Return to work? 8th June? 29th June? 20th July?

[Billy boy]

The payment is gonna be extended but most likely to certain sectors.

extended but reduced to €203...would you set at home for €203 a week.

[silverbullet]

The payment is gonna be extended but most likely to certain sectors.

extended but reduced to €203...would you set at home for €203 a week.

If the alternative is suffocation and death, then yes.

[Lizzzy]

The payment is gonna be extended but most likely to certain sectors.

extended but reduced to €203...would you set at home for €203 a week.

Yes, and love it !

[mercenary for hire]

If I could get 203 maybe yes.The alternative after expenses could be 300/400 for 50/60 hours a week.One broken gearbox and yer back on the dole.Remember ten years ago?It was shite.

My thinking is they might reduce the 350 or just extend it by another month then see where we are.Remember we're only at phase one of the reopening of the country.The government closed it down so they should be supporting everyone they've affected negatively.

[Lizzzy]

There is more money around now than 10 years ago. When bars open up the young one's will be mad to get out and get riding !!

[mercenary for hire]

It's hard to tell. Our expenses have been increased since ten years ago.But fares are up.How long will the app companies resist discounting?

The bars and restaurants won't be allowed to have the capacity they had before COVID 19.Same for live events.Office staff working from home etc.

Anything to do with aviation is bolloxed for a good while.Many staff being let go.All bad news in the next few months.

Anyway if yer expenses are 200 a week and you are grossing 600/700 yer still on shit money it takes you 50 hours to get it.I'd be taking my time going back to work.

I should add that's all I was making for the last few years but plenty on here cannot afford to live so cheaply.Especially the renters who have double owner drivers expenses so will be doing 60/70 hours.Madness.

[watty]

It's hard to know what to do.  I went out this afternoon to the shops and it was busy enough around the place.  Once some shops open on Monday, (non-taxi) things will get going pretty quickly.

But, logically, Monday is Phase 1 and Phase 2 doesn't start until 3 weeks later.  So if you feel you can't go back to work on Monday, you probably shouldn't go back for another 3 weeks, i.e., Phase 2?

I'm thinking going back 2nd June, after the Bank Hol weekend?  Or maybe the Fri of the Bank Hol?

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

it's all a loada bollocks.

[mercenary for hire]

I'm gonna see how things go.I saw three people waiting for taxis at the Heuston rank earlier.But it will take more than that for me to sign off the scratcher.

It may well be that older lads won't be back at all until covid has been sorted out.So there could be a bit for those who wanna take a chance.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

you can go out and drive and claim the 350.

[mercenary for hire]

I heard minister on the telly too DMG and I read what RC posted.But the welfare have a rigid set of guidelines and they'll be the ones deciding.

 Honestly, 350 a week to do fuk all is a great deal.I'm quite happy to park up me heap.Pubs are closed and no holidays this year.I haven't spend any of the previous 350s yet.Why would I need more filthy money.Having a great time.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

You can claim it and go out in order to test the waters to see if it's actually viable to sign off. Why would a person sign off and jump back in to the unknown when the government is still holding all the business hostage. You'd be signing on, signing off, signing on, signing off etc. in that case.

[mercenary for hire]

I'm happy for yous to find out.350 a week is a very generous amount of money IMO.Unless yis are on the gear or something I don't know what the fuk yis are saving for.

I wouldn't begrudge anyone working but I'm not worried about losing earnings as long as I'm getting paid off the state.I still haven't spent my 2019 Christmas earnings yet.Yis must have gaffs like Sadam Hussein's fukking palace..Gold taps on a corpo gaff ..
fuckers.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

laffin.

[vandriver]

I'm thinking of going back on June 1st.Anymore than two and a half months off and I might get lazy.
Truth is,I'm completely bored and can't wait to get out for a bit of freedom.
The money is a bit secondary.