Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: dublin2018 on March 22, 2020, 09:47:51 pm
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When will be able to work again in a virus free job?
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The million dollar question....that will probably require a trillion dollar solution(vaccine) which in reality is a year to 18 months away.
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Ye'd be better off joinin the immersion navy...
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Well I think this thing is going to start leveling off pretty soon,within the next 2 weeks if they get get the young people to start acting responsibility
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I admire your confidence Dalyer but i honestly don't think they're filling us with bullshit in relation to how bad it's gonna get and in particular the pressure the health service is gonna come under....but i agree about the young peoples contribution....or lack of!!
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Its a different world now then a few weeks ago.I do hope lads that are still working see the sense in stopping as this virus is attacking ALL ages. Think of your health is your wealth.I wouldn't listen to freenow or other taxi corporations making a buck out of a pandemic.Its Russian roulette driving a taxi now.
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Hard to believe there are lads out there still driving taxis because they are afraid to refuse the likes of Ebbs and his likes in case they pay the price later.I just cannot believe Ebbs is there sitting at home probably in the full knowledge that drivers who work in conjunction with his company are out there is driving taxis risking life,and limp .words really defy me.its a new low for dispatchers,and F/N are just as guilty
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Just to reiterate:
It's up to Govt to decide what businesses should close and when. Nobody should be discouraged by posters on here. If you want to work, as things stand the experts say you can. Check out the HSE site and make sure you understand how the virus is transmitted from person to person - basically an infected person needs to cough or sneeze (sneezing isn't a common symptom) into your nose, mouth or eyes on onto a surface that you subsequently touch and transfer to your nose, mouth or eyes. Using an alcohol hand sanitiser kills the virus on your hands and normal household disinfectants kill it on surfaces.
To be honest, you're gonna touch a lot of infected surfaces and produce if you leave the gaff, particularly if you go to a supermarket where thousands of shoppers pass through so you should already be paying attention to hand hygiene and disinfecting surfaces and stuff others have touched.
Not going to work will not make you immune to the virus. Nobody is trying to prevent it's spread or stop you from getting it. What Govt and HSE are trying to do is slow the spread to maintain deaths and illness at manageable levels rather than having everyone sick at the same time. In all likelihood a vaccine and improved treatments will be developed as time progresses, that's an obvious incentive for individuals to try to hold out as long as possible. If that's what you want to do I guess self-isolation is the place to be. However, as a community we must take our advice and instruction from Govt, who are acting on expert advice with regard to whatever targets they have set for managing the spread of the virus.
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I think that was the advice a couple of weeks ago.Yesterday Simon Harris praised the staff at Glendalough for closing the car park to maintain social distancing.I can't find the video but he basically said if your business can't maintain social distancing you should close.I'm paraphrasing but the message is clear to me.
What I can't grasp is why they insist that we all maintain a two-meter gap outdoors where the particles are massively diluted with fresh air but getting on the Bus/luas or in a taxi is fine.
All the government speeches I've watched and no taxis or limo scum were praised for doing their jobs.Just shop and pharmacy workers and medical staff.Something doesn't feel right to me.I suspect a statement from the NTA is coming.
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A statement from the NTA regarding taxis?
"During this difficult time as our brave employees work from home..please make sure you have all the required documents to operate as an SPSV,please note if you are in the process or soon to change your vehicle there will be no special arrangements made to accommodate you,full compliance at this difficult time will be maintained"
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Quite possibly. Obviously a statement would be welcome. I heard the Glendalough interview... the context is a little different to a space within a motor car as you're dealing with relatively large numbers of people in close proximity and face to face contact. In a taxi you would have small numbers and generally face to head or cheek to cheek in the front seat. Obviously a taxi driver can disinfect the bits of the car he touches after every ride, something that isn't practical for those dealing with continuous relatively large volumes of people.
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I dunno how many of yis have been out and about walking but folks are nearly on the road to maintain social distancing.It just seems odd that we're not being given better instructions.Our cars were never designed to be used commercially like the bus/luas.The surfaces are near impossible to clean 100% IMO.
The London black cabs are probably a better solution for this situation.
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MFH I would not praise taxi drivers for doing their job either,but I would ridicule the fukkers for germ spreading ,and not telling Ebbs,Kearns,and Kelly,along with F/N to go fukk themselves for endangering life
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Did you praise your good lady for going to the supermarket or ridicule her for germ spreading?
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Just to reiterate:
It's up to Govt to decide what businesses should close and when. Nobody should be discouraged by posters on here. If you want to work, as things stand the experts say you can. Check out the HSE site and make sure you understand how the virus is transmitted from person to person - basically an infected person needs to cough or sneeze (sneezing isn't a common symptom) into your nose, mouth or eyes on onto a surface that you subsequently touch and transfer to your nose, mouth or eyes. Using an alcohol hand sanitiser kills the virus on your hands and normal household disinfectants kill it on surfaces.
To be honest, you're gonna touch a lot of infected surfaces and produce if you leave the gaff, particularly if you go to a supermarket where thousands of shoppers pass through so you should already be paying attention to hand hygiene and disinfecting surfaces and stuff others have touched.
Not going to work will not make you immune to the virus. Nobody is trying to prevent it's spread or stop you from getting it. What Govt and HSE are trying to do is slow the spread to maintain deaths and illness at manageable levels rather than having everyone sick at the same time. In all likelihood a vaccine and improved treatments will be developed as time progresses, that's an obvious incentive for individuals to try to hold out as long as possible. If that's what you want to do I guess self-isolation is the place to be. However, as a community we must take our advice and instruction from Govt, who are acting on expert advice with regard to whatever targets they have set for managing the spread of the virus.
Too man areswipes pressurising those lads who want to express their love of humanity by working. Running against the herd was a sin in 1984...........life is imitating art here.
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I'm not seeing any pressure.Taxi drivers don't give a fuk about anyone long before the corona crisis started.
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I was agreeing with his statement......he's saying others shouldn't be criticising those who want to get out and help people...
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There's definitely a degree of misunderstanding. Some posters seem to think Govt/HSE is trying to stop the spread of the disease and that they are immune if they just potter around supermarkets and hardware stores soaking up cough and sneeze droplets while they mock men who are serving the community from a distance. In fact Govt/HSE is trying to slow the spread to manage demand for funeral/healthcare services, not stop it.
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No ambiguity anywhere.....they've been replacing us for yrs....just some are too thick to notice or too afraid to admit it. Being well-fed and conditioned to warmth, light and caring medical pro's makes us indigenous people very weak and susceptible to delusions of invulnerability.
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When will be able to work again in a virus free job?
This is the easiest question ever posed ....never, obviously!
Make sure you have your flu jab and use good hygiene practice and you might escape virus free, but odds are you won't.
There'll very likely be new strains of coronavirus and others to test humanity also
Seven strains of human coronaviruses are known, of which four produce the generally mild symptoms of the common cold:
Human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43)
Human coronavirus HKU1
Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63, New Haven coronavirus)
Human coronavirus 229E (HCoV-229E)
– and three, symptoms that are potentially severe:
Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (MERS-CoV), previously known as novel coronavirus 2012 and HCoV-EMC
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or "SARS-classic")
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), previously known as 2019-nCoV or "novel coronavirus 2019"
The coronaviruses HCoV-229E, -NL63, -OC43, and -HKU1 continually circulate in the human population and cause respiratory infections in adults and children world-wide.
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Thanks for the morale booster Ll..
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You don't need one.....you're young, gorgeous (so I'm told), fit, active and childless (kids're the ones that'll kill them).....why look to me for positivity?
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Govt aren't even trying to prevent the spread, they're focussed on managing the speed of transmission. Everyone is going to get it and based on HSE figures:
https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html
80% will have mild illness and make a full recovery within a few weeks
14% will have a more severe illness
6% will have a critical illness
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Govt aren't even trying to prevent the spread, they're focussed on managing the speed of transmission. Everyone is going to get it and based on HSE figures:
https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html
80% will have mild illness and make a full recovery within a few weeks
14% will have a more severe illness
6% will have a critical illness
Should we be asking ourselves when is the best time to catch this?
When are you likely to get the best treatment? (not be fucked off a ventilator because someone fitter and better looking needs it)
Start ..... Middle ... or ....................end
I've heard/read that the illness is worse based on the dose received for example if you are the 3rd in your close family to succumb you're more likely to be struck hard?
the wheel is rolling make your choices ............... sorry time's up!
ignore all of the above it's just social media nonsense.
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It's an interesting conundrum. Get it early while HSE have the capacity to deal with you or hold on in the hope of more effective treatments materialising?
I guess the sensible answer is follow Govt/HSE guidelines and take it as it comes.
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I'd like to catch it now and self isolate more.But there's no guarantee you won't get it again three months from now.
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Not sure on that one. I did hear a UK professor say there's no conclusive evidence to suggest a person can catch it twice but that was a week ago... and may not take into account different strains/manifestations.
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I wouldnt be worrying about when we get back to work just that you can get back .After this money wont matter Inflation will wipe out your debt and your savings .This is just an upgrade of consciousness an end to the 3D world we inherit now after this we will be open to a greater consciousness to more human interactions and considerations a rebirth of religion where a Godhead will replace money as the end for your effords .
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This could be nonsense but I believe your body builds up an immunity for a period of time but it could switch off if it doesn't feel threatened.
The virus could easily mutate but that's another more serious matter.
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I think a lot of vaccines are based on the lightning doesn't strike twice theory?
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That's probably true but there was a Japanese woman who was reported to get it twice.Hard to know if it's more fake news in this internet age.
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There is far to much negativity around this bleedin virus.I say fukk the virus remain positive.it will soon level out,and a vaccine will be found.dont mind all this bollox about it taking a year because they have to conduct clinical trials.if things get bad enough and they have a vaccine which they are pretty sure is safe,they will use it for anyone who wants to take the chance without delay
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It'll be great.
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This cell loving virus was once ...us...1000 million + years ago.. .If it develops and invades...It could end up taking over our taxi business and where will we be ...then .....
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This cell loving virus was once ...us...1000 million + years ago.. .If it develops and invades...It could end up taking over our taxi business and where will we be ...then .....
Taxi drivers are made of the same DNA as Professors of Genetics if it takes us out it will take them out we wont be needed .
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Never met such a bunch of negitve fukkers in all my life
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Look on the bright side DM, weren't you glad to be out of the hospital before all this kicked off ?
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Never met such a bunch of negitve fukkers in all my life
You were crying to some Godhead a few weeks ago about keeping you alive .Negative wears many overcoats Dollymount people are right to be concerned .When you hear of the first shovel of clay thrown on a box you will change your tune .
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Negitivity has nothing to do with being grateful.as regards my Godhead as you describe it,I feel privileged,and lucky to have the faith. Your comment about the clay hitting the coffin I would be no stranger to either,as I have buried many close relations,but I wont even go there
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I wouldnt be worrying about when we get back to work just that you can get back .After this money wont matter Inflation will wipe out your debt and your savings .This is just an upgrade of consciousness an end to the 3D world we inherit now after this we will be open to a greater consciousness to more human interactions and considerations a rebirth of religion where a Godhead will replace money as the end for your effords .
I agree, Harari wrote in his book 'Sapiens' that we live in "imagined realities".
The world as it was, were abstract constructs and perceptions that are accepted by people.
That is all on hold now. The virus has brought us back to reality and survival of the fittest.
Mother Nature does the same to over populated species, a disease culls the old and weak.
Our societys are reacting to that and whatever happens it wont be the same when it is over.
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U WHA experience the 3rd Dimension of our reality and the worthlessness of almost everything .The Dow Jones makes a small recovery every day as the Pirates raid the Good stocks then the Steaming Pile of Shite that is the President of the USA opens his fucking mouth and the bollox fall out of it again .So what people are really trading on is the mutterings of a mad man.
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I wouldnt be worrying about when we get back to work just that you can get back .After this money wont matter Inflation will wipe out your debt and your savings .This is just an upgrade of consciousness an end to the 3D world we inherit now after this we will be open to a greater consciousness to more human interactions and considerations a rebirth of religion where a Godhead will replace money as the end for your effords .
I agree, Harari wrote in his book 'Sapiens' that we live in "imagined realities".
The world as it was, were abstract constructs and perceptions that are accepted by people.
That is all on hold now. The virus has brought us back to reality and survival of the fittest.
Mother Nature does the same to over populated species, a disease culls the old and weak.
Our societys are reacting to that and whatever happens it wont be the same when it is over.
That takes care of the junkies and Alcoholics.
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What a fantastic president mr Trump is
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I wouldnt be worrying about when we get back to work just that you can get back .After this money wont matter Inflation will wipe out your debt and your savings .This is just an upgrade of consciousness an end to the 3D world we inherit now after this we will be open to a greater consciousness to more human interactions and considerations a rebirth of religion where a Godhead will replace money as the end for your effords .
I agree, Harari wrote in his book 'Sapiens' that we live in "imagined realities".
The world as it was, were abstract constructs and perceptions that are accepted by people.
That is all on hold now. The virus has brought us back to reality and survival of the fittest.
Mother Nature does the same to over populated species, a disease culls the old and weak.
Our societys are reacting to that and whatever happens it wont be the same when it is over.
That takes care of the junkies and Alcoholics.
If only!!
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Here is a Moral tale .Billionaire Football Club owners discussing the future transfer market and who will pay what for who while Betty and Dorris who wash the kit are let go .Aiden O Brien has over 7 million euro worth of horses racing today at Nass .
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Here is a Moral tale .Billionaire Football Club owners discussing the future transfer market and who will pay what for who while Betty and Dorris who wash the kit are let go .Aiden O Brien has over 7 million euro worth of horses racing today at Nass .
Are they edible?
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Never met such a bunch of negitve fukkers in all my life
Dalyer, I'm holding back here mate due to the majority of 634 members being non compos mentis.....if this is not the trial run, then we're all fucked....and that's me being reticent.