Yesterday, at the Intrust Bank Arena, I spent nearly 40 minutes sitting in Hunky Husband's car, watching him inch his way toward the door on the way to getting his COVID-19 vaccination (1st shot). As I watched, there were two or three people lugging large cameras and tripods, photographing the waiting crowd. I meant to search online this morning to see if HH was in any of the posted photos. I forgot.
A few minutes ago, HH said, "I see that we didn't make the newspaper." He was holding this morning's Wichita Eagle. Contrary to HH's statement, he was in the photo on the front page - he just did not recognize himself from the rear. I would give you a link to the photo; but, although the online version is supposed to be included in our subscription to the printed newspaper, we've not been able to access the online version for the past couple of years - and don't care enough to work the problem. Below is a scan of the photo. What is not shown is the length of the line that snakes to the left, around a small parking lot. I got into line a few minutes later.
HH is the guy with the jacket collar that is partially turned up. I hope he doesn't let the fame go to his head. It's the least HH has ever done to earn a photo in a newspaper!
Wonderful GrandDaughter wrote in an email: "He is famous again! And this time not for a tornado."
BTW: Although each of us had developed a bit of soreness in the muscle into which the vaccine was injected, last evening, we are both ache-free, now, and have no other complaints.
Isn't fame wonderful! What vaccine did you receive?
Posted by: Joared | February 05, 2021 at 12:05 AM
Pfizer - As it happened, although our appointments were 45 minutes apart, HH and I received shots from the same vaccine and same lot of it. Of course, the lot size may be 10,000 shots FAIK.
Posted by: Cop Car | February 05, 2021 at 09:08 AM
Glad you didn't have any adverse effects from the shots. When do you get to make your second appointments?
Posted by: bogie | February 05, 2021 at 05:20 PM
Bogie--If I'm interpreting the website correctly, we can't make a second appointment until 2/22/2021. I chose "2nd shot" and was then asked, "Has it been 3 weeks since your first shot?" When I input "No", it stopped the process. Instead of going back to Wichita (Sedgwick County Health Department) we may be able to obtain our second shots at our local Dillon's grocery store - which includes a small walk-in clinic. The news outlets have been reporting that, starting next week, several of the (Kroger-owned) Dillon's stores in Kansas (including the one in Derby) will be receiving/giving vaccine. We can walk to it - just under two miles.
OTOH: Elder Brother called yesterday to say that he had received his first shot at a medical office on the 4th. They made him an appointment to come back for his second shot. He said that he saw his cardiologist about a week ago and that doc expedited EB's getting an appointment. Of course, he is at extremely high risk, so I'm happy they are taking care of him. He was trying to make his appointment using a phone, rather than online, and had been having all sorts of problems.
BTW: EB now has home phone service that includes all of the bells and whistles since AT&T laid the optical cable through his neighborhood. Not only does he now have voicemail, but he can forward calls to his cell phone.
Posted by: Cop Car | February 06, 2021 at 09:35 AM
NH has not had good luck with the federal sign up for the 2nd shot so the state has shifted to scheduling the second appointment when people get their first shot. It was not a problem with availability of timeslots or vaccines put aside for the second shot. For whatever reason, the federal system was placing appointments out 8-10 weeks after the first (a lot later than required).
Posted by: bogie | February 08, 2021 at 05:11 AM
Interesting. I keep checking the county & Dillons websites; but, since they only schedule when the vaccine is in hand, no dice.
Posted by: Cop Car | February 08, 2021 at 07:50 AM