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


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:38:21 -0400, PocoLoco
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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.

Eh?

Perhaps the new Pope should canonize you....Saint Tom.rec.boats. ;-) It
must be nice to be flawless.