Don White wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:38:21 -0400, PocoLoco
wrote:


On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:32:14 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing

wrote:


On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:42:56 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:

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I gave the Red Cross a second chance (after their 9-11 fiasco) and
donated to them for hurricane relief.


I will never, EVER donate to the Red Cross.

After what they did to the troops in Vietnam and all the fiascos over
the years including charging me for my own blood donation, the lying
scheming *******s will never get a dime from me for anything.

I donate to the Salvation Army only. At least I know my money will be
put to good use.


Hell, I really appreciated the Red Cross visits in Vietnam!



Their gals were turning tricks in the bunkers for $50 a throw, gave
half my platoon the clap, took four weeks to get a message to me about
my grandmother dying, charged $1 a donut and .50¢ a glass of warm kool
aid at a forward fire base - oh yeah, they are terrific organization.

Then to add insult to injury, three years ago when I had an operation,
I re-donated two pints prior to the operation which the Red Cross
cheerfully put to other uses and when I needed a transfusion to cover
the loss of blood, the *******s charged me for it. Their
justification was that my blood was needed elsewhere.

They are a giant scam operation, nothing more, nothing less.


We finally kicked their sorry asses out of the blood collection business
in Canada. The *******s were passing out tainted blood without testing
almost a year after the US tested for Hep. C. Coat the Cdn gov't
millions in reparations to infected receivers.
ooops...should be 'cost the Canadian gov't...'

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On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 19:13:48 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


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On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:38:21 -0400, PocoLoco
wrote:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:32:14 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing

wrote:

On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:42:56 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

I gave the Red Cross a second chance (after their 9-11 fiasco) and
donated
to them for hurricane relief.

I will never, EVER donate to the Red Cross.

After what they did to the troops in Vietnam and all the fiascos over
the years including charging me for my own blood donation, the lying
scheming *******s will never get a dime from me for anything.

I donate to the Salvation Army only. At least I know my money will be
put to good use.

Hell, I really appreciated the Red Cross visits in Vietnam!

Their gals were turning tricks in the bunkers for $50 a throw, gave
half my platoon the clap, took four weeks to get a message to me about
my grandmother dying, charged $1 a donut and .50¢ a glass of warm kool
aid at a forward fire base - oh yeah, they are terrific organization.

All were volunteers and all were human. Can you name a company or
organization that is without flaws?

The Salvation Army.

We are human. We all make mistakes.

Are you without blame during your tour Tom?

Tours and no - I have three years in PTSD therapy to prove it.

I still have flashbacks from time to time and the nightmares, while
less, are certainly less common than they were 25 years ago.

Then to add insult to injury, three years ago when I had an operation,
I re-donated two pints prior to the operation which the Red Cross
cheerfully put to other uses and when I needed a transfusion to cover
the loss of blood, the *******s charged me for it. Their
justification was that my blood was needed elsewhere.

Was your need for blood presenting an immediate threat to your life? If
not, why shouldn't you pay for it, especially if the blood supply is low
and
there is a high demand for those needing it to sustain life?

Because I had donated two pints prior to the operation exactly for
this reason - which, by the way was life threatening because I lost
more blood than expected and they couldn't bring up the BP with
saline.

They are a giant scam operation, nothing more, nothing less.

Your *facts* of their current operation do not prove that.

Yes they are - period, end-of-discussion.

A feel good Haliburton.

Same RC that charged the troops for coffee and donuts via paycheck deduction
when they were shipping out to the Pacific in WW-2. Even if they did not
get coffee and donuts! Same with help for guys getting home from far lands
on emergency leave. My uncle was one of those who was charged for C&D when
he was shipping out to Guadalcanal. He hated the Red Cross and too this day
I will not donate to the *******s. I support the Salvation Army. When we
had the 19809 Earthquake here in NorCal, the RC officials people showed up
via chartered Gulfstreams and other private jets. Not the very common and
very much cheaper commercial airlines.