Professor Dave Anstee (of Issitt and Anstee fame), with Claire Milkins (from NEQAS).

 

Nicole Thornton and Joyce Poole (Head and former Head of Red Cell Serology at the IBGRL), together with my friend Shane Grimsley's back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Dame Professor Marcela Contreras, together with Dr Geoff Poole (ex-Head of Function in Red Cell Immunohaematology in NHSBT - in other words, my ex-Boss!).

 

Dr. Geoff Daniels.

 

Professor Marion Scott.

 

The whole lot of us.  Please ignore the fat guy on the extreme left as you look at the photograph - No idea who he may be, or why he was invited there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Malcolm. Great photos!

Malcolm, in 9 more weeks plan on stopping by and you can take photos of my retirement party.  It will probably be just the 2 of us.

 

 

                                                                                                                  

John, I would love to meet you, but would also be very loathe to lose your knowledge, expertise and wit from the profession.  PLEASE do not retire from this site too!

Malcolm, I'm sure I will continue to be the troll under the bridge for this site for quite sometime.  I find the discussions interesting and enlightening.  I've noticed that my expertise in some areas is already waning and outdated since I stopped being a dedicated bloodbanker a few years ago but I hope that some of my management insights are still useful and my mistakes of the past can be a learning experience for others.  There you go, more of my philosophical drivel.

NEVER drivel, and I am so glad that you will continue to be a "troll"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This site needs more trolls!

I am "retiring" on 11/11/15 (but will probably continue to work a couple/few days a month.)  (We'll see how that goes.)

 

Donna

Congratulations Donna, BUT, as I, for one (of, I am certain, many) have always respected your views on this site, PLEASE do not "retire" from "PathLabTalk" for many years yet!

Thanks for your kind words, Malcolm.  Like John above, I'll continue to "troll" and try to stay current with the field.  I've had a wonderful career (and I'm convinved that there have been guardian angels preventing me and my staff from making serious mistakes through these many years!)

 

Donna