I donate platelets fairly frequently -- you plunk into a chair for 2+ hours with a private screen playing whatever you want on Netflix, and then nosh all the cookies and juice you want.
@paleofuture.bsky.social"On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."
gizmodo.com
There's a National Blood Supply Crisis Happening Right Now
Red Cross officials are pleading with Americans to donate blood, especially if they have O-positive blood.