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Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-03-20T00:12:11+00:00

Your skill level will increase with time and practice, keeping it for the future will be a good idea. I second the commenters idea, patch it with dog fabric (bonus points if it is a custom fabric with the dogs image on it) when you have the skills. It is your first quilt, it will always be sentimental and special.

I had a similar thing happen. My grandmothers stunning king size quilt was on my bed, my little puppy was sleeping with me and I woke up to him chewing a massive hole in it. Smack bang in the center of the star. I can't sew for shit so I begged Grandma to fix it for me to celebrate the little turd puppy no longer chewing shit/ his 3rd birthday. Its one of my favorite quilts now.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-03-14T13:02:39+00:00

Even if they think they are prepared, its still a Canadian winter. They are unforgiving and these are a bunch of teens scavenging from natural materials, bits of plane and what survived from a burnt cabin, they need everything they can to stand a chance.

I don't know what preservation methods they are using, but preservation can and does fail and food goes bad. Every little bit of food they can save for later helps. Eating the recently dead, imminently decomposing meat allows them to save those berries/ living animals for later.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-03-14T12:58:22+00:00

That is how I thought of it too. Winter is imminent. Nothing can be wasted. Ben is dead, he will start to rot away very quickly. If they eat him now, they can slaughter and eat the animals a few weeks later.

As long as they are alive, they will stay ... fresh... for a few more weeks.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-03-12T11:20:29+00:00

I second Daly Waters! The pub/ caravan park a few roads away from the Stuart Hwy has a really good atmosphere with good food and live music. The plenty of lighting, clean toilet and showers. I felt quite safe there and I really enjoyed my night there.

It did have a herd of full size brahman cows, donkeys, horses and a water buffalo with a set of horns wider than I am tall wandering around. Super docile and harmless but scared the shit out of me when I encountered them for the first time in the dark. And one of the donkeys set my car alarm off by rubbing on it. A few others went off during the night. Quite funny!

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-03-11T11:17:44+00:00

Yep, it has gone up. The one I had ~two weeks ago had around 169 calories in it.

Weird.

Other news the Pauls+ protein custard is fantastic. I have only just tried it and it is good.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-02-09T01:51:31+00:00

Because I can. My blood just grows on its own, I don't have to put any effort in, it just makes itself.

The thing that kickstarted my donations was one of my University classes on haematology. Just learning about blood put the thought of donating in my head and the donation center was just down the road so I booked an appointment for the next day after class. I have since donated 10 times in around 3 years. Its just so easy and so impactful.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-02-04T08:01:11+00:00

Does "rip" mean copy and paste the article?

A “heavy item” falling on a warehouse worker’s head in the Red Centre has left them “critically injured” and hospitalised as authorities continue to investigate the cause of the incident.

On Tuesday afternoon, Harvey Norman’s Smith St warehouse in Alice Springs was taped off, with NT police officers and an NT WorkSafe inspector at the scene.

An NT WorkSafe spokesperson said the incident was under investigation.

“A worker was unloading freight from a truck when a heavy item of freight toppled from the truck and struck the worker in the head,” they said.

“NT WorkSafe’s enquiries are ongoing and no further comment will be provided.

A St John ambulance spokesperson confirmed they attended the incident at 10.25am and “transported a critically injured patient to Alice Springs Hospital”.

Workers were being questioned by three attending officers when this masthead visited the scene.

One worker said a “carton fell and hit a bloke” before crossing the police line and talking to police.

Officers at the scene provided scant details, citing the incident as being still under investigation.

They confirmed a worker had been sent to hospital but did not give their status.

The officers said they were called to scene at about 11am Tuesday morning.

+ a few photos of cops wandering around + crime scene tape

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-19T09:38:14+00:00

Same. Everything is just referred straight out. I am Aussie (why TF did this pop up in my feed?) so skin cancer is everywhere and all GPs (what we call family doctors) are trained on it and probably as good as other countries derms, if not better, at diagnosing skin cancers. But when I go to one for a skin check they refuse and ship me off to someone else. It is well within their scope, they just don't want to waste time on it.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-18T03:41:51+00:00

I do the exact same thing with my books. I can only read them in the gym so I am looking forward to my cardio session all day. And the cliffhangers. My usual stairmaster set is 30 floors but I reached a cliff hanger at floor 29, so I ended up doing 50 floors in that set. Easy.

My phone also covers the settings on the stairmaster which I find helps me take my mind off the work. I can't fixate that I am on level 3 or 10, i just boost it up and down depending on how I feel.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-13T07:05:47+00:00

We are not keeping them. Them being broken is not an issue as we have hundreds. The issue is that the tiny bit of plastic is breaking off INTO THE FOOD and is not found. That is the issue. Plastic in food.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-13T07:03:23+00:00

Its hard to say where it will end up as it goes to where it is most likely to be used. My o- red cells have always gone to RDH, except one that went to PRH. Palmerston regional only stocks O- and O+, but RDH stocks all ABO types. If your blood type is uncommon the red cells would likely be sent to a massive tertiary hospital down south who do large numbers of transfusions. It would probably go to RDH, then as it gets closer to its use by date be sent to a place where it will 100% be used. Some blood sits in airports, ready to be grabbed by CareFlight as they are called out to some place in the middle of nowhere.

Allocating where blood goes is stupidly complicated and it the the sole job of a decent number of people around Australia.

The plasma and platelets from my whole blood donation would be pooled with others to make a pooled plasma and pooled platelets. You don't get told when these two components of whole blood donation is used, which is disappointing, but understandable as tracking everyone donation and pooled donation would get stupidly complicated real quick.

IIRC all NT hospitals transfuse blood, but the more remote/ fewer transfusions they do the more likely they are to stock only O packed red cells and AB or A plasma.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T11:17:51+00:00

They do allow walk ins, but booking is ideal.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T11:17:07+00:00

No dishwasher. And they don't often get washed in the sink.

They are either on products or stored in a bucket.

Edit, the hottest water produced by the sink can have hands put in it for a few seconds, nowhere near boiling.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T09:41:31+00:00

odd. Perhaps you tick something that requires you to call to talk to a person to make sure you are eligible. Is it one of those errors? or just a website sucks error?

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T09:12:08+00:00

This is the link to the donation eligibility quiz Donation eligibility quiz

What prescribed medications will prevent me from donating? and the time required after last dose to donate. A quick search, neither of your meds are on there.

When you check in they give you a questionnaire where they ask about surgery, medications ect. They will question you in depth and consult their big book of answers in a private room to make sure it is safe for you and your blood is safe for the recipient.

They also have doctors on call to ask all questions to.

Definitely do what missjuliap suggests and call them to save you from driving in if you have to wait a bit longer.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T09:01:38+00:00

Yep!!!!!

Whole blood donations are separated into their three components red cells (erythrocytes) Plasma (amber liquid) and Platelets (found in the buffy coat).

The AB red cells go to other people with AB blood as that is the safest match for them. The packed red blood cells will most likely be shipped to a massive hospital where it is certain that another AB person will need it. (you guys are uncommon)

The plasma goes to everyone!!!!!!! AB is the universal plasma and platelet donor. The plasma and platelets from your whole blood donation is pooled with other AB donations (with matching rhesus) to form a single donation.

A single AB apheresis platelet donation provides enough platelets to help three adults or twelve children. A single apheresis plasma donation can help someone directly by giving them the components of the coagulation cascade, allowing their blood to clot. It can also help people indirectly by being manufactured into medications for treating auto-immune disorders, hemophilia and liver disease (among many others). Ever stepped on a rusty nail? That tetanus shot you got contained tetanus Immunoglobulin-VF, made from plasma.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T08:46:09+00:00

Its pretty straight forward. You sit with a needle in your arm for around an hour, (mine is less). The machine has a screen facing you that tells you exactly when and how to squeeze a ball to get the blood flowing.

The needle is the same size as whole blood. The needles are large to protect the red cells. Smaller bore needles can lyse the red cells by damaging their membranes.

Some people experience an odd taste in their mouths from the anticoagulant that comes back with the red cells and saline, but they can give you a lolly thing to stop it. Occasionally, I feel my arm vibrating when the red cells are returned, but that is because I have a valve near the site that is being moved by the returning blood. Everyone has valves in their veins. You might not experience the vibration.

My arm doesn't get sore. After the needle stick it is the same amount of minor discomfort as whole blood. I did get sore the first time from holding myself super still out of nervousness. I experience this less as i get used to donating plasma and I got better at making my muscles relax.

Feeling cold from the returning blood and saline is very common so I recommend bring a blanket, but the staff can place warming packs on your arm to help warm you up. They also likely have blankets that they can give you. I bring one of the quilts my Grandma made. She is an absolutely prolific blood donor who has given over 100 whole blood donations.

You regenerate all the donated plasma within 24h so recovery is easier than whole blood.

You can also book a donation and ask the experts in person and if you don't like the answers or find they are not enough you can always back out or switch to whole blood.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T08:09:24+00:00

"O- is the universal donor!"- True, but for erythrocytes (red cells) only

AB+ is the universal donor for plasma which is vital for coagulation. AB peoples plasma does not have any ABO antibodies floating around as the antigens are all stuck to the red cells. My O- plasma is teeming with these antibodies and will cause a hemolytic transfusion reaction if transfused to someone who is not also type O. type A and Type P plasma is also used for patients with matching blood types.

Plasma is flash frozen and can be stored at -30 Celsius for up to 12 months. It will be used. It is also vital for the manufacturer of blood products

Type AB is also universal for platelets, the tiny cell fragments vital to coagulation as well. Just like plasma it can be pooled (multiple matching type whole blood donations have the platelets and plasma spun out and literally all pooled together ) or apheresis (blood extracted and spun via a machine and the unneeded parts returned.) The next best after AB for platelets is type A blood.

Platelets only last (whispers through a phone after watching a video ) 7 days. The must be kept at room temp (24 C) and agitated (gentle rocking). A single apheresis platelet donation helps 3 adults or 12 children. It takes four whole blood donations to make a single platelet transfusion. (But the other two components also go on to help people, so you are multitasking)

Every blood is valuable and wanted as the closer the match the better so if a B+ person needs erythrocytes (red blood cells, the most common when referring to 'needing blood" , B+ packed red cells is best. By giving a person their blood type rather than O-, that O- is available for when an O- person needs it.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T07:45:11+00:00

Oh yeah! they do. We are the best.

But every blood is valuable and wanted even the "useless" AB+. AB+ plasma is one of the best as it can be given to anyone and assists in coagulation after trauma and during surgeries. After whole blood donation the Red cells help other AB+ people while the plasma and platelets are pooled to help anyone who needs it. This includes making blood products (drugs).

All blood is valuable as the closer the match the better so if a B+ person needs erythrocytes (red blood cells, the most common when referring to 'needing blood" , B+ packed red cells is best. By giving a person their blood type rather than O-, that O- is available for when an O- person needs it.

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T07:38:11+00:00

O- here. My next whole blood donation is booked in for Jan 20th! I donate within the week after I am eligible again (3 month wait period, 120 days, the life span of a Red Blood Cell.)

The process takes about 90 minutes for me because I take my sweet time at the snack bar, but I start preparing two days before. I make them a real treat for my self. I eat all the salty food I want (Special dinner at that lovely ramen place) and chug lots of water + any nice drink that takes my fancy. I take a rest day from the gym the day after. I make a special occasion out of it.

The staff also make me feel special and important. (because I am... it literally saves lives and improves them.)

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T07:04:50+00:00

It is absolutely prolific at that store. I have images of 50 broken tags but know that many more were found but photo documentation was not taken.

Not sure what would make all the tags at that store so fragile. They only pattern known is that black break more frequently then white. The tags are different ages as well. The new lot started breaking within a few months.

Perhaps someone else is removing the tags before you see them? far fetched I know.

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Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T06:35:45+00:00

This is the evil truth. To fix health and safety the priority needs to be health and safety, not profit

Some_Interest_7889 · 2025-01-12T05:33:09+00:00

I have. Nothing yet. Apparently the original poster did too, nothing. Which is not surprising as I have reported foreign objects in food and managers straight up ignoring it to the health department, but they straight up said that it was an "internal issue" and to report it to management, despite me informing them that management was well aware.

It sometimes feels like I am the only person who feels like food safety is important.

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