Oh, come on people!

[subplotkudzu]

I had always intended this journal to be primarily gaming related with some (hopefully) amusing life anecdotes, but I feel the need to rant for a moment. This quote is from an Explainer article in yesterday's Slate (http://www.slate.com/id/2149359/)

(The centers in Iowa, for example, are able to collect from 12 percent of the population, compared to a national average of 3 percent.)

3%?

3 goddamn percent?!?

This five years after people were banging on the doors of the blood rives insisting it was their moral and religious duty to donate? Speaking as arrogant git who just got his 5 gallon pin, I'm trying to figure out what the problem is here. I know the article I'm quoting from is focusing on the cost factors of blood donation and transfer, but I can't be the only on to find this depressing. Surely we can do better than this.

Comments

[brianrogers.livejournal.com]

I have that happen sometimes as well. Of course, it turned up in my pre-procedure blood work and my lawsuit fearful GP is talking about sending me to a blood specialist for a full work up. Dude, I've had borderline anemia since I was Eight. My dad has it. They take my blood 9 times out of 10. I'll eat some damn spinach - just don't send me to another specialist because you think I might sue.