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[turps]

Before Covid I always used to book my next blood donation session when I was leaving the one I'd just done. Since Covid that wasn't possible, and for various reasons I hadn't made a new appointment after the last time.

I could donate again from yesterday, and the blood people phoned me three times during the day. I didn't pick up the first two as they used the landline and I tend to ignore anyone using that as it's usually marketers. But then the third time they phoned when I was in the middle of watching the season finale of UK Drag Race and I was not amused! Not their fault I know and I would have booked an appointment as soon as I realised I could so it was good they did phone and get it arranged, but still! Such bad timing.

Interruption aside, I enjoyed the ep and am sad Drag Race is over for the year, even if my favourite didn't win.

I've been reading more Downton Abbey lately and man, Thomas gets woobified a lot. So many tears and getting tucked under blankets, and yet somehow, I keep reading.

Now though, my ep of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier has just finished downloading, so I'm off to watch that.

Comments

[ephemera]

Go you for giving blood, but that feels like really pushy appointment people - send a text and let it be for a couple of days!

[turps]

You're right, it was pushy.

They phoned at 8:30 in the morning, then around lunchtime, and then again at about 7 in the evening.

They're lucky I answered at all really as normally I ignore the landline. Plus, I make, rearrange, check appointments via the app and get reminders via text and email. So it's not like they couldn't get in touch in other ways.

[turlough]

Sounds to me as if they're quite desperate for donors. Still, abyssmal timing indeed! (I don't even have a landline anymore. I think the only ones I know who still do are my aunt & uncle. Everyone else use mobiles.)

[turps]

Sounds to me as if they're quite desperate for donors.

I agree, not surprising though when some people are so worried about going into medical settings and we've been locked down.

Our landline is hardly used at all. I'm surprised when it rings because I keep forgetting about it.

[frausorge]

The only thing I could think while reading this was: "Well they encourage your complete cooperation..."

(It's very good of you to donate!)

[turps]

Ahahahaha, I love that link.

Blood is such a strange track, and yet I always wait and listen to it.