29th November

[scandyflick]

Don't lie, you're doing it for the free food and iced coffee

never said i wasnt.

[Chris#3]

I was talking about Ben

[scandyflick]

oh shit...

... in that case, i dont do it for the freebies.

[Chris#3]

Never doubted you for a minute

[Nightcrawler]

Nice work Ben - it will be great to get some more faces coming along ... what is the rest of people's excuses?

Oh, and the needle is not that bad - you just look away and stare into the pretty nurses eyes, and you won't even notice it. By far the worse part is the glucose test in the interview .... but don't worry about that - just make sure you ask them to get you in the side of the finger, not the pad. Last time the guy did it in the side and I barely felt a thing! The needle is a piece of cake. And it gets even easier the more times you go. Both Shaun (Evil34) and I were a bit pasty and needed an extra 5 minutes sitting down and a couple of Powerades the first time, but by the 2nd time giving we had no problems whatsoever. Plus, as others have said, the free cheese/biccies/iced coffees/sandwiches makes it all go down a lot easier

Remember everyone too, to have AT LEAST 2 litres of water in the morning before you go. Trust me, you will feel a lot better afterwards if you have lots of water in you!

Cmon guys - one day you will more than likely get someone pregnant and she has a baby. Believe it or not, many women have to have blood after giving birth - and sometimes the platelets are used for the babies too. Or imagine someone you loves gets into an accident and needs blood? Imagine had some lazy/nonchalant/apathetic people actually gone out and given blood (rather than rely on everyone else to do it) it could have saved yours or a loved ones life. It is SUPER easy to give blood, and you really could save someone's life!

People with legitimate excuses I have absolutely no problem with, of course

[scandyflick]

well said andy.

[scandyflick]

bumpity bump n shiz. c'mon people!

[Chris#3]

^^^

What he said!

Less than a week away people.

[4door_Sleeper]

Had a nice phone call from Red Cross on Friday thanking us for our support. He asked that I pass on the thankyous to all those who have donated blood through SAU.

Hope we get a big turnout on Saturday, and see you all at Red Cross (MODBURY)

Its not to late to join in if you havent already said you would like to come. It will cost you nothing to attend and you get free food and drinks and a chance to catch up with other SAU members.

[Chris#3]

We're booked in for 11AM Steve.

[Madaz]

what time you better ring me so i don't forget actually i have a working bee @ 8:30 for a couple of hours will come and support the squeamish after that

[Nightcrawler]

yep and I will be a bit hit and run, since we have people coming over for lunch at 12pm.

[Nene260RS]

i'm scared of needles ......

[Dohmar]

yep and I will be a bit hit and run, since we have people coming over for lunch at 12pm.

Cool

Gives me an excuse to have a big breakfast as well. A bacon n egg sanga + a litre of water should keep the constitution up

-D

[Chris#3]

Get them to come early and donate blood as well.

[scandyflick]

my being able to donate is a bit questionable this time around. been battling off a pretty heavy infection the last week n a bit, so we'll see i guess.

i'm scared of needles ......

same here.

[Nene260RS]

i may pass out... lol!

[scandyflick]

ahah, yeah, that wouldnt be any good. its a good confront and overcome thing though. still feel free to pop down though, even if it is just to cheer everyone on.

[Chris#3]

I wonder if that chick who likes orange will be there.

[skyhighR33]

i would come but i live 6 hours away.... but andrew makes a good point.

cheers... michael