I ALWAYS understood that giving blood as aircrew was a "no! no!". After compulsory retirement at 60yrs old I decided to give a Tony Hancock "armfull" and reported to the blood donors unit when it reached the village.[Truth: my daughter said "Dad you can come along now you've stopped being a pilot?"] The nurse said "date of birth?", then, "that makes you over 60, ye canna give blood". On observing my crestfallen/ look of relief she then said, " Niver mind son ye can still hae a cuppa tea and a biscuit."
