Give it a Shot

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How many of you have already receivedYour Covid 19 Vaccine shot… In mid-January…when NJ first announced They were going to start making appointments To get the vaccine shot My wife and I sat on the computer and started…Surfing the net for information On a beautiful Saturday afternoon My wife and I were heading at the door To take a walk around the Cooper River When my cell rang… Our friend Kathy told us she got an appointment We immediately turned around and ran back into the house…And got online… What’s the name of that site… She emailed us the link… Once on the site…We started looking at all the available dates  Hey…here’s one for Feb 18th  We started filling out the registration and the computer froze… Are you kidding me We had to refresh and start all over again… The next date available was Feb 19…Ok….let’s try that date… No wait…now it is the 20th There must be a million people trying to get an appointment  Finally… We hit paydirt… We both got appointments for Feb 23rd About one week later My wife received a notification from NJ… That she could register for an earlier covid shot She went online and they gave her an appointment for Feb 9th at a different location As she’s filling out the registration…she is yelling to me… George…Get online… You may be able to get an earlier appointment I ran to my computer…went onlineAnd started searching for the siteAgain… I started filling out the registration And kept getting bounced off the site Finally, it said…No more times available  I was so close…  Needless to say Each night I would go online and continue my search… Are there any dates available to get an earlier covid shot… I am over 65 and I qualify  One day I was sitting around waiting to leave the house And I started to look once again… I hear the hospitals are starting covid vaccines Let me see if there are any openings… I go on a local hospital site and they start by asking What date would you like to request…  I put in January 23rd I started filling out the registration one more time Hey Janet…I think I have an earlier appointment Call my sister…tell her to get online Then…I received a note… Your vaccination has been scheduled for  July 23rd Are you kidding me… Janet…It was a false alarm Call Marge…They gave me July 23rd notJanuary 23rd  So… I continued my search  Last week, I was still surfing asking myself… Can I find an earlier date…Maybe I will look at the Hospital site again  I go onto my account and pull up my appointment It asked me if I would like to reschedule my appointment  Hmm, I wonder what happens if I hit this button… Paydirt….  What time would you like on Feb 18th…  OMG…can this be  I quickly hit the accept button After much persistenceI am ready to take my first shot… I know it is only 5 days earlier… I can already feel my anxiety level dropping… Today I got my 1st shot… If you have not signed up… Give it a Shot… Every Day is a Gift…