Donating Blood Kilted

[Colin]

I used to donate blood fairly regularly, but unfortunately the rules here now state that the donor must not have had any tattoo work done within 12 months. I have somehow managed to not make that 12 month deadline in about 4 years now. Maybe next June.

I am a big believer that if you donate, you should. It's true that you never know you who have saved.

[Riverkilt]

Which reminds me how ticked I was after 9/11 when everyone was saying we should get a commemerative tattoo. No, FIRST we need to donate blood, THEN get the commemerative tattoo.

I've had some one year layoffs on donating too, after adding a tat. Kind of a silly rule with all the precautions a good tattoo artist takes these days.

Ron

[Frank McGrath]

I have decided that 1 needle stick every 52 days is worth not being tattooed. But that was my choice, not an editorial. I thank all that have donated. I thank all those who have tried and could not. I thank all those who volunteer to help those that give. I thank the Red Cross for all those goofy t shirts. But above all, I thank Famous Amos for the chocolate chip cookies at the canteen.