3 months ago, my blood pressure was too high to donate.
Last week, HBP is just fine, since they really need donations. I really don't get it.
The Fá´œcking Red CrossFollow
Lubriderm the Fussy wrote:
Last week, HBP is just fine, since they really need donations. I really don't get it.
How does this not makes sense to you?
I've donated to the red cross many times, and I can tell you from experience that they are incredibly strict about their requirements and they do not let people "slip by" just because they need more donations. I see there being two possibilities here. The first is that your BP was the same and that particular worker input the wrong numbers into the computer (presumably on purpose). If this is the case and anyone found out, they would be fired without hesitation. The other possibility is that 3 months ago, your BP just happened to be high that day (or just happened to be low last week, depending on what is normal for you), enough to push you across the borderline they set. It infuriates me that the red cross is so selective, but they are very adamant about their regulations.
Standards are meant to be standards for a reason. Why not harvest free, healthy blood when you can, since you don't know what might happen in a week or two?
Lubriderm the Fussy wrote:
Standards are meant to be standards for a reason. Why not harvest free, healthy blood when you can, since you don't know what might happen in a week or two?
Daimakaicho seems to know more about their policies than I do, but changing or relaxing standards makes sense as need increases in almost any circumstance.
It's a general truth that when you can afford to discriminate you do, and when you can't you don't.
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
I've donated to the red cross many times, and I can tell you from experience that they are incredibly strict about their requirements and they do not let people "slip by" just because they need more donations. I see there being two possibilities here. The first is that your BP was the same and that particular worker input the wrong numbers into the computer (presumably on purpose). If this is the case and anyone found out, they would be fired without hesitation. The other possibility is that 3 months ago, your BP just happened to be high that day (or just happened to be low last week, depending on what is normal for you), enough to push you across the borderline they set. It infuriates me that the red cross is so selective, but they are very adamant about their regulations.
I'm not complaining, I'm glad I was able to give, really.
¹My Pulse at my Dr.'s office usually clocks in at 60-70, but at red cross it's 90-105. I don't know why.
Blood vessels are exactly like inner tubes. If your blood pressure is too high you need to donate some blood to relieve the pressure, right?
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Also they are rubber and make cars go.
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Sandinmygum the Stupendous wrote:
Human (?) females look ugly.
Aliekber wrote:
Blood vessels are exactly like inner tubes. If your blood pressure is too high you need to donate some blood to relieve the pressure, right?
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If your BP is high, you should get it taken care of 
Lubriderm the Fussy wrote:
Aliekber wrote:
Blood vessels are exactly like inner tubes. If your blood pressure is too high you need to donate some blood to relieve the pressure, right?
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Aliekber wrote:
Also they are rubber and make cars go.
If you have an inner tube in your car I suggest you take it to the nearest police station and inform them of it.
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Manosuke the Irrelevant wrote:
Aliekber wrote:
Also they are rubber and make cars go.
If you have an inner tube in your car I suggest you take it to the nearest police station and inform them of it.
I am unsure how the states handles their transport regulations, but having an inner tube in a vehicle designed for highway operation is dangerous and (in Canada) quite illegal. They aren't even supposed to let you drive to the tire shop to get the tire replaced, it's an automatic impound, then you need to put the spare on, if you have one; other wise have it towed, if the axle is the one to be lifted, else flat decked to a tire shop and have the tire replaced.
Manosuke the Irrelevant wrote:
Manosuke the Irrelevant wrote:
Aliekber wrote:
Also they are rubber and make cars go.
If you have an inner tube in your car I suggest you take it to the nearest police station and inform them of it.
I am unsure how the states handles their transport regulations, but having an inner tube in a vehicle designed for highway operation is dangerous and (in Canada) quite illegal. They aren't even supposed to let you drive to the tire shop to get the tire replaced, it's an automatic impound, then you need to put the spare on, if you have one; other wise have it towed, if the axle is the one to be lifted, else flat decked to a tire shop and have the tire replaced.
A) If I had something illegal in my car, why on earth would I take it to the police? They're just going to use it as an excuse to fine me for several thousand dollars, and make sure I have to go to court, and then I'd just have to pay to get it fixed anyway. Maybe things are different in Canada now (it has been a long time since I have lived there, and never as an adult), but in lolUtah the cops are 99% useless for just about anything, and the Highway Patrol in particular is known for its brutality if you don't lick their boots. The town I lived in a few years back actually made national news when the police tackled an 80-year-old woman and cuffed her in her driveway for not watering her lawn. Apparently it was against a city Ordinance or something.
If I wasn't stuck unable to find a new job, I'd be long gone from Utah, that's for sure.
B) Iunno anything about cars, I leave all the maintenance details to my little brother who does.
C) Man I'm sleepy.
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Aliekber wrote:
Manosuke the Irrelevant wrote:
Manosuke the Irrelevant wrote:
Aliekber wrote:
Also they are rubber and make cars go.
If you have an inner tube in your car I suggest you take it to the nearest police station and inform them of it.
I am unsure how the states handles their transport regulations, but having an inner tube in a vehicle designed for highway operation is dangerous and (in Canada) quite illegal. They aren't even supposed to let you drive to the tire shop to get the tire replaced, it's an automatic impound, then you need to put the spare on, if you have one; other wise have it towed, if the axle is the one to be lifted, else flat decked to a tire shop and have the tire replaced.
A) ...
That was the point of the first post. The second was the explanation of why it wouldn't be a good idea.
Edited, Mar 23rd 2011 10:46pm by Manosuke
Manosuke the Irrelevant wrote:
Aliekber wrote:
Manosuke the Irrelevant wrote:
Manosuke the Irrelevant wrote:
Aliekber wrote:
Also they are rubber and make cars go.
If you have an inner tube in your car I suggest you take it to the nearest police station and inform them of it.
I am unsure how the states handles their transport regulations, but having an inner tube in a vehicle designed for highway operation is dangerous and (in Canada) quite illegal. They aren't even supposed to let you drive to the tire shop to get the tire replaced, it's an automatic impound, then you need to put the spare on, if you have one; other wise have it towed, if the axle is the one to be lifted, else flat decked to a tire shop and have the tire replaced.
A) ...
quote]That was the point of the first post. The second was the explanation of why it wouldn't be a good idea.
Gotcha--I guess I really should go to bed if things are flying over my head. Ugh, I usually don't get sleepy this early.
Night.
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Good Night, I should go to sleep but I need to finish laundry first.
***** SLEEP, I HAVE TO FINISH THIS SEASON OF DOCTOR WHO TONIGHT.
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***** SLEEP, I HAVE TO FINISH THIS SEASON OF DOCTOR WHO TONIGHT.
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Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
***** SLEEP, I HAVE TO FINISH EVERY SEASON OF THE NEW DOCTOR WHO TONIGHT.
Awake again, Utah still sucks.
News at 11.
News at 11.
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Sandinmygum the Stupendous wrote:
Human (?) females look ugly.
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
***** SLEEP, I HAVE TO FINISH THIS SEASON OF DOCTOR WHO TONIGHT.
I think I would start watching Dr. Who as a method for falling asleep.
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