Of course we all want this to be over but I currently cannot see how different things will be in 8 weeks and feel we need to be trusted to start to get our country moving and living again.
Is going to buy plants and flower pots counted as an essential journey then? And if that store doesn’t have the item in stock but the next closet branch of that store ( 25km away does but beyond the limit.. ) therefore a wasted journey for myself and the business.
Mr Varadkar added there is a risk that the country would have to go back a stage if that happens."
There are two popular misconceptions at work here.Is going to buy plants and flower pots counted as an essential journey then? And if that store doesn’t have the item in stock but the next closet branch of that store ( 25km away does but beyond the limit.. ) therefore a wasted journey for myself and the business. Or walking along a deserted beach 200km away less risky than visiting a homeware ( sorry hardware.. ) store?
Not intentionally being contrary but can you see my point in even having the restriction and therefore the dilemma it causes?
It just brings up so many additional contradictions and uncertainty that I fail to see the relevance.
Common sense and trust required maybe?
No, it isn’t any different in my mind.
Surely the same protocols of respiratory etiquette, social distancing etc have the same relevance whether within 5km or 500km.
We must start living alongside this virus whilst doing all we can as responsible citizens to reduce the chance of infection.
Is it safer to travel to unlimited shops without any restriction on distance versus visiting a family member or close friend in another county whilst practicing the social etiquette?
This distance restriction is such an obvious contradiction and must be removed ASAP.
If I drive in my car 20 kms to a scenic location....I am in my car with no contact with anyone else (unless a Garda stops me, not wearing a mask, asks me for my drivers licence, handles it with the same gloves that he has used to handle many others, then hands it back to me) what is the problem?
I get out of my car and walk my walk. Is this any different to doing this within 5 kms of my home?
The measures in different countries have the same goal but are limited by the capacity of what the authorities can enforce. There is no contradiction in goal, there are always going to be anomalies in what is enforceable.
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