Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

dream did you know that CIDER WILL KEEP YOUR BLOOD VESSELS CLEAR
drink two pints aweek . good info it cleans them out .

no i don't give blood and for no good reason, unless you count paying tax as that

DC - in an emergency situation, the NHS will be (should be) as good as private, as you will get pretty much the same specialist etc ..... mind you, maidstone general is probably not the ideal example, as i think i am right in saying that that hospital has the worst survival rate of any hospital in the country - more precisely, maidstone & tunbridge wells nhs trust

dream did you know that CAFFEINE destroys the prostaite
best avoided that is what my speacialist told me years ago
chocolate is bad for men full of caffeine .fizz pop avoid drink
beer or water .the bladder will work better

Cynic and Hays,

Think!

The true cost of private medicine is subsidised out of the public purse, because the private sector devoids itself of responsibility for many ongoing chronic conditions. (When the purse of private patient runs out. Check your insurance plans.)

The majority of pure medical research is carried out in the Medical Schools. Pharmacological research is carried out initially by Private companies, but evaluated by the Medical Schools and NHS.

Etc. or even Ect.

In general, education is paid for out of the public purse.

Those who are trained, or educated generally contribute back to society by their later functions in society, whether in the private or public sectors.

(This is general can be seen for the "public good".)

It may be "sensible" for those in the "private sector" to contribute more than they already do to the "public purse".

Just read yesterday coffee is good for you. Perhaps there is no harm having things in moderation. ( Another day and another report will say coffee is bad for you)

dream drink de caf
myself i prefer the beer and cider
will be in the pub or club by 3pm

Depends on whether it is a bucketful, or a cupful and whether you drink it, or put your head in it.

I won't go there then cynic.

dream its like putting good money into a pension very silly
has you have no control i want to be in charge that is the only
way to make sure it is invested properly
that is why i retired at 54 years of age now 65 .
and it is still my money and my family can cash it in
only fools put money in to a fund managers hands .
to be rpped off
FRIENDS PROVIDENT I TOOK A REAL GOOD LOOK AT THEM
VERY POORLY RUN COMPANY best avoid

decent wine is probably the best beverage of all - in reasonable moderation

btw, tomatoes and broccoli are the thing for a healthy prostate, and garlic and porridge to lower chloresterol ...... and beer for that sexy bag of potatoes spilling over your waistband

cynic so why do you not do your duty and give blood i have given over 120 pints
and if you have a problem they will tell you.
and i always feel great after given blood feel fresh and good

Well done for the above Tanker. Is there still bronze, silver and gold for x amounts of blood given ? and do you still get a cuppa after and for being good a bici.

i don't have a problem donating blood; just too lazy to make the time ..... i suspect that if the blood donation unit was immediately local to me - i.e. walkable - then i might

of course, the fact that it might go to an illegal or a fundamentalist or similar is a great deterrent

Tanker, I admire you for donating blood - have you put a stipulation on it as to which race gets it.??????

hmmmmm your not afraid of needles are you ? :-))

Be honest a lot of men are. lol

yes i have a cup of orange . do not touch coffee or tea
not being racist have seen very few asians and i go all over the place to give
the last time i went the nusres incharge said my pint was going up to manchester
for a young girl my blood is neg only 5% of population have my blood
always good loking young ladys giving blood

looking for a boy friend

my next blood donor date 26th march 6.20pm then down to weatherspoons
next door

Most people I am sure would not say no if they needed blood, but do not give it.

in that case, the table below will surprise you, as it did me .... sorry it's difficult to read, but easily found on wikipedia


The frequency of Rh factor blood types and the RhD neg allele gene differs in various populations.
Population data for the Rh D factor and the RhD neg allele[12]
Population Rh(D) NegRh(D) Pos Rh(D) Neg alleles
Basque people 21–36%[13] 65% approx 60%
other Europeans 16% 84% 40%
African American approx 7% 93% approx 26%
Native Americans approx 1% 99% approx 10%
African descent less 1% over 99% 3%
Asian less 1% over 99% 1%