The family went to the annual health fair in Grants this morning. We thought it was at a quarter after eight, but then Jacob called at about 7:15 to make sure, and it was actually at a quarter to eight. Well, it takes about 25 minutes to get there and we hadn't even got(ten) Little Jacob out of bed yet, so we were in a mad dash. Jacob had to be there to get credit for clinical hours in his nursing program. Anyway, it has to be the fastest time on record getting a family of three ready and out the door. I think it was less than five minutes, including letting the dogs out to do their business. Well, not Delilah. She just had to wait until we came home. But she is a stoic thing. We managed to get there five minutes early. I think we maybe drove a little too fast.
We all got flu shots. Jacob administered them to me and to Little Jacob. Little Jacob had to have the shot in his thigh, and as soon as I started pulling his jeans down his face screwed up to cry, so I think he might have remembered his last shots. Or maybe he was just a little nervous because of all the people hovering around him, watching him get disrobed. When he got the shot he cried a little, and we all felt evil, but he didn't cry for more than about ten seconds. I saw kids there, five or six years old, sobbing and screaming and begging not to have it done. Geez, they get hurt worse when they stub their toe. Why is it so scary to get a shot?
There was an old man behind me who asked me if the shot was for the flu or for influenza. They put "flu" on their signs and I guess he thought it was sloppy of them, because gee, people might think they are getting a flu shot instead of an influenza shot. I had to do a double-take to determine if he was really serious. I said, "Ah, I think flu and influenza are the same thing. 'Flu' is short for 'influenza'." He glanced at me like I was stupid, since I'm a whipper-snapper and all, then asked the girl behind the counter if the shot was for flu or influenza. I thought, "Poor moron." But alas, he was saved from further humiliation by the fact that she was stupider than he was. She said they had both--you could get it via the injection or the nasal spray.
And these people are administering medication? And voting? And getting real live driver's licenses and everything? What is this world coming to?
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Of course maybe the lady has learned that it is better not to argue with the orney old men - you won't ever convice then that a 'young wippersnapper' know what they are talking about:)
Maybe. But she acted like she was being very helpful. I really think she didn't know what he was saying, so she fell back on what she did know. Hm...someone is asking an either/or question. It must be about shots v. sprays. Obviously you wouldn't make that kind of mistake.
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