[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by leftyf

I donated yesterday

Good for you, leftyf.

[Taltarzac725]

I had a 12:15 PM, 10/13/2017 appointment and did not get seated until 1:25 PM or so and then the 1:45 PM sticking went bad so they stopped the process when I complained about pain the stuck arm.

Had been in such a rush to get out of the house and on time that I put on two different black shoes from different pairs.

Did talk to a very nice platelet donor while we were both waiting.

I will try again whenever the bruise and the computer as well as visitors from various places allow me to do so.

The movie I started to watch on Netflix looked quite interesting War Machine with Brad Pitt.

[JohnN]

I'm a regular ALYX double red donor at both One Blood and Life South (different times obviously). Over the last 40 years, I've been a regular donor and I used to manage a local blood drive where I worked.

In The Villages over the last 10 years, I'd say
1) I don't much care for the One Blood Donor Center at Spanish Plaines. The folks there seem a bit "edgy" and the facility is not very comfortable, plus it's often crowded with long waits. The Life South center in Ocala does not have a double red machine so I don't visit there.

Thus I use the buses.
2) The One Blood bus is easier to find in the area and have better "rewards" such as they are (ie: movie tickets)
3) I like the Life South personnel somewhat better, the reward is a tshirt of which I have a hundred. I've had a better donor experience there overall but it's close.
So it's a coin toss.

[Taltarzac725]

Did this yesterday and it turned out it was for the good cause of the relief of the shooting victims of Parkland.

Villagers Help Victims Of Shooting Through Blood Donations - The Villages Daily Sun: In Today's Daily Sun

[Taltarzac725]

Platelet donation today went well. Had not donated since around Halloween of 2017. For platelets I mean.

Juanita did an excellent job with the needles.

And I got to watch all of the movie Moana which has the rock singing as well as a very good 17 year old.