When did you last give blood?

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Sigh May 2020 12:39pm, 15 May 2020 6,292 posts	0 Sigh Thanks, Peregrinator - I'll take my own pen next Thursday now. Much appreciated!
HappyG(rrr) May 2020 2:19pm, 15 May 2020 34,794 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Scotblood were disinfecting batches of pens between use. "Cleaned pens" and "Used pens" in different buckets. G
KimCanRun May 2020 2:23pm, 15 May 2020 4,526 posts	0 KimCanRun I donated on Thursday. It was very busy but I was actually in out & faster than normal. Just missed my cup of tea at the end. Still got a biscuit though. That’s the most important part! Will try and remember to take some along the next time I donate.
Fitz May 2020 2:29pm, 15 May 2020 2,215 posts	0 Fitz I got my text today telling me where my donation from two weeks ago had been used: the hospital where my mum worked for many years in the town where I lived my entire childhood. Given that it's only about 40 miles from the donation venue to the hospital, via the blood-bank, it's not a massively improbable freak coincidence. But it feels nice.
HappyG(rrr) May 2020 2:52pm, 15 May 2020 34,798 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Aww, that's lovely Fitz. Good ol NHS and Blood Service. G
LindsD May 2020 5:30pm, 15 May 2020 36,496 posts	0 LindsD That is nice. Billy is pleased that he got a credit even though it wasn't a full pint, and he now knows his blood group. I didn't even think about the pens! Pere, I've failed by one point before. It's really really annoying.
jennyh May 2020 7:38pm, 15 May 2020 4,390 posts	0 jennyh I think they were disinfecting the pens in Cardiff too G (didn’t pay too much attention as I had my own - not through any forethought or planning, just tend to keep one in my bag)
Gooner May 2020 7:47pm, 15 May 2020 15,446 posts	0 Gooner I got my text today and also got an email with a link in to show me the route my blood took to get to its destination which I thought was quite cool. 244 miles the long way to Medway Hospital.
SarahWoo May 2020 7:49pm, 15 May 2020 11,215 posts	0 SarahWoo That’s great, Gooner!
Mandymoo May 2020 11:48pm, 15 May 2020 9,681 posts	0 Mandymoo That's great Gooner. I have just brought my next donation forward to 25th May - we should have been on holiday........