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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana  |
Well, more on a hunch than on documented science, I got Pfizer. Mrs pj got Moderna -- her first two shots were Moderna. She's not feeling too hot. I'm feeling fine six hours on. The vaccination site was good. They had signs up saying an appointment was required for boosters. I'm not sure if they were doing initial shots, and whether they were accepting walk-ins. We had appointments, two at 10:15 and one at 10:45. We got there right at 10:00. There was one person ahead of us. We just walked in and within two minutes we were done and sitting for our 15 minutes. They did verify we had appointments, but since there was no line, they seemed not to care that I was 45 minutes early. This threw a minor wrench in our plans since we were going to get lunch at a nearby (really good) Mexican restaurant that opens at 11:00. The site was at a community college that didn't seem to be in session (winter break already?). It was in a huge open room. The whole operation was run by that community's fire department. They were very well organized with four stations: Moderna left arm, Moderna right arm, Pfizer left arm, and Pfizer right arm. When I walked up, I was going to get the shot in my right arm. I couldn't flip the chair around and noticed the fireman's foot was holding it down. I just sat down and let him jab my left arm. No biggie. I'm not sure if or where they were doing the J&J shots. It was a bit of a hike from the parking lot to the building and lots of stairs. Would have been a challenge for someone in a wheelchair. But it was nice that they had a small parking lot reserved just for the vaccination clinic. We sat for an extra 20 minutes, then headed off to lunch. Lunch was good.
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Whadja have for lunch?
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana |
Mrs pj had a combo with one enchilada and one tostada, both with beef, DD had a chimichanga with chicken and a (huge) side of extra sour cream, and I had pollo asado with flour tortillas. DD gave Mrs pj her guacamole. It was outstanding. The last time I was at that restaurant was in about 1994. It's in a neighborhood I don't get to much, although it's near where my ex-wife's aunt used to live and we'd go to her house on occasion. It's also across the street from the plumbing supply place where I bought a new dip tube for my water heater when someone here, I think it was Lisa, correctly diagnosed that as the source of my troubles. I'd get a small amount of hot water, then it would go cold. That reminds me, it's probably time to replace the sacrificial anode in both my water heater and the one at Mrs pj's condo.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/0...r-than-expected.html
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana |
Blergh. I went to a doctor appointment this morning and thence to Costco. About half way through the Costco trip, about 1:00 I startem feeling what could be described as “mild flu-like symptoms”. I finished shopping, grabbed some lunch on the way home, ate it, then fell into bed.
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity  |
Hope it resolves quickly PJ! The prospect of a 4th shot is not at all appealing to me, considering how bad my side effects were after #3. But I suppose I will get one when it's recommended. Sigh.
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana |
Feeling just tired this morning. Past the achies. Mrs pj had chills and fever last night. She’s over that phase but just tired this morning. We’ll take a day or two of side effects over the disease any day.
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| czarina Has Achieved Nirvana  |
Yeah the booster wasn't fun. But last night I talked to a man who has covid and cannot breathe when he lies down. His breathing literally stops. He is coughing so hard it is giving him abdominal pain. Also talked to the grandfather of a six year old who has covid. She vomited uncontrollably for five straight days. I'll take the booster. Read a great analogy about this. If your house is on fire--or you are--you don't worry about the chemicals that will be released by the fire extinguisher. You deploy it.
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
As I already did, and will with #4 if that becomes the next recommendation. But that doesn't mean we can't, or shouldn't, complain about being completely flattened from it.
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That's exactly where I am. If they think a second booster helps, I'll be in line for it ... but on a Friday so I have the weekend to recover. | |||
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| czarina Has Achieved Nirvana |
Hey far be it for me to oppose a good kvetch. Kvetching is my heritage.
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Just for reference, I felt a little tired after the first shot but didn’t have any reaction to the other two. I feel bad for those who did. 
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana |
If I recall correctly, after the first shot, I felt a little achy for a day. The second shot knocked me on my keister for two or three days. I plan to hold off on another booster until they have mixed in Delta and Omicron bits.
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana |
Same. My mother had a pin that said "The more you complain the longer God lets you live."
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