When did you last give blood?
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Apr 2019
10:40am, 24 Apr 2019
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Sigh
No idea if it's BP related, my BP is fine (last measure was 122/83).
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Apr 2019
1:30pm, 24 Apr 2019
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Velociraptor
As long as your blood pressure is sufficient to support life, speed of donation has more to do with good needle placement in a good vein. Being warm and well hydrated will also help. And buttock clenching. Being quick is fine, but if you take less than 4 minutes to donate you'll have a visit from the Head Nurse and be banned from having a hot post-donation drink. |
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Apr 2019
1:32pm, 24 Apr 2019
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Sigh
What's the significance of the post-donation being hot please, V'rap?
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Apr 2019
1:36pm, 24 Apr 2019
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Velociraptor
In theory, a hot drink is more likely to result in blood being diverted to your innards and away from your brain, making you more likely to faint. In reality, a cup of coffee is unlikely to cause more problems in this regard than a triple pack of custard creams, but roolz is roolz.
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Apr 2019
1:42pm, 24 Apr 2019
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Maclennane
FACT: Tuc sandwiches immediately restore you to full health
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Apr 2019
1:43pm, 24 Apr 2019
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Sigh
Ahh! Thanks, I did wonder.
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Apr 2019
1:44pm, 24 Apr 2019
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Sigh
@Maclennane - I'd watched 'Inside the Factory' on processed cheese the day before, so the Tuc sandwiches were not appealing to me :/
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Apr 2019
1:54pm, 24 Apr 2019
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Maclennane
really? I've been in several processed cheese factories, never saw anything which bothered me!
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Apr 2019
1:56pm, 24 Apr 2019
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Sigh
I think it was more the extended presence of Gregg Wallace 
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Apr 2019
2:09pm, 24 Apr 2019
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Maclennane
Did you see him in the state-of-the-art Ocado facility in Andover? bbc.co.uk
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