Re: [gentoo-user] Donating Blood

[Dale]

Pandu Poluan wrote:
>
>
> On Nov 7, 2011 12:43 AM, "James Broadhead" <jamesbroadhead@×××××.com
> <mailto:jamesbroadhead@×××××.com>> wrote:
> >
> > On 6 November 2011 17:23, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com
> <mailto:markknecht@×××××.com>> wrote:
> > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk
> <mailto:neil@××××××××××.uk>> wrote:
> > >> On Sun, 6 Nov 2011 06:16:59 -0800, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I hope anyone reading who doesn't donate will at least consider
> > >>> donating.
> > >>
> > >> I used to9, but I'm no longer allowed to. In the UK, anyone who
> received
> > >> a transfusion before 1981 is no longer able to donate, I received
> blood
> > >> in December 1980.
> > >>
> > >> It's something to do with CJD/Mad Cow disease, no jokes about the
> wife
> > >> please... she may read this and prove them right!
> > >>
> > > We have the same limitations here and it is about Mad Cow. (Not 'THE
> > > Mad Cow' you crazy Brit!) ;-)
> >
> > Please change the Subject when a thread goes off-topic. My ipod
> no-worky ;_;
> >
>
> Uh, sorry about that, my bad.
>
> I also am prohibited to donate blood, because my blood pressure never
> goes higher than 110/70. The Red Cross guys had me jog around the
> building for 15 minutes yet the systolic number stubbornly refused to
> climb higher than 115.
>
> After going to 3 separate blood drives and experiencing the exact same
> incident, I give up :-(
>
> (Besides, them blood guys said that my blood's 'not something special'
> so I'm not robbing humanity of something valuable. I know they tried
> to assuage my guilty feeling, but in the process also torn down my
> self-respect :-(
>
> Rgds,
>

Mine may not be special but it is unique for sure.  It has to be.  I'm 
ME !  ROFL

Dale

:-)  :-)