Maybe wear a mask ?

[Rat Catcher]

There is no justification for the few that are presently working. In my opinion they are putting their lives and the lives of their passengers at risk

They are saving lives. My own father couldn't be discharged from Beaumont Hospital unless he went to the CRC and the only way HSE would allow that transfer was by taxi. I was listening to Joe Duffy a while back and two ladies told of their gratitude to our colleagues/competitors who continue to provide a service. In both cases their husbands were on their death beds and they would not have got to see them if taxis were not available. Then there's the countless other essential workers they transport safely, folk who may otherwise have to take their chances on buses, trains or luaseyeses.

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Going forward all public transport customers ought to be encouraged to walk or cycle wherever possible. I know there are plans to invest in the promotion and facilitation of cycling... obviously, regardless of the impact it will have on our trade, that is a good thing in the context of the greater good. Should there be a second wave or, worse still, a COVID '20 to follow the less essential we are the better.

[Octavia1]

Wen I started drivin a taxi I got the flu every year ....and chest infections,  cold,  yu name it ....I got the swine flu ( mother of jaysus ... nearly a month in bed an 6 months in an out of the eye an ear  ...an I git the aussie flu ...3 weeks in bed an another 3 months in an out of the eye an ear .......it was the most appalling experience of me life....like a really bad hangover but worse .....since then I got the vaccinations and havnt had anything since 2018......
This flu is not to be messed with or underestimated.....
For some it is a mild illness ...for others it can kill ....and that includes men our age ....some are more susceptible than others and from wat I understand men get it worse than woman an kids because adult male hormones interact wit it
And make it deadly ........some of yous mite get a cough an bit of a fever for a bit ....others it can kill them in a few days .....so I have to take the threat of getting it seriously
I'm certain from my susceptibility of coronavirus other than covid 19 and the impacts flu, hav on me  that I cud likly snuff it from the  ting ...And I'm fit and healthy ....
I'm going get complacency naturally like we all will now that we sick of free holidays and tins of Guinness but this ting needs to be treated with caution and respect ...

Sounds like the Dreadded "Man Flu" to me

Nope ...I can assure ya mr crow .....apparently they saying now only real men with real man hormones snuff it or get really sick wen ya get the flu  .....so any of yous that get a mild form are probably full of women's hormones ....
Baldy fellows are apparently most at risk ....hairy blokes with full heads o hair in ther 50s to 90s are fuked .....

[Bob Shillin]

Just sayin' like, 1000+ trips, no screen, no face mask, baldy as fukk, no symptoms, no contact tracing,......ahh blood type O, BCG vaccine?

[john m]

Apart from retired Taxi drivers were there any casualties among present ACTIVE drivers ?Im not working because I cant see 350 a week after costs at the moment If some of the fucktards that think they represent this industry had an IQ above 6 they would be looking at the Child minding sector who recieved 75 million in grants to help them back to work .They should be looking for grants for us to provide a service that like childminding allows others to return to work .

[Rat Catcher]

Surely investment would be better directed at promoting safer, healthier, environmentally friendlier alternatives such as cycling and walking. The less essential rideshare and/or taxis are going forward the better, right?

[mercenary for hire]

I'd like to get 20k off th government for a replacement vehicle in 2021.Just saying it before yis all apply for any free money.

I may also apply for a 10k electric car grant so 30k altogether.

[silverbullet]

Change yer blood group.

Don't be so AB negative.

[silverbullet]

Another gobshite saying that getting into a Taxi is dangerous.
You'll notice other businessmen pleading with their customers to come back into their premises, pleading with government to allow them to open, begging for the social distance rule to be reduced to 1 meter to allow more customers in
Gobshite Taxi drivers exclaiming that their business is dangerous ....
Give me strength

Apologies, I wasn't aware you were a knowledgeable professional virologist.

You don't hear any other businessmen saying their premises are cesspits of viral toxicity, only muppet taxi drivers, we should be promoting our business as the safest transport option, regardless of whether it is or not, leave it to others to knock us.

That's false advertising. Perhaps we can divert the blame by saying "But a professional virologist/ taxi driver called Roy told us we shouldn't be doing ourselves down"

[Justin Time]

Another gobshite saying that getting into a Taxi is dangerous.
You'll notice other businessmen pleading with their customers to come back into their premises, pleading with government to allow them to open, begging for the social distance rule to be reduced to 1 meter to allow more customers in
Gobshite Taxi drivers exclaiming that their business is dangerous ....
Give me strength

Apologies, I wasn't aware you were a knowledgeable professional virologist.

You don't hear any other businessmen saying their premises are cesspits of viral toxicity, only muppet taxi drivers, we should be promoting our business as the safest transport option, regardless of whether it is or not, leave it to others to knock us.

"regardless of whether it is or not"
and I'm the gobshite!!!

[Theoneandonly]

Another gobshite saying that getting into a Taxi is dangerous.
You'll notice other businessmen pleading with their customers to come back into their premises, pleading with government to allow them to open, begging for the social distance rule to be reduced to 1 meter to allow more customers in
Gobshite Taxi drivers exclaiming that their business is dangerous ....
Give me strength

Apologies, I wasn't aware you were a knowledgeable professional virologist.

You don't hear any other businessmen saying their premises are cesspits of viral toxicity, only muppet taxi drivers, we should be promoting our business as the safest transport option, regardless of whether it is or not, leave it to others to knock us.

"regardless of whether it is or not"
and I'm the gobshite!!!

yes, you're also a bit slow, you point out the positives and let others point out any negatives, it's basic stuff, think about advertisements for chocolate ... they rarely tell you this shit makes you fat and gives you diabetes, it's the same for us, we are supposed to compliment the service we offer not criticise it.
Hard to believe this shit needs explaining, you'd think it'd be obvious to people.

Justintime taxis ... Don't use us ... you might die!

[stonethecrows]

A man came home just in time to find his wife in bed with another man.

So he dragged the man to the shed and put his penis in a vise.

He secured it tightly, super glued it shut, removed the handle and picked up a hacksaw...

The man, terrified, screamed, "Stop! Stop! You're not going to cut it off, are you?"

The husband said "No, you are. I'm setting the shed on fire."

[silverbullet]

A man came home just in time to find his wife in bed with another man.

So he dragged the man to the shed and put his penis in a vise.

He secured it tightly, super glued it shut, removed the handle and picked up a hacksaw...

The man, terrified, screamed, "Stop! Stop! You're not going to cut it off, are you?"

The husband said "No, you are. I'm setting the shed on fire."

Ah, if you only had a shed!

[john m]

If 2 meter Distance has any Scientific merit why is it not LAW .If Facemasks have any real effect why is it not LAW .....anywhere in the world ?The Experts told Sweden not to lockdown,American experts told Donny T everything would go away .The British expert who lost his job Because he was caught fucking his married lover told Borris to go for heard Immunity .Our Forum Doc says its all a load of bollox .I would bet money that within a fortnight the 2 meter distance which is just a number picked at random will be reduced to 1 meter .Remember the 2  meter is supposed to be Science based if it is then what are the comparitive figures for  2 meter and one centimeter distance over just 2 meters .If its science based then there is an answer .

[Shallowhal]

I'd say based on that birra wind today,if you were 2kms downwind of it and someone with the dizeeezzzee sneezed your limbs would probably start falling off around teatime.

[Theoneandonly]

If 2 meter Distance has any Scientific merit why is it not LAW .If Facemasks have any real effect why is it not LAW .....anywhere in the world ?The Experts told Sweden not to lockdown,American experts told Donny T everything would go away .The British expert who lost his job Because he was caught fucking his married lover told Borris to go for heard Immunity .Our Forum Doc says its all a load of bollox .I would bet money that within a fortnight the 2 meter distance which is just a number picked at random will be reduced to 1 meter .Remember the 2  meter is supposed to be Science based if it is then what are the comparitive figures for  2 meter and one centimeter distance over just 2 meters .If its science based then there is an answer .

If you are standing face to face with someone who has the virus and they cough in your general direction you are relatively safe if 2 meters away.
If You're standing face to face and someone coughs in your direction the risk is increased.
If you touch something that someone with covid has coughed on the risk is high (wash your hands)
So if you have your back to someone risk is reduced (taxi)
If you are beside someone risk is reduced (taxi)
If you sanitise regularly risk is reduced
If you have a screen between you and others the risk is reduced
This isn't science .... it's just common sense
We can do a lot to reduce ours and others risk
The constant can't work/2 meter crap where taxis are involved is nonsense