised fleets of WATS .Its all just scare mongering .
Ignore the warnings ? A chance would be a fine thing!. we have 24 hour multi-channel T.V. and Radio  scary stories and warnings driving this  relentless  fear  into every body's heads.

To my Knowlege At no stage  has any "expert" made any statement on the  driving of or the use of Taxis. the NHS has not  Commented on  FreeNow's Heros  campaign  nor has the HSE Commented on Lynk's latest initiative. my friend in Rome tells me that taxis are still operating there (altough there is no work)
Here Some Drivers are still Working and  Some are not,  Some people are still using Taxis  and Some are not. It is still a matter of personal  choice.
Some people  Sit at home and absorb all the fear they are being  sold  and then because they have watched some T.V. feel that they are also "experts"  that they are qualified to pass judgment on others.
So now we have a multitude of little hitlers running their mouths on social media........Very Devisive and Destructive.
 
 
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: dalymount on March 21, 2020, 01:44:03 pm
I honestly believe the predictions of dr Holohan,and others are completely wrong.I really believe the death ,and infected rate will strart to fall pretty soon ,possibly within the next two weeks.I predict it will peak within 2 weeks, and normality will be reztored soon after.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Octavia1 on March 21, 2020, 01:52:25 pm
I'm outraged that any  driver would go out on the roads  in a car  putting  his life and the lives of others at risk , there have been 44 road traffic fatalities already this year .

Your right there mate we should ignore the warnings .Like when some bloke warned of Workcapture by the apps and subsidised fleets of WATS .Its all just scare mongering .
Ignore the warnings ? A chance would be a fine thing!. we have 24 hour multi-channel T.V. and Radio  scary stories and warnings driving this  relentless  fear  into every body's heads.

To my Knowlege At no stage  has any "expert" made any statement on the  driving of or the use of Taxis. the NHS has not  Commented on  FreeNow's Heros  campaign  nor has the HSE Commented on Lynk's latest initiative. my friend in Rome tells me that taxis are still operating there (altough there is no work)
Here Some Drivers are still Working and  Some are not,  Some people are still using Taxis  and Some are not. It is still a matter of personal  choice.
Some people  Sit at home and absorb all the fear they are being  sold  and then because they have watched some T.V. feel that they are also "experts"  that they are qualified to pass judgment on others.
So now we have a multitude of little hitlers running their mouths on social media........Very Devisive and Destructive.
 
 

I have quoted several times with links what the experts in ireland and abroad are saying ...and I'm no little hitler ...everything I say can be backed up if you do the research ....
If you choose ignore what the experts are saying ....its not just your business or your choice....the consequences of iresponsible behaviour impacts everyone and could affect you and your family.....
Here is what they are saying at a fundamental level

You are in danger of catching this virus if you engage with others at a distance of less than 1 to 2 meters for more than 15 minutes

I think that  just about sums up every taxi journey

And you say your friend in Rome says that  the taxi drivers in italy are working but making no money ....
Then wats the point of being out atall  :o
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Octavia1 on March 21, 2020, 01:56:48 pm
See yiz later  ::sleep
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Shallowhal on March 21, 2020, 02:01:20 pm
See yiz later  ::sleep

Just one more thing Octy before ye go....
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: dublin2018 on March 21, 2020, 02:27:31 pm
I honestly believe the predictions of dr Holohan,and others are completely wrong.I really believe the death ,and infected rate will strart to fall pretty soon ,possibly within the next two weeks.I predict it will peak within 2 weeks, and normality will be reztored soon after.
God that would be brilliant lets hope ,my missus hit me last night with remote control from telly .I need to work but can't as putting me and people at risk.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: mercenary for hire on March 21, 2020, 02:48:29 pm
Work if you want to,it's your choice..I don't think anyone is scaremongering.Maybe getting a little excited and emotional but we are heading the same way as other countries.

The fact that they're allowing us to still work means nothing ,they are using us a a cheap ambulance service.When the NTA/Freenow start providing us with disinfectant sprays and and unlimited supply of masks and gloves I might go back on the road.In the mean time I'm not interested in making my family ill, even though I don't really like them anyway but that's a different issue..

I see 15% now are sending out surveys asking how we would feel about offering discounted fares to HSE staff.Didnt take the cunts long to start discounting on our behalf.

Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Lizzzy on March 21, 2020, 02:50:00 pm
I honestly believe the predictions of dr Holohan,and others are completely wrong.I really believe the death ,and infected rate will strart to fall pretty soon ,possibly within the next two weeks.I predict it will peak within 2 weeks, and normality will be reztored soon after.
God that would be brilliant lets hope ,my missus hit me last night with remote control from telly .I need to work but can't as putting me and people at risk.

The first time I saw a universal remote control, I thought to myself  "this changes everything"
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Rat Catcher on March 21, 2020, 02:53:38 pm
Has anyone received a SW payment yet?

What about men struggling to replace cars this year on account of the 9 year rule?
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: mercenary for hire on March 21, 2020, 02:56:35 pm
15 year rule for all saloons and a cessation of the recruitment drive.

Dublin Airport have announced they're no longer looking for staff.NTA should be bringing the geography test back to 80% pass rate to stop us getting swamped with new entrants.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Rat Catcher on March 21, 2020, 03:02:27 pm
15 year rule for all saloons and a cessation of the recruitment drive.


Is that a suggestion or has it been announced?
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: mercenary for hire on March 21, 2020, 03:04:05 pm
Eh no I just have a wish list a long time now that during the current crisis don't seem so crazy anymore.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Rat Catcher on March 21, 2020, 03:09:27 pm
Fair enough. Shame all the drivers' representatives are in Free Now's pocket.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: john m on March 21, 2020, 03:10:23 pm
Fair enough. Shame all the drivers' representatives are in Free Now's pocket.

LINK ?or is just more Rattology
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Rat Catcher on March 21, 2020, 03:13:16 pm
Links are only required where material is copied and pasted from elsewhere. Thanks.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: silverbullet on March 21, 2020, 06:13:36 pm
The drivers on the Rehab rank are sturdy folk. A lot travel to Thailand in January after the Xmas period. After dealing with H.I.V, COVID 19 must be like a walk in the park.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: dalymount on March 21, 2020, 07:02:56 pm
Pancho mcmahon from sevile place is a regular visitot to Thailand,any of yis know him ? He goes in Han every year
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: silverbullet on March 21, 2020, 07:14:23 pm
Pancho mcmahon from sevile place is a regular visitot to Thailand,any of yis know him ? He goes in Han every year
Does he have Green Mickey?
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: dalymount on March 21, 2020, 07:17:33 pm
Pancho,and his brother richie used to own the sunset house
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: silverbullet on March 21, 2020, 07:20:38 pm
Pancho,and his brother richie used to own the sunset house
And the Sun has set. Did he get green Mickey over there?
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: dublin2018 on March 21, 2020, 07:22:33 pm
15 year rule for all saloons and a cessation of the recruitment drive.

Dublin Airport have announced they're no longer looking for staff.NTA should be bringing the geography test back to 80% pass rate to stop us getting swamped with new entrants.
This will change the taxi business the way we know it.Doubtful new entrants be intrested in it ,as nobody will have any money and insurance to high
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: dalymount on March 21, 2020, 07:27:08 pm
Yeah but this is not fact,its just wishful thinking by MFH
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: mercenary for hire on March 21, 2020, 07:31:53 pm
Taxi driving is great during the bad years if you don't mind doing 60/70 hours a week.I think it's fair to say nobody believes a word out of our mouths.We're just like the farmers, we always complained and said we were poor and now that we will be they won't believe us.

The test was made easier recently which bothers me greatly.Lots of staff will be made redundant after this Corona mess.Guess what industry they're gonna be coming into.All eager and positive ..the cunts.

Anyway I said all this before.We have way to many expenses to be taking home minimum wages again like ten years ago.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: silverbullet on March 21, 2020, 07:33:44 pm
15 year rule for all saloons and a cessation of the recruitment drive.

Dublin Airport have announced they're no longer looking for staff.NTA should be bringing the geography test back to 80% pass rate to stop us getting swamped with new entrants.
This will change the taxi business the way we know it.Doubtful new entrants be intrested in it ,as nobody will have any money and insurance to high
Drivers currently working and subsequently infected will be seen as natural wastage.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: watty on March 21, 2020, 07:42:34 pm
<snip>The test was made easier recently which bothers me greatly.Lots of staff will be made redundant after this Corona mess.Guess what industry they're gonna be coming into.All eager and positive ..the cunts.
Maybe people will get used to ordering everything over the internet and people might get van-driving jobs with the supermarkets etc instead of a taxi? Maybe...
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Shallowhal on March 21, 2020, 08:57:00 pm
15 year rule for all saloons and a cessation of the recruitment drive.

Dublin Airport have announced they're no longer looking for staff.NTA should be bringing the geography test back to 80% pass rate to stop us getting swamped with new entrants.
This will change the taxi business the way we know it.Doubtful new entrants be intrested in it ,as nobody will have any money and insurance to high
Drivers currently working and subsequently infected will be seen as natural wastage.

That thought crossed my mind,actually said it to the bro in stronger language,not all but most be renters and some could also have unknown underlying medical problems..it did say of 584 cases studied 55% were male,median age 44yrs old,55% in Dublin.....25% were healthcare workers.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Lizzzy on March 21, 2020, 09:24:41 pm
15 year rule for all saloons and a cessation of the recruitment drive.

Dublin Airport have announced they're no longer looking for staff.NTA should be bringing the geography test back to 80% pass rate to stop us getting swamped with new entrants.
This will change the taxi business the way we know it.Doubtful new entrants be intrested in it ,as nobody will have any money and insurance to high
Drivers currently working and subsequently infected will be seen as natural wastage.

That thought crossed my mind,actually said it to the bro in stronger language,not all but most be renters and some could also have unknown underlying medical problems..it did say of 584 cases studied 55% were male,median age 44yrs old,55% in Dublin.....25% were healthcare workers.

14 Doctors have died from it in Italy.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Shallowhal on March 21, 2020, 09:32:08 pm
15 year rule for all saloons and a cessation of the recruitment drive.

Dublin Airport have announced they're no longer looking for staff.NTA should be bringing the geography test back to 80% pass rate to stop us getting swamped with new entrants.
This will change the taxi business the way we know it.Doubtful new entrants be intrested in it ,as nobody will have any money and insurance to high
Drivers currently working and subsequently infected will be seen as natural wastage.

That thought crossed my mind,actually said it to the bro in stronger language,not all but most be renters and some could also have unknown underlying medical problems..it did say of 584 cases studied 55% were male,median age 44yrs old,55% in Dublin.....25% were healthcare workers.

14 Doctors have died from it in Italy.

Just heard on the new that taxi drivers are immune...everyone back out!!
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: The Liffey Lip on March 22, 2020, 08:18:17 am
Watch them do just that...especially the ones who were most critical of those still working.....massive mortgages must be paid....the false empathy bullshit will be exposed.

No they dont lipp ....you can get it deferred and the government and banks have declared that

For 3 months yes....just as they have assured people that they can rely on emergency funds up and until they decide they can't. When they go down the British route of temporarily paying 3/4's (approx) of salaries.......will they assess the mean or average declare income of taxi drivers when making a decision? Somehow, I think they'll introduce a new universal basic income...which will remain in situ in perpetuity. We'll see, Octy.........the universal credit system in China might be offered up as our new Salvatore Mundi/ Jesus' second coming. If you don't have enough credits...you are a pariah.

Don't forget you'll be doing all of this in the name of your fellow man, Comrade.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Rat Catcher on March 22, 2020, 09:46:48 am
Presumably they'd go by your declared income for 2018, LL.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: john m on March 22, 2020, 10:33:01 am
After this is sorted we will all receive a basic weekly payment of lets say 250 then the basic tax rate will increase to 45% and cash money will disappear .That way all transactions will be traceable and taxable .
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: Rat Catcher on March 22, 2020, 10:36:53 am
There's certainly a case for increasing self-employed PRSI now that we can get Jobseekers Benefit and all. The rate should go to 8% with a minimum annual contribution of €2,372.
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: john m on March 22, 2020, 10:49:33 am
There's certainly a case for increasing self-employed PRSI now that we can get Jobseekers Benefit and all. The rate should go to 8% with a minimum annual contribution of €2,372.

I think we will see a big increase
Title: Re: Rehab rank
Post by: The Liffey Lip on March 22, 2020, 10:50:24 am
Presumably they'd go by your declared income for 2018, LL.

Rats, in extraordinary times, I would presume nothing.