Do you guys give blood?

Do you guys give blood?

  • Yes

    Votes: 29 32.2%

  • No, but I want to/plan on doing it

    Votes: 14 15.6%

  • No, not allowed

    Votes: 16 17.8%

  • No

    Votes: 31 34.4%
  • Total voters
    90
Yeah, because you basically have to be dead to donate organs. Even better. :p
 
No because I travel to tropical destinations and they dont allow me to within a certain number of years to protect against disease transmission. I guess there is risk of yellow fever, dengue fever, et. al tropical diseases.
 
Well, if you're dead, you don't get that warm fuzzy feeling of knowing you're helping someone. :p
 
I do, whenever I can - I'm O+, so the Red Cross is always looking to take my blood! I didn't think I could handle the needle, but it ended up not being too bad. (Even when one time they had to readjust the needle because I stopped flowing into the bag. Yeowch! I had a bruise, but it wasn't the end of the world.)
 
That's funny, I am also O+!
 
O+ here too, though that doesn't really matter as I'm not allowed to donate.

I was thinking that this thread could maybe use a poll, or is that just me?
 
Go ahead, you're the mod, this thread is too old for me to edit.
 
Gave again today. 7th time now. Had a nice free lunch and will now enjoy 2 days off. \o/
 
2 days off you say? :think:

I'm dead scared of needles but if we have something simular here it might be worth considering.

I really should too since I have B- which is pretty rare (2 % of the population)
 
:lol: Ah the classic 2 days off joke. :p Also; they give you a whole lunch? We just get tea and biscuits.

I also added another to the count recently; 6 times now. :)
 
Yeah I know; its a joke of an excuse for 2 days off I mean. :p However I would not complain if we were to get 2 days off...
 
Um .. all O+ donors here ... I don't want to burst your bubble, but for the sake of accuracy, you are not Universal Donors, that honour goes to O- blood group (about 4% of the human population). O+ cannot donate to anyone (particularly women of child bearing potential) who is Rhesus -ve (10-15% of the population). But don't let me put you off. Blood donating is a very generous act.
 
Had my donor cherry popped last month. Mostly, I was interested if they'd let me do it in spite of malaises and stuff.

20-something bucks and a cup of coffee was nice, too.
 
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