Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: dublin2018 on April 04, 2020, 03:55:09 am
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We are in utter shock after hearing that there are several Glasgow cabbies very ill at the moment with the Covid-19 virus. Sadly more than one have now passed away.
Glasgow cabbies are a close knit community and this is absolutely heart breaking and frightening.
We would like to send strength and best wishes to those trying to get well. To the drivers that have lost their lives we are so very sorry and would like to pass on our thoughts and prayers to their loved ones.
Please try to stay safe fellow cabbies.
Im lost for words on this lads. ???
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it's all a loada shite.
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it's all a loada shite.
Och aye!
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https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5412081/coronavirus-scotland-glasgow-taxis-nhs-staff-covid-19/ (https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5412081/coronavirus-scotland-glasgow-taxis-nhs-staff-covid-19/)
Who was said ...theres a reason yizzer taxi drivers ?
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it's all a loada shite.
Nasty comment
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Gas fukin thing about it is, the last people on earth who need discounts at the moment is the health workers they are working so much overtime, that they don't have time to spend it. If these hero taxi drivers want to help, why don't they go down to the morning star and help giving out the food.
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it's all a loada shite.
Nasty comment
Its alrite dub ...we've bein nasty to each other for yers ...just a bit of venting ...nobody gives a fuk really. .. wer only talkin ???
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Gas fukin thing about it is, the last people on earth who need discounts at the moment is the health workers they are working so much overtime, that they don't have time to spend it. If these hero taxi drivers want to help, why don't they go down to the morning star and help giving out the food.
+1. Because they're not working to help. I'd imagine most are claiming the 350 too.
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it's all a loada shite.
Nasty comment
Its alrite dub ...we've bein nasty to each other for yers ...just a bit of venting ...nobody gives a fuk really. .. wer only talkin ???
Very true
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I have no doubt they are ALL claiming it. That's why I cannot understand why there is no requirement on them to break the link, or in some way it should be recorded that they are working
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Know a guy who got the €350, then went to his Intreo office and asked them to take it back and give him the €203 so that he could work a "little", they did it no problem.
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I have no doubt they are ALL claiming it. That's why I cannot understand why there is no requirement on them to break the link, or in some way it should be recorded that they are working
100% Good comment go and help out at food banks or something else you not putting yourself and others at risk.Im calling that ALONE organisation to see if they want me to do shopping for the elderly people .I do really think the guys driving taxis now need the money badly as lads on Indian groups pay big money for Breadvans and those prius cars, and also rent plates.But they need to engage with Banks and renter bodies as driving in a war zone with a invisible enemy .You won't win and could be pushing up daiseys
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Honestly I'd just keep working if I was gonna do it anyway.The likelihood of them checking afterwards is very slim.And if they do catch ya you can pay it back over ten years.
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Know a guy who got the €350, then went to his Intreo office and asked them to take it back and give him the €203 so that he could work a "little", they did it no problem.
Well work a little ,bit stupid ,risk all are none .Id rather avoid that Kilmainham Hospital field Mortuary as only up the road from my house.Ill stay home drink Guinness,and help Elderly in my area.
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MFH while the civil service are slow to act, make no mistake about it they will check. Minister Humpheries recently made a statement saying anyone found to defrauded the dept of social protection, will be dealth with, by the full rigors of the law. I for one believe her
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MFH while the civil service are slow to act, make no mistake about it they will check. Minister Humpheries recently made a statement saying anyone found to defrauded the dept of social protection, will be dealth with, by the full rigors of the law. I for one believe her
Unlike Mr Humphries, Heather Humphries never said I'M FREE! 8)
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https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5460307/coronavirus-scotland-glasgow-taxi-covid-19/ (https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5460307/coronavirus-scotland-glasgow-taxi-covid-19/)
Bit vaugue...looks specutalive .....wudnt be surprised...but
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https://www.facebook.com/1440109639391658/posts/2778296395572969/ (https://www.facebook.com/1440109639391658/posts/2778296395572969/)
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What made them think they were immune... not working? ... being cabbies? ... being close knit?
We have a pretty low death rate here with plenty of drivers working but we're a pretty divided bunch.
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What made them think they were immune... not working? ... being cabbies? ... being close knit?
We have a pretty low death rate here with plenty of drivers working but we're a pretty divided bunch.
So far rat ....
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So far, so good. Our trade is obviously doing something right. Maybe that should be examined in more detail with a view to devising guidelines for other less fortunate trades / professions / vocations / geographical areas?
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Also we havnt peaked yet ....it can take 2 weeks for symptoms to show rat .....then a month or more to recover or die .....paddy's day wasnt that long ago wen thousands drivers wer driving drunks all over the place onto temple bar from the airport....
I think yur premature in yur analysis.....
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Most of our trade did everything wrong ......up until very recently
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Maybe so... but we're clear of Cheltenham now... when a lot of drivers (myself included) would have been out drinking and punting.... and we're over 14 days from when pubs were supposed to close or restrict service to home delivery.
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What exactly are the figures? who do they come from? and how do they arrive at these numbers?
what exactly is it that makes 2 metres "safe" and under two metres "dangerous" who was it that decided on 2 metres and how did they arrive at that distance?
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I'd say they are just airing on the side of caution. I don't think it has ever been defined by anybody what a safe distance is, but it is probably based on other forms of Corona viruses like flu, common cold etc
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What exactly are the figures? who do they come from? and how do they arrive at these numbers?
what exactly is it that makes 2 metres "safe" and under two metres "dangerous" who was it that decided on 2 metres and how did they arrive at that distance?
Good question......closest I cud find answer
https://thewirecutter.com/blog/can-hepa-air-purifiers-capture-coronavirus/
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2 Metres me bollx , this crew seem to think otherwise:
"But according to research by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it’s not just the person next to us we should worry about: coughing spreads droplets as far as six metres, and sneezing as much as eight metres. These droplets stay suspended in the air for up to 10 minutes."
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-far-do-coughs-and-sneezes-travel/ (https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-far-do-coughs-and-sneezes-travel/)
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it's all a loada shite.
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What exactly are the figures? who do they come from? and how do they arrive at these numbers?
what exactly is it that makes 2 metres "safe" and under two metres "dangerous" who was it that decided on 2 metres and how did they arrive at that distance?
Formula based on probabilities including the probability of someone having the virus, the probability of them coughing or sneezing, etc... Most expert reports I have read have suggested that (all other things being equal) a safe distance in close to foolproof terms is somewhere between 8 and 21 metres. Obvious humidity and the strength and direction of any prevailing wind are going to influence transmission. Similarly, strange as it may seem, some experts reckon both heating and air conditioning systems can hold the virus in air for relatively long periods of time rendering any physical distancing element of social distancing irrelevant. I guess the best advice is to pay attention to all social distancing recommendations and, in the words of the king of misery himself, the liveline is open wash your hands.
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We need leadership on this being back the erm
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Know a guy who got the €350, then went to his Intreo office and asked them to take it back and give him the €203 so that he could work a "little", they did it no problem.
I was mistaken here, it was "€350 to stop working, or nowt if you want to continue working". He took the latter option, but was assured that he could revert to the former in the future if he wished.
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Fair play to him. If it was up to me all essential workers would get the €350 on top of their wages. I heard an Irish supermarket chain complaining that the kids they want on the front line are telling them to go fuck themselves 'cos they can get more money on the dole than the wages on offer.