Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[VelKallor]

Thats the third set of blood tests my doctor has ordered for me.

Help.

Someone.

Anyone.

I think my doctor is a vampire.

[Cincierta]

Thats the third set of blood tests my doctor has ordered for me.

Help.

Someone.

Anyone.

I think my doctor is a vampire.

If it makes you feel better, my mother's had so many blood tests done with her previous doctor that one of the veins in her left arm can no longer be drawn from due to the sheer amount of scar tissue over the course of two years. Demanding blood tests and phone chats every 3 months is a bit much for someone who's just recently hit 70.

She's left said doctor since then for another that's much more reasonable.

[VelKallor]

I should bloody well hope so.

ne of the veins in her left arm can no longer be drawn from due to the sheer amount of scar tissue over the course of two years

When I was in hospital, I had to have repeated blood draws, one of my arm veins was inflamed and I told her "no use the other arm please" , pointed to the sign on my bed placed there by my attending doctor.

The staffer, of course, ignored me and took it from the injured arm. She left and the nurse came in, seeing me crying in pain.

She took one look at my arm, one look at my face, walked out with a face like thunder. A day later I had a new phlebotomist come in, I asked about the other lady, to be told she had been summarily FIRED. .

Why? She had ignored a direct instruction from the patient and disregarded a WRITTEN notice on which arm to use.

My surgeon doesnt like it when his orders are ignored.

A good practitioner should never let things get that bad. Im sorry, Cincierta, thats utterly unforgiveable.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Has anyone else noticed odd lag spikes since the patch? Usually my connection is perfectly fine, but these last couple of days, I keep getting killed by things I clearly dodged on my screen. Even had the game just stop for fifteen seconds or so during the last boss in Paradigm's Breech.

[RyuDragnier]

Has anyone else noticed odd lag spikes since the patch? Usually my connection is perfectly fine, but these last couple of days, I keep getting killed by things I clearly dodged on my screen. Even had the game just stop for fifteen seconds or so during the last boss in Paradigm's Breech.

I've been having that issue before this patch. Mine started at 6.35.

[Renalt]

All this talk of blood tests is giving me PTSD. Seriously I get into panic attacks when I have to take one. Thankfully I'm no longer in a job that requires one like every 6 months or so.

[Cincierta]

Subway, please stop.



Link for story:
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-b2314443.html

[TheMightyMollusk]

What a horrible day to have eyes.

[Renalt]

Subway, please stop.



Link for story:
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-b2314443.html

I was about to say "Damn that looks real good!"

Then I saw the Cadbury Egg. They...didn't try to put meat and chocolate together did they? I like both. Meat and chocolate make life worth living...but not together.

Was that made on April Fools? I sure hope so.

I'd try it out of morbid curiosity...

[TheMightyMollusk]

They...didn't try to put meat and chocolate together did they? I like both. Meat and chocolate make life worth living...but not together.

I've made Cincinnati style chili that had chocolate in it. It was pretty good.

The marshmallow paste in a Cadbury egg, though, I have severe doubts.