doodledee

We got our flu shots yesterday. It was insanely busy at the Minute Clinic in the downtown Target store, but they were apparently one of the last places on earth that had the shots so we waited patiently with the rest of the procrastinators. It wasn't all that bad, really. I shopped for new glasses in the optical department while we waited. And as a bonus, the fake doctor lady who works in the fake clinic was super nice. Way nicer than she had to be given her impossibly long line of grumped-out customers. She hadn't eaten or even sat down in like 12 hours but her biggest worry was that her clinic was going to come to her office after she closed and 'reallocate' the rest of her vaccines to other clinics. What a hoot.

All this craziness makes me wonder what would happen if a real epidemic hit. Is this really how it's supposed to work? I sure hope not. It also makes me wonder how much trouble I'd get in for smacking one of the countless people who took the time to say, "You're such a dumbass! I got my flu shot weeks ago! There were no lines!"

Good for you, Jack.

Oh, and I'd like to send a special shout-out to the media for whipping everyone into flu shot hysteria. I stand by my prediction that a couple of good shark attacks in Florida would have done more to help manage the vaccine shortage than anything else.