I must be getting old

[telectrix]

sprouts
peas
carrots
chips
sirloin steak (min. 3/4" thick and 12oz.)
mushrooms
Theakston's Old Peculier
black forest gateau with ice cream.

and for afters........

 

[Zerax]

sprouts
peas
carrots
chips
sirloin steak (min. 3/4" thick and 12oz.)
mushrooms
Theakston's Old Peculier
black forest gateau with ice cream.

and for afters........

I do hope that Mrs Telectrix doesn't suffer too much with all those sprouts you're eating...

 

[telectrix]

I do hope that Mrs Telectrix doesn't suffer too much with all those sprouts you're eating...

warms the bed on a cold night. anyway, can always blame the dog.

 

[ruston]

Too right. Good old Raleigh bicycles had great brakes that hardly ever used to break!
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1960s and 70’s cars used to fall apart after a few years. Current cars seen to go on for about 3 or 4 times longer before things start breaking. 40 years ago we could fix things more easily, now days you need much more specialist kit. Swings and round shouts me thinks. What proportion of average income is a car / washing machine now compared to 40 years ago?

Blood donors.

I've never had a problem before, but today my iron count was low.
I think the nurse used the wrong finger personally. Count was 132, cutoff is 135. So a fail.

They had to take a sample out my "other" arm to test again. came in at 148. much better.

That's 45 donations since 2007. They lost my records when I moved from Dundee, so its well over 50 I reckon.


"Are you allergic to plasters"
"I hope not... I'm covered in them today"

If you can give blood... do!.
I would give as often as possible but i'm tied to when the mobile unit is in my locality. You or someone you know may need it sometime.


Who was the old comic?

"A pint?... A pint!!….. That's nearly a ruddy armful!"

It was Tony Hancock if in Hancock's Half Hour .

 

[littlespark]

Yes. I knew it was an oldie.
Was thinking dick emery, but you’re right... hancocks half hour

 

[richy3333]

My wife nearly died a few years back giving birth. As fast as they pumped the blood into to her it came back out the ’lady regions’. She was in theatre for 8 hours whilst they saved her life and went through 2.5 persons worth of blood. At the time it was the biggest transfusion the hospital had done.

It was a sobering moment and ever since I’ve given blood though I think I’ve a long way to go to pay back the debt!

 

[telectrix]

i've been lucky. never needed a blood transfusion. if i ever do it will need to be 50% blood and 50% Theakston's.

 

[richy3333]

Best stockpile some theakstons tel so you have a ‘beer bank’ ?