# Refused Red Cross, now I feel like a jerk. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 12, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refused-red-cross-now-i-feel-like-a-jerk/539223 "2010-05-12T21:19:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refused-red-cross-now-i-feel-like-a-jerk/539223/1 "2010-05-12T21:19:20Z")
I’ve been donating blood to the Red Cross pretty regularly, so they give me a date and say you can donate again in six weeks. Seven weeks later the phone rings and they’re having a blood drive tomorrow. I say I can’t make it. Pause, okay maybe next time. Now I may have imagined the hurt feelings vibe, but I still feel like a jerk. I don’t have anything major going I just hate having to re-arrange my plans on short notice. Sigh ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refused-red-cross-now-i-feel-like-a-jerk/539223/2 "2010-05-12T21:45:42Z")
They must have taken too much blood from your ballsac last time. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refused-red-cross-now-i-feel-like-a-jerk/539223/3 "2010-05-12T21:51:38Z")
Eight weeks. And you can always pick the time you want to donate, instead of feeling like you have to go to a specific blood drive. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refused-red-cross-now-i-feel-like-a-jerk/539223/4 "2010-05-12T22:30:55Z")
So you actually have plans, as opposed to just saying no due to some kind of reflex? I can tell you’re going to be a sucker for pledge solicitations unless you can change your attitude. 😛 Don’t sweat it. Ususally the Red Cross has a blood drive going somewhere in the area just about every day. At least around here they do – they move around major employers and cycle back to each location every couple of months. Give them a call and ask for the next available date in your county (or in range of where you can get to). ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refused-red-cross-now-i-feel-like-a-jerk/539223/5 "2010-05-12T22:37:35Z")
Just find another blood drive nearby or make an appointment at one of the donation centers. [Here](http://www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation)’s a good place to start. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refused-red-cross-now-i-feel-like-a-jerk/539223/6 "2010-05-12T22:44:43Z")
Dude, they always have a blood drive going on some place. And you can drop by their office and donate anytime you like. Jeesh, if you’re going to feel guilty about something, go kick a puppy. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refused-red-cross-now-i-feel-like-a-jerk/539223/7 "2010-05-12T23:53:55Z")
Thank you for giving! Don’t sweat it and go the next time you can. (I can’t give anymore, due to meds. ☹ )