Well, I tried.

Had an appointment up at the Lauriston building to donate a pint of my finest - unfortunately it turned out that although new-ish medications weren't a problem at all, the shingles vaccine that I had a couple of weeks back meant that I couldn't donate till March 17th. (Because I was given the 'live' version apparently). Hadn't thought to check that since they haven't been bothered by any of my previous (and numerous!) vaccinations. Pah!

Only a couple of hours wasted, but it felt like the whole day somehow. At least DH, who also had an appointment, was able to donate.

This is a view of the donor centre from the bus stop opposite, where I was waiting for a no 35 in the drizzle.