10 Gallons of Blood Donated

**mrtackytn** · 18th June 09, 05:26 PM

Congrats on the 10-gallon milestone. I was at 5-gallons a number of years ago, when illness prevented me from donating any longer. I now have an idea on what to do with the pin I received. It will look good on my Black Stewart. Looks like you were in good hands there, and single too, you say. The KILT triumphs once again !!

**English Bloke** · 26th June 09, 03:02 PM

Nice one Ron. Presumably now any style of headdress you choose to don is officially a ten-gallon hat. Great respect to your motivation too.

**Geoff Withnell** · 2nd July 09, 07:19 AM

Let's see, 10 gallons, eight units per gallon, average of three blood products per unit = 240 lives saved or improved! AWESOME!

I spent a couple of years with the American Red Cross Biomedical national headquarters, doing process improvement work. Ron, if you are intersted in nurses or med techs, there are a lot of them that already love you, most of the female

Geoff Withnell

**Riverkilt** · 2nd July 09, 07:47 AM

Am I ever interested in nurses!!! Love 'em! And I'm soooo lonely.

Sadly the blood wagon rolls into town from distant Flagstaff...but if you know anyone interested in a fat olde kilted guy with fresh blood....

Ron

**Arlen** · 2nd July 09, 10:44 AM

What a huge deal. Congratulations, Ron.

I'm not sure about Gallons but I have been donating since I turned 17. I donated 23 pints in Scotland and 2 pints here in the U.S. So I am unofficially at 25 pints.
One day I hope to get up to 100 pints.

**Lady M** · 2nd July 09, 10:47 AM

Everyone here is so generous. A congratulations to all who donate, especially Ron, such an amount of blood is amazing. Plus, I love the red kilt, looking sharp!