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I'm going to stop posting weekly COVID updates after I get my second shot. Just not enough to talk about that hasn't been said.
Every level of government is pressing a little too hard to make themselves look good. Only about 1/3 of the adults in the state and here in the city have got even one shot. There was a mild spat between the state on one side and the Feds and my county on the other. The Feds said last week they wanted to open vaccination sites in Arizona. The state said, no thanks. Our county said, speak for yourself - we'd like one. The State came back this week and said, okay you can get one, but don't you dare interfere with our site in your county or you'll be sorry! (It's Republican appointees not wanting the Feds to have control over anything in the state directly.)
Instead of having sign-up in an orderly fashion, all levels of government keep adding new groups willy-nilly that can sign up and not providing enough new slots to make that practical. So when they do release new slots on the Internet, they all disappear in minutes. Those who don't have internet, can't get on at release time, or can't fill out the long on-line form in time are just out of luck, and the slots being released now probably aren't actually for appointments till May. On the other hand, some counties in the state have enough vaccine they can take walk-ins from their own residents!
I really had a crummy week. I had a number of yearly and monthly official chores I had to take care of. For some reason I was thinking too much about various things to stay asleep all night, and my alarm cat insists I get out of bed and move around at the same time instead of sleeping in. He doesn't like me napping in daytime either. So I've been short on sleep much of this week. I've kept making many annoying mistakes from inability to concentrate and forgetting things... I replaced my car battery last month and I did not know that before it could be emissions tested it needed to be run out on the highway for a few miles to reset the on-board computer. So on Tuesday, I sat in the line at the local state emissions for over an hour waiting my turn only to be told the car wasn't ready. Instead of doing the suggested nine or ten step procedure of varying speeds over time that would only be practical on a test track, I ran the car out on the highway that afternoon. I had it tested elsewhere the next day and it was good to go. I went back to the state test site Thursday. Had a shorter line and sailed through the test.
Didn't exactly feel well yesterday. I'm better today. I've been getting to bed earlier the last couple nights, but that just makes me feel like getting up earlier... I hope I remember to clean out the litter box and water the plants outside today.
Every level of government is pressing a little too hard to make themselves look good. Only about 1/3 of the adults in the state and here in the city have got even one shot. There was a mild spat between the state on one side and the Feds and my county on the other. The Feds said last week they wanted to open vaccination sites in Arizona. The state said, no thanks. Our county said, speak for yourself - we'd like one. The State came back this week and said, okay you can get one, but don't you dare interfere with our site in your county or you'll be sorry! (It's Republican appointees not wanting the Feds to have control over anything in the state directly.)
Instead of having sign-up in an orderly fashion, all levels of government keep adding new groups willy-nilly that can sign up and not providing enough new slots to make that practical. So when they do release new slots on the Internet, they all disappear in minutes. Those who don't have internet, can't get on at release time, or can't fill out the long on-line form in time are just out of luck, and the slots being released now probably aren't actually for appointments till May. On the other hand, some counties in the state have enough vaccine they can take walk-ins from their own residents!
I really had a crummy week. I had a number of yearly and monthly official chores I had to take care of. For some reason I was thinking too much about various things to stay asleep all night, and my alarm cat insists I get out of bed and move around at the same time instead of sleeping in. He doesn't like me napping in daytime either. So I've been short on sleep much of this week. I've kept making many annoying mistakes from inability to concentrate and forgetting things... I replaced my car battery last month and I did not know that before it could be emissions tested it needed to be run out on the highway for a few miles to reset the on-board computer. So on Tuesday, I sat in the line at the local state emissions for over an hour waiting my turn only to be told the car wasn't ready. Instead of doing the suggested nine or ten step procedure of varying speeds over time that would only be practical on a test track, I ran the car out on the highway that afternoon. I had it tested elsewhere the next day and it was good to go. I went back to the state test site Thursday. Had a shorter line and sailed through the test.
Didn't exactly feel well yesterday. I'm better today. I've been getting to bed earlier the last couple nights, but that just makes me feel like getting up earlier... I hope I remember to clean out the litter box and water the plants outside today.
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