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I don't know if it's a milestone or not though ...
I showed up yesterday at a blood donor clinic to bleed for a good cause after work. I was dressed for a normal day at the warehouse I was visiting - plain shirt, dress pants, black dress work shoes. My hair was loose and comes down to my shoulders now.
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Unfortunately I was disqualified because my blood pressure is up again.
This is discrimination. It seems to me that unless it is standard that everyone is checked for lesions when donating blood you should not be asked this sort of question.
Probably not discrimination but rather a more complete check. I guess I would be happy to know the nurse would check and be proud to show that I do not have lesions. Of course, nothing is completely tied to one appearance--anyone could have lesions...
Yeah, the "ma'am moments are great though..."
That's a bit peculiar. I donate blood all the time, and even though I'm considerably younger than you and do not have a beard, I still have pretty long hair compared to other guys I see in there.
It could indeed be an instance of profiling or whatnot, but don't let it get you down.
Also, good on you for donating. I've done it as often as I can for the past three or so years (since first eligible).
Peace,
Ryan
Silly woman stereotyping. She will defend herself by saying one cannot be too careful....
It is good to be addressed as 'Ma'am' or local equivalent.
I can use my normal riposte unless they are very quick to apologise, "I am sure you was not your intention to be rude - merely said in stupidity/unobservarnt". that usually send 'em running!
Actually, just saying anything, no matter how sweet, in the deepest voice you can muster should suffice nicely!
A good response, in a deep voice of course: "Oh, you're talking to me? I heard you, but I thought you were talking to some gal on your cell phone."
Bill
I like to make them feel far more more uncomfortable!
I get that a lot, but I used to self-harm and I now have a very playful cat so my forearms are often plagues with fresh wounds and always littered with old scars.
I also have a 6 inch zip scar on my left forearm, souvenir of a broken arm. But I doubt anyone who really knew what they were looking would be confused, I'm thin and have prominent veins, something I understand most junkies lack.
PS: Wasn't sure whether to take this as a complement or an insult but a barmaid in my local told me she though of me as a "pretty boy" - that's "pretty-boy" not "a pretty boy", I think it was an insult. ;-)
This will stop when you are old enough that you are no longer pretty. [grin]
Bill
Thanks for reminding me of my vanishing youth Bill ;-) - I'm 30 next year, really feel I've got to grow up at some point, but it sounds too much like hard work.
Indeed welcome to the club. It does diminish as you get older but never really goes away.
I've taken the attitude that that's half the fun of being a longhair, I just laugh. Sometime when I'm in an evil mood (which is often) I'll play up to peoples stereotype expectations.
(Grin)
Kevin
I'm not sure if someone said this yet, but that's pretty much common practice to check people's arms. They've done it to me many times (while I had neat, short hair no less)