Coronavirus: Better Call Sol - CORONAMANIA (9 Viewers)

[therealjohnny]

Our 5 km / their 120 miles

New Covid-19 Travel Advisory: Californians Told To Stay Within 120 Miles Of Home

A new travel advisory Californians should avoid any non-essential travel more than 120 miles from their places of residence.

deadline.com

 

[rettucs]

Our 5 km / their 120 miles

New Covid-19 Travel Advisory: Californians Told To Stay Within 120 Miles Of Home

A new travel advisory Californians should avoid any non-essential travel more than 120 miles from their places of residence.

deadline.com

your average californian would typically commute twice that just to get to work

 

[nooleen]

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[pete]

People due test urged not to open window at checkpoints

People who are travelling to and from Covid-19 tests are being urged not to open their window if they are stopped at a garda checkpoint en route.

www.rte.ie

 

[sleepy]

People due test urged not to open window at checkpoints

People who are travelling to and from Covid-19 tests are being urged not to open their window if they are stopped at a garda checkpoint en route.

www.rte.ie

That's a nuisance. I've double glazing on my car

 

[therealjohnny]

People due test urged not to open window at checkpoints

People who are travelling to and from Covid-19 tests are being urged not to open their window if they are stopped at a garda checkpoint en route.

www.rte.ie

I foresee issues with this

 

[ann post]

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[seanc]

May I steal that?

 

[Lili Marlene]

I know he's Jeremy Clarkson but God it's really depressing how much people worship the army for "getting things done" as if they don't accidentally drop bombs on hospitals all the time.

An entire culture crying out to be oppressed.

 

[ann post]

May I steal that?

I stole it, so eh no.

I mean yes.

 

[seanc]

I know he's Jeremy Clarkson but God it's really depressing how much people worship the army for "getting things done" as if they don't accidentally drop bombs on hospitals all the time.

An entire culture crying out to be oppressed.

The thing is they do. For a bit.
I don't think it's a culture crying out to be oppressed. More a country that wants to believe their own hype, but don't want to put in any effort except buying a "Help for Heroes" hoodie and shouting about immigrants.

There's another thing about army men generally. A lot of them spend a lot of time doing feck all so when they get a chance they jump at it. The the ones that have to (or want to) do the nasty stuff tend not to talk about it. That's not just a British army thing.

 

[magicbastarder]

There's another thing about army men generally. A lot of them spend a lot of time doing feck all so when they get a chance they jump at it. The the ones that have to (or want to) do the nasty stuff tend not to talk about it. That's not just a British army thing.

that's the funny thing about armies. a bunch of highly trained people who do nothing most of the time except train

 

[egg_]

that's the funny thing about armies. a bunch of highly trained people who do nothing most of the time except train

Which is lucky for us, in fairness

 

[IFF]

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[seanc]

At least they're supporting the printed press.

 

[Lili Marlene]

The thing is they do. For a bit.
I don't think it's a culture crying out to be oppressed. More a country that wants to believe their own hype, but don't want to put in any effort except buying a "Help for Heroes" hoodie and shouting about immigrants.

Last time I checked the best responses to Covid have been when it was responded to locally taking local concerns into consideration. I take your point that when the army turn up and tell everyone we're doing it this way it'll get things moving in that way, but no I don't think that's a good thing unless you do actually want a society that's run by the military

There's another thing about army men generally. A lot of them spend a lot of time doing feck all so when they get a chance they jump at it. The the ones that have to (or want to) do the nasty stuff tend not to talk about it. That's not just a British army thing.

I know this is going to turn into "I know X and he's in the army and he's sound" and I can say the same thing about a few people, but tell me why this actually needs to be run by the military? Is it just we have defunded everything else to the point where the military is the only body with any capacity?

 

[magicbastarder]

there's also a large untapped population of people in our prisons who are adept at using needles, that we could call on?

 

[Lili Marlene]

Speaking of creeping militarism

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/garda%C3%AD-break-up-party-with-100-attendees-in-

co-cork-shed-1.4453587

why was an armed response unit needed? is this normal?

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

They are the defence forces, I don't know that this is a bad time to mobilize a large group of people to help defend us against this virus if they are currently busy doing nothing else. They have trucks and tents etc, they don't need to bring guns. Although I accept the creeping militarization thing in general

 

[magicbastarder]

why was an armed response unit needed? is this normal?

a benign explanation might have been that they simply needed numbers of gardai to attend, and the fact that some were armed was moot; that it's simply because they were available. just spitballing there though.
would be curious to know if the armed gardai carry their arms at all times? i am vaguely aware that they're not allowed leave them unattended in a car, even if locked.