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Old Dec 13th 2007, 5:41 am
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And they didn't bloody want it! Seems Welsh blood could be contaminated - something to do with Mad Cow Disease!

Hmmmmmmmm, explains a lot really
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Old Dec 13th 2007, 5:42 am
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And they didn't bloody want it! Seems Welsh blood could be contaminated - something to do with Mad Cow Disease!

Hmmmmmmmm, explains a lot really
Yea - none of us expats can contribute. For that matter, nor can anyone who lived in the UK (no matter how briefly) during the mad now 'era'.
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Originally Posted by Daz n Mel
And they didn't bloody want it! Seems Welsh blood could be contaminated - something to do with Mad Cow Disease!

Hmmmmmmmm, explains a lot really
They'll happily take yer organs though ... there's a cheery thought
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Old Dec 13th 2007, 5:47 am
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seems I AM worth more dead than alive....
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Old Dec 13th 2007, 5:52 am
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Originally Posted by Daz n Mel
And they didn't bloody want it! Seems Welsh blood could be contaminated - something to do with Mad Cow Disease!

Hmmmmmmmm, explains a lot really
Yes there has been a bit of a debate about this on here before.........we're all mad cows!!
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They'll happily take yer organs though ... there's a cheery thought
Shocking! I'll get a donor card instead then
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Old Dec 13th 2007, 5:54 am
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Hey, no wonder they are short of blood in Oz then! It's full of us 'Mad Cows'

Business must be very slow when the Give Blood van does it;s rounds at North Lakes
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Yea - none of us expats can contribute. For that matter, nor can anyone who lived in the UK (no matter how briefly) during the mad now 'era'.
for real? i have registered and am waiting for an appointment but if what you say is true, i wont bother?!
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Old Dec 13th 2007, 6:03 am
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for real? i have registered and am waiting for an appointment but if what you say is true, i wont bother?!
Yep, if you lived in the UK between 86 - 92 for any amount of time, you can't donate blood. Apparently by 2011 they might have a test to test for 'Mad Cow', so until then our blood is not worthy!
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for real? i have registered and am waiting for an appointment but if what you say is true, i wont bother?!
No don't bother - if you've lived in the UK in the 80's they're not interested!

http://www.donateblood.com.au/page.a...nt=30#answer55
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Originally Posted by jackass
for real? i have registered and am waiting for an appointment but if what you say is true, i wont bother?!
According to something written in 2000 that I can't be bothered to verify as current ....

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The Service has introduced a deferral policy for blood donors who have spent a cumulative period of 6 months in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 1996. This also includes those who are vegetarians.

This will leave the Service with a 5 per cent loss in blood donations amounting to 25,000 to 30,000 people.
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*phew* - i usually have to get pregnant to avoid giving blood
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so how come you can still donate blood in the UK then? i've had all the tests and my blood is fine and I am a donor.
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Old Dec 13th 2007, 6:55 am
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so how come you can still donate blood in the UK then? i've had all the tests and my blood is fine and I am a donor.

Because everyone in the UK already has Mad Cow disease??
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Because everyone in the UK already has Mad Cow disease??
that explains B.E.
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