Corona Virus

Or even cant resist posting absolute dribble on a certain Triumph site

 

Bad Billy syndrome eh?

 

Now hang on a minute .... that's all of us mate!

 

The pain when giving blood is absolutely Feckin excruciating

 

Thanks for the warning Dilli, I'll give it a swerve then.






Oh!, by the way ...

 

Not to mention the severe drop in pie and blood alcohol levels will leave you feeling wobbly.

 

Make sure you get your tea and biscuits afterwards - the only reason I used to go

 

You get tea & biscuits? I'll go once a week then , best be hobnobs on the menu

 

Wow ! Had a chat with my wacky neighbor over the fence last night. Had not talked to this guy in a few months. He went off into a rant on how the whole virus thing is a hoax designed [by who he did not say] to raise all the prices on food and fuel. I countered with something like "the number of deaths indicates to me it is real". Then he tells me if you go to hospital you will come back with a diagnosis of Covid-19 no matter what your real problem is. Now you see why we do not talk that often. It started out I was just visiting his dogs through the fence. THAT conversation was going well until Daniel showed up ...J.D.

 

Don't worry about that mate, got to pass (impossible according to @Dozers Dad ) a Greggs & an off licence on the way to the hospital!

 

As it says on my race bike - Powered by Pies!

 

On a slightly serious note just before I head to the hospital, has anybody else on here had the virus and if so have you been contacted by NHS?

 

Were the symptoms a dry wit and an acid tongue perchance?

 

The "experts" are including everything as a possible symptom, just to cover their sorry arses.

 

I hadn’t realised you’d tested positive @Bad Billy. Glad to see you’ve come through it alright.

 

Brilliant!

 

I'm 95% sure I had the virus but it was, thankfully, a very high temperature; lethargy (well, more than my usual lethargy!!) and most telling of all a sudden and COMPLETE loss of the senses of smell and taste! That particular symptom lasted two weeks - the others a few days!

I've been trying to give blood and plasma for the last 3 months but, unfortunately, as I'm now 70 they refuse to take it. I've been a regular blood donor for over 40 years and, being reasonably fit and healthy, am more than a bit peeved that they can't see beyond the bald statistic of my age! Maybe I should 'phone again.

Rant over.

 

Well that was different to what I was expecting, thought they just took a pint or so blood & that was that, I can hear the laughter of the blood donor regulars as I type!

They hooked me up to a machine for about 35-40 mins which basically draws out blood, then uses centrifugal force to separate the plasma before pumping the rest back in, then repeat, not a painful or unpleasant experience (Lying tw@t @dilligaf !) and was told my body would replace what was taken within 36-48 hrs.

I know you lot like pictures so I got the nurse to take one, the top right is the bag full of plasma (I know it looks like a bag full of hangover wee ).

 

Cheers @freck - Me & my wife had it at the end of April/early May, not pleasant to say the least! But managed to stay out of hospital despite having breathing difficulties of a couple of days.

 

Did you get your tea and hobnobs