So I used to give blood every 8 weeks in High School (after age 17) with my buddies. It was our thing every two months. We would have a competiytion with each other to see who could push out the pint faster
But then they changed the rules and because I was born in Germany in 81 (and only lived there 3 months, as a baby) I could no longer give blood... It seems that with such a need for blood they shouldn't be turning people away....