Iâve had a sore throat for the past few days so yesterday I thought Iâd go for my first ever covid test. I went to the ballyfermot walk in centre. The lad asks me if Iâve symptoms and I say Iâve a sore throat. They tell me walk in centres are only for asymptomatics. People with symptoms have to book through their GP. Absolute fucking joke. So obviously I just jump in the car and drive to the Crumlin walk in centre instead and tell them Iâm asymptomatic and get the test done. Results should come within 24 hours.
What a fucking sham. No logic behind it whatsoever other than the GPs have been milking this from the start. Itâs an illogical rule than undermines public health but enriches the GPs and noone will stand up to them or even mention that itâs an issue.
@backinatracksuit "Donât compare MHQ to Nazi Germany - good comment. Iâd rather stay in a hotel in Dublin than Auschwitz. Although my trip to Auschwitz did make me very suspicious of the power of the state going around shouting ânazi germanyâ all the time makes you sound like a mentaller. A lot of lads here should go visit Auschwitz and see first hand what theyâre always talking about.
âMHQ is a fluid situation and Iâd say it could be nearly gone in 6 weeksâ - very naive comment, setting yourself up for a big Internet fail.
GPs donât charge for covid stuff mate. Whether you attend or not is irrelevant to what they make.
I agree its pretty stupid youâve to go through the doctor, I guess the idea is to stop every fella with a tickle in his throat going for a test
Just got the text saying my test came back negative. Very impressive turnaround time, I only got the test at half six yesterday evening. If I hadnât lied and said ibwas asymptomatic Iâd have been all week sorting this out.
We need to all start going for walk in tests every day to get the percentage positivity down.
Theyâve got your DNA now. Theyâll probably kill you and replace you with a tank clone who stares blankly, speaks monotonally and believes in masks and lockdowns
An internet fail
I didnât even say that, (you shouldnât use speech marks if you donât quote what is said) I said âwho knowsâ what the situation will be like in six weeks because another poster mentioned a friend who is due here in that timeframe.
And I said it as a riposte to the doomsayers that seem to believe this is with us for years to come. These internet fails will be all over the place.
Iâm still trying to figure out how Fianna fail stand to gain politically from making Ireland a no go zone for tourists for years to come??
At this point in time it is seen as a rare victory for FF over FG. It was reported as such on the news on Friday and Fionnan Sheehan had an article in the Indo yesterday saying that Donnelly had effectively put Coveney back in his box over it. The converse of that is of course now that MHQ is now Donnelly and FFs baby and any crap that comes out from here on in will be laid at their door. The obvious issue on the horizon will be when the Erasmus students have to come home in a few weeks.