Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: john m on June 16, 2020, 05:40:45 pm
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All 814 betting shops in Ireland have been told to close after a Government decision that they cannot reopen until the end of this month. In what has been described as a bolt from the blue, the betting shop sector was ordered to close its doors on Tuesday.
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Not one comment .This is not about the Bookies .Its the fact the Government gave them the Go ahead to open yesterday but today told them to close .Would you give up 350 a week to go back only to be told sorry social distancing and all that .Will the Shops or Restaurants or Pubs when they open stay open ?
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What makes you think they should have been allowed to open anyway?
It's a bookies.They have websites and apps.Only reason to go to the shop is to have a chat with a load of strangers spreading diseases..
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I read the story too. Found it odd that the Govt was worried about people rushing to the counter to get a final bet on and sharing the virus that way.
Having said that, I was out and about today for maybe a half hour. It almost looked like a normal day with lots of cars around. People at bus stops, even people on buses! Very few wearing masks. Many of the taxis I saw actually had passengers in them. Might venture into town next week (no roofsign) and see if there's many people about (ranks etc)
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What makes you think they should have been allowed to open anyway?
It's a bookies.They have websites and apps.Only reason to go to the shop is to have a chat with a load of strangers spreading diseases..
Do they not give out free coffee as well? Heard the bookies in the Omni used to give out free coffee and the occasional cake but had to stop because the drivers on the rank used to rob it all oops
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What makes you think they should have been allowed to open anyway?
It's a bookies.They have websites and apps.Only reason to go to the shop is to have a chat with a load of strangers spreading diseases..
Nothing to do with me I didnt make the decision the government did,Whats going to be different for the Goodwood Meeting on the 29th?????????
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Are you sure the bookies didn't just misinterpret the regulations?
I wouldn't consider a bookies as retail even though they have a shop.More recreation if you can consider it that.Definitely non-essential.
One of the biggest facilitators of cash transactions would be the bookie shop.That's a lot of disease in one little place.
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Yep Una Sullivans Fanny full of disease you couldnt get two hands into it .
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I'd say Dr Tony thinks all gamblers are mentally deficient in some way and are likely to ignore the hand washing and social distancing guidelines.They're addicts probably 20k in debt pretending the world is rosy.
Anyway how are the staff gonna keep the shops clean if they're hiding behind the security screen with the cash?
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The brother was in his local PP shop yesterday, all normal like it was 6 moths ago ,only difference no water or Tea/Coffee.
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I'd say Dr Tony thinks all gamblers are mentally deficient in some way and are likely to ignore the hand washing and social distancing guidelines.They're addicts probably 20k in debt pretending the world is rosy.
Anyway how are the staff gonna keep the shops clean if they're hiding behind the security screen with the cash?
Jasus 20K in Debt I often bet that on the turn of a card .Mick O Leary the billionair based on his shareholding in a company with 12 billion in debts .Get fucking real .20 K wouldnt get you a blow job off a top class whore .
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Should be closed permanently. Nothing but parasites.
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Where's the failed bookie Ebbs when you need him? 8)
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^^^20k is a lot of debt for a bloke who doesn't have it.That's 57 Covid payments.
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^^^20k is a lot of debt for a bloke who doesn't have it.That's 57 Covid payments.
Its only money .Most people havent seen more than 3 grand in cash in their lifetine havent held more than that ..I played in a Game of Poker about 30 years ago in Jacobs in Saggart there was over 400 thousand in real money on the table between Jim Mansfield and Rocco Caffola I was holding about 6 thousand not all my money .When I seen the Game I realised in Poker the man with the money always wins so I gave up Playing .In the far far long ago myself and Dalymount were poker buddies .When it comes to Gambling I Dont I havent lost money to the bookies in over twenty years .I had a bet Mogul to win the Derby @ 12/1 today before he ran in his prep race punters were looking for 8/1 so I laid it .Most bets I have I cash out before the event and take a small profit .I put up Shamie Heffernan @ 10/1 to be Irish Champion Jockey he is only one sixth of those odds now Ill cash out a bit take a profit and wait till September to see Do I back Colin Keane to beat him or take a chance but I will of already recovered my stakemoney .If money is your God then you are an Athiest .
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Should be closed permanently. Nothing but parasites.
5 or 6 times more people employed in the Bookmaking industry than the taxi industry Rodent .
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I hope your luck/skill holds up.I'd only be annoyed if I lost money in the bookies.
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I hope your luck/skill holds up.I'd only be annoyed if I lost money in the bookies.
its not gambling its based on research Eg Aiden o Brien has 200 horses in training half of them are male so they can potentially run in the Derby of that 100 at least 60% are not bread to get a mile and a half so now we are down to 40 of O Briens horses that might be Derby runners .You watch those 40 when they run at 2 years of age if they dont run at 2 Disgard them only one unraced horse at two ever won the derby so now you are down to about 30 of that 30 10 will have run two or three times at two and not won they are dog neat ,Now you are down to twenty you know from experience the ones that might have a chance you have a few ton on the ones you like if you can get better odds than twenty to one as you have reduced the field to twenty back two or three of them then as their odds shorten as other good things fail or they do good take a small profit .I gave you Australia on Roys after he was beaten in his first race told punters to get on @ 66/1 and gave last years Irish Derby winner @ 100/1 as one to watch .Its simple just needs a bit of time and patience .
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New Pub Crawl rules .You can only stay in a pub for 90 minutes by Law .So it looks like the Pubs and Nightclubs wont be open when they are open .
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New Pub Crawl rules .You can only stay in a pub for 90 minutes by Law .So it looks like the Pubs and Nightclubs wont be open when they are open .
Fcuks Sake that wound't even get your lips wet
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Close the pubs,and nightclubs permanently I say
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When are you goin on your retreat Dalyer.....i take it the confiscate your phone at the entrance? lol
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No actually,your allowed have your phone,but it kinda defeats the purpose if you do.people go for many different reasons.we go for the peace and serenity it has to offer,others go for religious reasons,others just see it as a cheap holiday etc whatever reason you go for,you are expected to attend at least some of the daily religious events that take place
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A wife goes on a retreat for work for a few days.
When she returns and enters the house, she puts her things away and then goes to do some much needed laundry.
Upon her entry to the room, however, she finds a pair of panties on the floor that do not belong to her!
Furious, she questions her husband.
The husband says, "I have no idea where they came from I don't do the laundry, the maid does!"
The wife calms down and says, "Oh! So maybe these belong to the maid, could be she was doing her laundry here."
"Nah," said the husband musingly, "she doesn't even wear panties.
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Government taskforce says non-essential air travel ban should be lifted on July 1
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/make-way-for-summer-government-taskforce-says-non-essential-air-travel-ban-should-be-lifted-on-july-1-39308901.html (https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/make-way-for-summer-government-taskforce-says-non-essential-air-travel-ban-should-be-lifted-on-july-1-39308901.html)
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From above article
"Under the new safety measures passengers will no longer be permitted to have friends of family accompany them to the terminal.
"We won't be able to let people into the terminal and that's really part of the European guidelines actually the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) guidelines. So it is going to be a different experience."
So no meet and greet or passengers being met in the terminal by friends and relatives?
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New Pub Crawl rules .You can only stay in a pub for 90 minutes by Law .So it looks like the Pubs and Nightclubs wont be open when they are open .
The 12 pubs of Xmas will be great crack. Publicans will probably insist punters MUST stay for 90 minutes!
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From above article
"Under the new safety measures passengers will no longer be permitted to have friends of family accompany them to the terminal.
"We won't be able to let people into the terminal and that's really part of the European guidelines actually the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) guidelines. So it is going to be a different experience."
So no meet and greet or passengers being met in the terminal by friends and relatives?
Not allowed,maybe they will have to meet outside in the carpark?
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So today I phoned my Insurance Co to tell them to keep me on the "domestic" Insurance for another month (they ask that you to phone a week in advance)
Now this evening i read that the powers that be as saying that non essential travel ban should be lifted on July 1st.
What the feck am I do to? Ive the old NCT at the end of July.My initial train of thought was to wait until the end of July and then start back on the road in August.
The fact that this announcement this evening saying that the ban on all non essential travel will be lifted, will the social be querying why I didnt go back next month.
Is EVERYTHING re opening July 1st?
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Was wondering should I ring them to say I'm going back? might do so anyway
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Was wondering should I ring them to say I'm going back? might do so anyway
Youre confident that there is enough work out there??
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Was wondering should I ring them to say I'm going back? might do so anyway
Youre confident that there is enough work out there??
from the bookings I'm refusing, I'm reasonably sure it'll be ok
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Was wondering should I ring them to say I'm going back? might do so anyway
Youre confident that there is enough work out there??
from the bookings I'm refusing, I'm reasonably sure it'll be ok
You have your own scene Roy,you are not depending on the streets like most drivers so what's good for you might not be the same for the Joe Soaps out there.