Extreme winter weather and a bad flu season have fueled a severe shortage in the national blood supply over the past month, according to the American Red Cross.
I'll be honest--I haven't donated blood since the company I work for switched from the Red Cross to some company with "Blood for Patriots" on one of its donation vans and a guy with prison tattoos doing the sticking (he managed to get a half-pint out of me before his crappy needlework clogged up).