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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #75 on: March 22, 2020, 01:40:42 pm »
There's a worldwide shortage of ventilators Octy hence people will die. We have to trust Govt to manage the rate of spread/death.
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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #76 on: March 22, 2020, 02:42:12 pm »
Back to the NCT tomorrow as headlight failed during test .Do I need to sanitise the Car before the Worker climbs in to check it or do I need to sanitise after the worker elites after the examination .Then I will need to apply for Suitability will I need to Sanitize the Kit or will the examiner instruct me to expose the content for inspection .

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #77 on: March 22, 2020, 02:48:16 pm »
Wouldn't do any harm to put a notice in the car, something like:

This vehicle has been professionally disinfected by a mate of large Domino's who once had a summer job working for Rentokil.

You can copy and paste the above provided you include a link.
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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #78 on: March 22, 2020, 03:04:21 pm »
And maybe leave a crispy fifty in the ashtray!!

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #79 on: March 22, 2020, 03:08:47 pm »
Wouldn't do any harm to put a notice in the car, something like:

This vehicle has been professionally disinfected by a mate of large Domino's who once had a summer job working for Rentokil.

You can copy and paste the above provided you include a link.

And there is an example of why I dont post links .That would be a Lie .

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #80 on: March 22, 2020, 06:20:58 pm »
RTE news reporting 19 people in ICU Thurs night with the virus and it's now up to 29 people in ICU. 

I think that's over a 1,000 confirmed cases on the island of Ireland.  It was zero at the start of the month afaik.
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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #81 on: March 22, 2020, 07:10:41 pm »
RTE news reporting 19 people in ICU Thurs night with the virus and it's now up to 29 people in ICU. 

I think that's over a 1,000 confirmed cases on the island of Ireland.  It was zero at the start of the month afaik.

Indeed! in a couple of weeks it could be genuinely dangerous out there and we might need to avail of the 6 week /€203 payment offered by the government, for the time being if we take proper precautions we should be ok.

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #82 on: March 22, 2020, 07:21:14 pm »
LADS JUST PARK IT .Not worth the risk Ebbs offering mens lives in search of freight and profit .Free Now doing the same ..

It's hilarious John....FN sending out mails to say how great they are having their staff working from home....while trying to protect their income by promoting wreckless behaviour by drivers during a fukin pandemic.....are they giving out the free Detol yet!!

Two of the most relevant and at the same time damning posts about how low on the Richter Scale we are lads,FN staff afraid of contact with the drivers who are paying their fukkin wages whilst along with that cancer Ebbs telling people that Taxi drivers will do their shopping for them while they stay home in safety.... WTF up lads and protect yourselves and your families and particularly your elderly relatives.

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #83 on: March 22, 2020, 07:26:38 pm »
I have to laugh because the people at the front line dealing with this are wearing full protective suits with goggles and masks in our hospitals.But the taxi driver thinks they can keep it at bay with a few baby wipes.Even though people with no symptoms are just as contagious as the ones fighting for their lives on respirators in the hospitals.

They're closing beaches in Austrailia and Car parks in Glendalough because they don't trust people to stay two meters away from each other.

But the taxi driver thinks he will be alright if he cracks a window.Something isn't adding up for me.Either the taxi drivers are right or the medical advisors to the WHO are right.It can't be both.Guess which ones I'd bet my gaff on.

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #84 on: March 22, 2020, 07:28:32 pm »
Guess which ones I'd bet my gaff life on.

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #85 on: March 22, 2020, 07:31:48 pm »
Guess which ones I'd bet my gaff life on.

It certainly wouldn't be someone who needed 15% of my income or a base sub...

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #86 on: March 22, 2020, 07:34:40 pm »
True for some Watty.I'd most likely be ok but I've family who probably would not.

I was out making a killing during the snow years ago when many were afraid to drive in it.But this thing is different.It's near impossible to thoroughly disinfect every contact surface and fabric in our taxis after every fare.Seatbelts must be filthy.Trying to clean every window button 100% after every job.Not a chance.

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #87 on: March 22, 2020, 07:36:28 pm »
True for some Watty.I'd most likely be ok but I've family who probably would not.

I was out making a killing during the snow years ago when many were afraid to drive in it.But this thing is different.It's near impossible to thoroughly disinfect every contact surface and fabric in our taxis after every fare.Seatbelts must be filthy.Trying to clean every window button 100% after every job.Not a chance.

All it takes is one cough from one person or one note handed to you by an infected person.

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #88 on: March 22, 2020, 07:37:51 pm »
Maybe Ebbs is afraid he will loose the HSE contract thats why he will sacrifice the drivers health to keep it

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Re: Still foolhardy enough to work?
« Reply #89 on: March 22, 2020, 07:40:32 pm »
Maybe Ebbs is afraid he will loose the HSE contract thats why he will sacrifice the drivers health to keep it

So the drivers health sacrificed for a health contract...you really couldn't make this stuff up..

 


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