United Kingdom chat thread V4: lamb rogan josh, £3 meal deals, and brexit - General

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No cherry coke is the best.

vanilla coke or bust

Normal coke in a glass bottle is the best you barbarians.

Oooh we shithole posting? Can confirm Ipswich is a dive (source: 30 years here), but in addition to Clacton and Jaywick (which I think has legally been annexed by Ireland) the biggest, greyest, most depressing place I've ever been is Basildon.

Who else didn't ask for an easter egg this year? I feel like they're a complete waste of money, half of it is packaging and the quality has gone downhill. I asked for one small, higher quality chocolate bar (gimme that 70%+ cocoa.) Also I'm a fat fuck who doesn't need to be given 4 easter eggs from my family. Just one good quality choco bar and I'm good.

I have eaten about 5 easter eggs over 2 weeks, i don't even care about easter.

I got a Creme Egg easter egg, did a three way swap with my family to get a Milk Button egg, before remembering that I'm on a diet so I gave it back to my family

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Sadly reached the point where I have to buy my own easter eggs so I'm gonna wait until Monday and buy a trolley full

Actually managed to give blood today for the first time!

1) Congratulations and I'm sure your goodwill gesture is super appreciated! 2) This actually reminded me of something I meant to ask a few days ago, because one of my classes was discussing it: How many of you are "signed up" to organ donation? I recently got a donor card because I'm not religious and don't see why I'd need any of my organs once I'm dead, prematurely or naturally. This isn't meant to be boastful, I'm just curious because a lot of people I've spoken to wheel out the "it's uncomfortable to think someone having MY organs" reasoning and I'd like to see what other people have to say on the topic, especially in a country that still uses Opt-In as opposed to Opt-Out.

I got an organ donor card last year, I think it's a bit awkward you have to sign up for it explicitly, not many people would bother I guess.

It's pretty selfish to not give away your organs after you pass. They're not going to be waiting with scalpels by your death bed, and when they are taken you'll be dead. Why take away the opportunity for someone else to live because you'd rather cling on to what's "yours" when you can no longer even define that? Unless your organs can be provided for scientific research or something similar I honestly don't see why they can't just be nicked, no opt-out.

My friend says she would never opt-in due to religious reasons. As supportive of I am of organ donation, I think there should still be an element of choice.

I guess. Didn't really think of that. Still not happy with such a decision, not that I can argue that. No doubt there's always going to be some asshole who uses that as an excuse to avoid a carving whilst not actually believing in any faith though.

This is why opt-out rather than opt-in makes sense IMO. People can still opt-out if they have specific objections, but it moves the majority of people who don't care either way to the side of helping out.

Personally, and this may sound very selfish but I'm not religious but I also didn't sign up for organ donation. My reasoning being - I don't want to have my organs being given to some dipshit who abuses the system such as this woman who drank her liver to the point she needed a transplant, but then refused to stop drinking afterwards (which would put the donated liver at risk). I actually read somewhere (could have been on here in fact) that someone's relative was told by the surgeon she had to stop drinking before and after a liver transplant and she outright refused. She ended up dying when she had a chance to survive, but chose her old drinking lifestyle over everything else. I'm 100% for donating organs to those who will actually change their lives (where applicable) and to give someone a second chance (especially if their situation is out of their control for example) but I can't agree to signing up unless I was explicitly promised (with some sort of contract) that my organs would not go to an abuser and would go to someone who would actually value my donation. I realise surgeons can reject patients who refuse to change their lifestyles, but on the flipside I've also read of patients lying their faces off and ending up back on the table a year later for another transplant. If there does exist some sort of clause mandating lifestyle change etc - then I'll gladly sign up ASAP.

They're changing it to opt-out, the bill is going through Parliament right now

I've always been a huge supporter of Organ Donation. My mother in law died in December and as awful as it was, it really helped the family knowing she gave other people the chance to live from donating her organs. She was a nurse and always tried to get people to sign up to organ donation before she died because she saw the positive impacts from it first hand. Even the tiniest bits like heart valves can make sure someone can survive a good few decades with their family, rather than dying prematurely.

Hope they hurry up with that, and the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill 2017 bill.

When I die they can scrape me for my organs and eyes and throw what's left in a wheelie bin

When I die, take any of my organs that are any good, cremate me and then put me in a bottle rocket for my grandkids to shoot into the sky on a family picnic. Make sure you eat everything first though because it might get dusty.

I think I may have ate a sandwich with some bad butter in it. When I die are my organs still ok to give away?

they can take my organs over my cold dead body

W-why is it snowing again...? Its supposed to be spring! If Jesus came out of his tomb today and saw it snowing, he'd say "bugger this" and head back inside for another lie in.

Fucking April right.

Sorry mate, gonna have to scrap the whole lot after an event like that.

Had to hold myself back today at the shops, most of the unsold easter chocolate was heavily reduced.

I ended walking away with 5 "was £5 now £1" eggs... Good thing Chocolate doesn't go off since I tend to eat an egg a month...