[Obi-Wandreas]

The "official" story is that the Red Cross is worried about "mad cow" and other crud, so anyone who has spent more than 6 months cumulative in Europe since 1980 is disqualified.
The real reason, as far as I've heard, is that they are run by a bunch of incompetents and wanted to cover up their huge deficits with an artificial blood shortage. Either way, I can't donate either.
Does anyone know anywhere I can go to donate without having to deal with the Red Cross? I donated every time I could after I turned 17 (the legal age in NY State), but had to stop once this BS was put in place

[NYFriend]

In NYC, the New York Blood Center is an alternative.