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Posted: 6/25/2014 11:56:57 PM EDT
I donate as often as eligible, and have done over three gallons so far. I've often participated in threads here encouraging others to do the same, cuz there's only one place to get this vital life saving commodity. I was eligible again last Thursday, so I had time yesterday and went to do my part.
Big sign on the door of the Red Cross "NO GUNS ALLOWED" with the red slash circle around it. It's not the legally required one, but it's unmistakeable. I don't patronize businesses who forbid CCW. I waited a long damned time (over 30 years) to get it in this state, and I'll be damned if I will donate my essence to a place that doesn't want my gun inside. I'm A- so they REALLY like my extra-special rare blood. They call me incessantly when I'm due to give, so now I can't wait to tell them to take me off their list--and why. Idiots. Update on page four--here. Edit: Probably the final update on page five--here. |
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Quoted:I'll be damned if I will donate my essence to a place that doesn't want my gun inside. View Quote This right here is damned near sig-line material. |
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I'm VERY afraid of needles getting put in me to the point where I can get so anxious I puke(sometimes). But now I can just say I don't donate because they don't allow conceal carry
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Quoted:I'll be damned if I will donate my essence to a place that doesn't want my gun inside. This right here is damned near sig-line material. This is my rifle, this is my gun. This is for fighting, this is for fun. |
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If I were you, I would ignore their fucking stupidity. People need blood and you are doing your part to save lives. Don't let the majority suffer for the stupidity of some ass clowns.
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I'm VERY afraid of needles getting put in me to the point where I can get so anxious I puke(sometimes). But now I can just say I don't donate because they don't allow conceal carry View Quote Lots of folks are like that. You really do get used to it though. So very few eligible people donate it's really a shame. AFAIK people don't die from a lack of blood, but I know it's a constant struggle to maintain supplies. Now they lost a reliable donor--over stupidity. |
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As full retard as that is, this might be the one case where I'd reconsider a boycott.
Certainly tell them how they're wrong and alienating long time donors. |
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If I were you, I would ignore their fucking stupidity. People need blood and you are doing your part to save lives. Don't let the majority suffer for the stupidity of some ass clowns. View Quote Technically I can, as the sign is not the one required by our law, so it carries no legal weight. It's more the principle, and I'm going to try to get the policy changed. <---- That's more the point of this. |
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The last time I got talked into donating blood (a few years ago), those vampires took about a gallon out of me I think.
For about three days after I couldn't walk more than twenty feet without feeling tired out like a 90 year old man. |
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As I understand it most cities also have a local blood bank independent of the Red Cross. Might they be an option for you?
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Oh hell yes. They are certainly not a charity. If I won't BUY STUFF, and get something with banned CCW, I sure as hell won't DONATE my time and blood. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Is the Red Cross a business? Oh hell yes. They are certainly not a charity. If I won't BUY STUFF, and get something with banned CCW, I sure as hell won't DONATE my time and blood. trust me. they are selling your blood to the highest bidder in other states and countries. |
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Lots of folks are like that. You really do get used to it though. So very few eligible people donate it's really a shame. AFAIK people don't die from a lack of blood, but I know it's a constant struggle to maintain supplies. Now they lost a reliable donor--over stupidity. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I'm VERY afraid of needles getting put in me to the point where I can get so anxious I puke(sometimes). But now I can just say I don't donate because they don't allow conceal carry Lots of folks are like that. You really do get used to it though. So very few eligible people donate it's really a shame. AFAIK people don't die from a lack of blood, but I know it's a constant struggle to maintain supplies. Now they lost a reliable donor--over stupidity. Yea, part of it is just being in a doctors office. I was at the doctor last week (fractured my wrist) and the nurse said my blood pressure was high. I was just nervous. |
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Well, I suppose a boycott is more level-headed than storming towards the door of the place with your CCW out, screaming "YOU WANT BLOOD, MOTHERFUCKERS? HUH?"
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They call me up on my cell phone (unsolicited) asking for blood donations. Very annoying.
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I donate as often as eligible, and have done over three gallons so far. I've often participated in threads here encouraging others to do the same, cuz there's only one place to get this vital life saving commodity. I was eligible again last Thursday, so I had time yesterday and went to do my part. Big sign on the door of the Red Cross "NO GUNS ALLOWED" with the red slash circle around it. It's not the legally required one, but it's unmistakeable. I don't patronize businesses who forbid CCW. I waited a long damned time (over 30 years) to get it in this state, and I'll be damned if I will donate my essence to a place that doesn't want my gun inside. I'm A- so they REALLY like my extra-special rare blood. They call me incessantly when I'm due to give, so now I can't wait to tell them to take me off their list--and why. Idiots. View Quote Yes. Tell them why and tell them if your blood is good enough for them, so is your life and your right to defend it. idiots |
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I give to the local blood bank. I'm O+, so mine gets spread around pretty well.
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Hahahahaha..... there's an American Red Cross ad at the bottom of my arfcom page.
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Send your blood to me. I'm going to open a gun friendly conpetitor business.
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As someone who has received a blood transfusion... thank you. I also recommend you just donate and carry anyway.
I had no choice in where my blood came from, and I had no choice in their gun policies... why should I have been made to suffer for the Red Cross's stupid policy? Make the Red Cross suffer by going in, and carrying anyway, and donating blood.
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Yes. Tell them why and tell them if your blood is good enough for them, so is your life and your right to defend it. idiots View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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. Yes. Tell them why and tell them if your blood is good enough for them, so is your life and your right to defend it. idiots That's precisely what I have in mind and have rehearsed. |
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The vampires come to work every three months like clockwork for their 40 units.
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I donate as often as eligible, and have done over three gallons so far. I've often participated in threads here encouraging others to do the same, cuz there's only one place to get this vital life saving commodity. I was eligible again last Thursday, so I had time yesterday and went to do my part. Big sign on the door of the Red Cross "NO GUNS ALLOWED" with the red slash circle around it. It's not the legally required one, but it's unmistakeable. I don't patronize businesses who forbid CCW. I waited a long damned time (over 30 years) to get it in this state, and I'll be damned if I will donate my essence to a place that doesn't want my gun inside. I'm A- so they REALLY like my extra-special rare blood. They call me incessantly when I'm due to give, so now I can't wait to tell them to take me off their list--and why. Idiots. View Quote Maybe its time to donate some feces? |
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As someone who has received a blood transfusion... thank you. I also recommend you just donate and carry anyway. I had no choice in where my blood came from, and I had no choice in their gun policies... why should I have been made to suffer for the Red Cross's stupid policy? Make the Red Cross suffer by going in, and carrying anyway, and donating blood. View Quote I know--it's honestly eating me up, hence this thread to commiserate. I know what the donations means to you and anyone else who needs it. True story--I have a dear client who has bad sickle cell anemia and happens to be a universal recipient. She MUST have a one unit transfusion every month to stay alive. Most times when I donate I call and tell her to hustle in and get it while it's still warm. She's a sweet lady and always gets a laugh from the call. She was dealt a sucky hand health wise and has little joy in life, so I try to cheer her when I can. |
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Donate to a different group! Bonfiles (SIC) in my area, Red Cross is the devil.
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Beekeeper, guess you need a "no guns no blood" card! ;)
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Last I heard, the CEO of the Red Cross makes over 600k a year and less than 35 cents of every dollar actually goes toward a charity. Take you blood elsewhere.
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Quoted: I know--it's honestly eating me up, hence this thread to commiserate. I know what the donations means to you and anyone else who needs it. True story--I have a dear client who has bad sickle cell anemia and happens to be a universal recipient. She MUST have a one unit transfusion every month to stay alive. Most times when I donate I call and tell her to hustle in and get it while it's still warm. She's a sweet lady and always gets a laugh from the call. She was dealt a sucky hand health wise and has little joy in life, so I try to cheer her when I can. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: As someone who has received a blood transfusion... thank you. I also recommend you just donate and carry anyway. I had no choice in where my blood came from, and I had no choice in their gun policies... why should I have been made to suffer for the Red Cross's stupid policy? Make the Red Cross suffer by going in, and carrying anyway, and donating blood. I know--it's honestly eating me up, hence this thread to commiserate. I know what the donations means to you and anyone else who needs it. True story--I have a dear client who has bad sickle cell anemia and happens to be a universal recipient. She MUST have a one unit transfusion every month to stay alive. Most times when I donate I call and tell her to hustle in and get it while it's still warm. She's a sweet lady and always gets a laugh from the call. She was dealt a sucky hand health wise and has little joy in life, so I try to cheer her when I can. But I do recommend you just remember that concealed means concealed. |
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by the way... my "Thank you" wasn't sarcastic. It's a "thank you" for donating already and having done everything you have already done. But I do recommend you just remember that concealed means concealed. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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. But I do recommend you just remember that concealed means concealed. That's how I took it. I've made up my mind I won't carry where it's not desired--legally posted or not. I need some vehicle painting done and won't go to the best shop in town because they have a sign similar to the RC one--not the legal one, but it gets the point across. I did go in long enough to tell the owner's daughter I won't be giving them the business I had already talked to them about. She tried to brush it off as not serious, but weeks later the sign is still up, as I can see it when I drive by. Their choice--and my choice. |
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Last I heard, the CEO of the Red Cross makes over 600k a year and less than 35 cents of every dollar actually goes toward a charity. Take you blood elsewhere. View Quote There's nowhere else to donate. I'm downstate and not in a hugely urban area. I avoid charities like the plague, knowing they are virtually all crooked as hell. I donate ONLY for people like our friend PatriotAr15, as there's only one place to get it. |
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trust me. they are selling your blood to the highest bidder in other states and countries. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Is the Red Cross a business? Oh hell yes. They are certainly not a charity. If I won't BUY STUFF, and get something with banned CCW, I sure as hell won't DONATE my time and blood. trust me. they are selling your blood to the highest bidder in other states and countries. They have a monopoly, and nobody else is supplying enough to keep up with trauma. The "no guns" policy is stupid and I don't pretend to know the specifics of blood banking economics. I just know I've dumped an awful lot of blood into an awful lot of traumas, and karma is looking to bite me if I don't give some back. When you transfuse 40 units into a person, you tend to be pretty appreciative of the folks that donated and processed the stuff. OP, if you feel so strongly about not giving blood due to the sign, that's your right. Please be so kind as to carry a properly witnessed card next to your driver's license that refuses blood transfusion, lest someone accidentally give you blood steeped in the anti-gunnery of the Red Cross. There are lots of reasons not to donate. This one takes some impressive mental gymnastics. |
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<snip> OP, if you feel so strongly about not giving blood due to the sign, that's your right. Please be so kind as to carry a properly witnessed card next to your driver's license that refuses blood transfusion, lest someone accidentally give you blood steeped in the anti-gunnery of the Red Cross. There are lots of reasons not to donate. This one takes some impressive mental gymnastics. View Quote Perhaps I'll do that--but with your permission I'll make sure it says to stop after 3+ gallons is reached. I'd like to say more. |
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Quoted: There's nowhere else to donate. I'm downstate and not in a hugely urban area. I avoid charities like the plague, knowing they are virtually all crooked as hell. I donate ONLY for people like our friend PatriotAr15, as there's only one place to get it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Last I heard, the CEO of the Red Cross makes over 600k a year and less than 35 cents of every dollar actually goes toward a charity. Take you blood elsewhere. There's nowhere else to donate. I'm downstate and not in a hugely urban area. I avoid charities like the plague, knowing they are virtually all crooked as hell. I donate ONLY for people like our friend PatriotAr15, as there's only one place to get it. Is there a local(ish) hospital? Sometimes hospitals will have their own bloodbank. |
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Perhaps I'll do that--but with your permission I'll make sure it says to stop after 3+ gallons is reached. I'd like to say more. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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<snip> OP, if you feel so strongly about not giving blood due to the sign, that's your right. Please be so kind as to carry a properly witnessed card next to your driver's license that refuses blood transfusion, lest someone accidentally give you blood steeped in the anti-gunnery of the Red Cross. There are lots of reasons not to donate. This one takes some impressive mental gymnastics. Perhaps I'll do that--but with your permission I'll make sure it says to stop after 3+ gallons is reached. I'd like to say more. Truth be told, you'd probably end up getting the stuff anyway. A wallet biopsy is way down the list of priorities, and we have so many "John Doe" folks come through that the hospital has come up with some very creative variations on temporary names for unknowns. As far as allocation, appropriate usage, and limits, there are a lot of things I'd like to gripe about but would be inappropriate on an open forum. |
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So does this mean if you are critically hurt, you'll make a request not to go to a hospital that does not allow CCW?
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Is there a local(ish) hospital? Sometimes hospitals will have their own bloodbank. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Last I heard, the CEO of the Red Cross makes over 600k a year and less than 35 cents of every dollar actually goes toward a charity. Take you blood elsewhere. There's nowhere else to donate. I'm downstate and not in a hugely urban area. I avoid charities like the plague, knowing they are virtually all crooked as hell. I donate ONLY for people like our friend PatriotAr15, as there's only one place to get it. Is there a local(ish) hospital? Sometimes hospitals will have their own bloodbank. Yes--but the RC is the only place to donate, as neither hospital handles blood donations. |
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lol
Only on arfkom. I bet your ass would be begging for some of that blood if you needed it. |
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