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Originally Posted by David
I started donating blood at 18. Partly for the good karma because that's also when I started riding motorcycles on the street and partly so I could watch the needle go into my arm to help me get over my issue with seeing my own blood. I never got too banged up in a motorcycle wreck and I got used to seeing my own blood so I guess it worked.
I also figured in some medieval way it was good to have an occasional blood letting.
I haven't given in quite a while since they stopped doing it at work but I've lost count of how many gallons I've given.
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First time for me giving blood was back in 77 during a blood drive at our high school. Me, Tom Burke and another guy gave blood, left school, and bought some beers. Our thought was, it wouldn’t take as much beer to catch a buzz!
The next day, one of my teachers asked where I was and I said I was giving blood. He didn’t believe me and asked to see my arm. I missed his class, because I was drinking beer with my friends.
Good times!