I don't want to donate blood

No way you're actually falling for that nonsense too, you absolute clown...

Because that’s irrelevant. What matters is that I served in the US Armed Forces—that was four or five years ago. I went in healthy; I was into combat sports, practically professional level at the time. I fought in tournaments all over—from Russia to Ukraine—and I would’ve even headed to Japan if I hadn't signed up for my service. That’s how I paid for college—not because I’m some silver-spoon kid, as someone here suggested. My parents are just regular working-class folks; they couldn't just hand me a tuition check.

So, I know what's healthy and what isn't. Eating [this] six times a week? Not happening. I went to donate blood in good faith. The people at the facility had a moral obligation to ensure that if I donated, I actually got fed. NOT BECAUSE I GAVE BLOOD, BUT BECAUSE I WAS CONFINED AT A MILITARY BASE WHEN I GAVE IT.
When you're just an ordinary worker, you don't have a say—but those people at the facility did. They were supposed to verify the situation and react appropriately. Regardless of whatever nonsense you guys are typing here now.

Jose Miller3 said:Don't tell me you're actually buying into that nonsense too.

Save the fairy tales for your kids at home. You really think I have any reason to make this up? It's painful—it's over. And now, thanks to all this, the folks over at the Department of Labor are breathing down my neck.

brisknomad6 said:Switching from 35 meals a week down to just 6—that’s grounds for a federal investigation and some heavy-duty penalties.

I'm with you on that.—completely agree.

99/2ooo Springfield.
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slylynx68 said:Agreed.

So, what was the verdict on the investigation?

slylynx68 said:That’s all well and good what you guys wrote, but it’s ultimately pointless.🙂

The fault lies with whoever denied me a decent meal to sustain myself.
To be clear, there is a fundamental difference between being at home and being stuck inside a military base where I couldn't even step out.

They have done me a profound injustice, and frankly, I intend to settle the score. Who? It doesn't matter—the transplant center will hear about it.

I’m curious, how exactly did they commit such a grave injustice against you?

Is this "great evil" simply because you missed a meal, or was it something more significant?
Were you left hungry for the entire day? Did you miss breakfast and dinner as well?
And what about those who chose not to donate blood? Did they still receive their meals from the base commissary?

I don't really get you, Ivan
It’s not like you were complaining about spending months in the US Armed Forces where you guys were getting six meals a week—I mean, from what I've seen in the news, nobody else in the whole unit was making a fuss about that (but hey, if I'm wrong, please drop a link or something). The real issue here is that you didn't get that one specific meal right after the blood draw, right?

So they didn't even give me anything to eat after I donated blood. I didn't get a real meal until last night—just some tiny canned soup.
I would never dream of treating someone like that.

thanks Edward Green 👍

Ivan, I might have someone from a news outlet reach out to you via DM tomorrow. They want to hear your side of the story and see if there's any way to get some compensation for how they basically starved you out.

I’m honestly baffled by how some people's bodies actually work. You've got these folks who fast one day a week and then just eat a single meal for the other six days—and instead of being a total wreck, they actually pass their physical before donating blood. It makes zero sense.

slylynx68 said:so they didn't even let me eat after I donated blood. I didn't get a bite until last night, and even then it was just some tiny canned meal.
I would never pull a stunt like that on anyone.

Did you all seriously only get one tiny can a day for all six days, or is it just me?
And how were those six meals split up? Did you get three cans one day, two the next, one after that, and then absolutely nothing for the remaining four days?

brisknomad6 said:I don't follow you, Ivan.
Your issue isn't that you spent months in the US Armed Forces where you were getting fed six times a week—nobody in the entire unit complained about that (at least based on what I've seen in the news, but if someone did, send me a link)—the actual problem is that you didn't get that one specific meal right after the blood draw?

Exactly. That single meal after the blood work is the problem.

It works on this logic: you can't complain because technically, you "received" food. You get something totally inedible. Then for the next meal, they give you the exact same thing—not necessarily the same type of food, just the same garbage—served out of the same bin they used to dump the leftovers from your previous plate. You can't say you didn't get fed, but you're eating trash six times a week.

Wait, sorry, are they really just keeping the canned goods in a bucket? I don't quite get it.

slylynx68 said:that's the issue, I didn't get that one meal after the blood draw.

It basically works on the principle where they can't really be called out for it. You end up getting something you can't even eat. Then for the next meal, they give you the exact same thing—not even talking about the type of food, just the same damn thing—but it’s served right out of the bin they used to dump it in after you return your tray. They can always claim you got it, but hey, you're eating there six times a week, so they know.

Honestly, this is grounds for a lawsuit

Gather all your evidence and grab some numbers from a few other colleagues so a reporter can actually put together a full story, then take it public.

Look, if those cans were actually inedible... man, you're lucky nobody dropped dead from botulism all at once. 🙏 🙏 🙏

They serve you stuff you can't even stomach. Look, I'm not a picky eater—really, I'm not—but there are certain things you just can't eat. Like canned mystery meat.
When you hand back your tray, they toss it straight into the trash, and then they serve that exact same stuff to you again for your next meal. Just mixed up. Literally. I have zero reason to make this up about what happened five years ago.

Edward Green said:Wait, sorry, I didn't quite catch that... they were keeping tiny little cans in a bucket? I'm kind of lost.

And yeah, what was even in the cans?

If it was just pork and nothing else, maybe there was some kind of religious rights issue involved or something.

Also, how big were these cans anyway?
I mean, I'm pretty sure there are legal standards out there regarding minimum amounts of protein, minerals, and all those other essentials you need to actually survive on a diet.

If this were happening right now, he'd have them all behind bars. When you join the US Armed Forces as a kid, they treat you however they damn well please. You don't even realize you actually have rights.

It honestly blows my mind how he spent all his time just watching them stock the pantry...
I always assumed military training involved, you know, actual combat skills, but apparently not. We can all just pray to God that nobody decides to invade the US anytime soon, seeing as our soldiers and recruits seem way more interested in supervising food prep than anything else.😕