Hunger Games in Florida part 2

 I did it! I'm half way there.

Eight days ago I started my hunger games in Florida series. Attempting to schedule a vaccine proved to be impossible and a waste of time. I live close to one of Florida's largest cities and decided to visit one of the federal vaccination sites.

That proved to be a wise decision. It was a bit of a drive but I avoided the freeways and rush hour and still got there in thirty minutes. I walked up. There was a few people in line in front of me but the line moved quickly and I entered the site. Almost immediately I was sent to a table and the worker took my information and asked me a few questions then gave me a sticker to wear and I was sent to another line.

This line was to point people in the right direction for the vaccine they were getting. This site was giving out two types of COVID vaccines. Again, the line was short and I was sent directly to a table and promptly given the vaccine. I was then sent to the 15 minute waiting area.

After 15 minutes I was sent home. It was super easy and no hassle. It took me longer to drive there and home than it did to get jabbed.

I won't say the shot was painless but it lasted a couple seconds. My arm has felt a little heavy since and its tender at the injection site but that was to be expected.

In three weeks I return for shot two :-)

I'm happy that I get to attend my first book event next weekend at least half vaccinated. It will be the first crowd I've been in, in over a year.

My gratitude is to the President and the federal government for making these sites possible.

I'll check back in with you in three weeks after jab two!

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She told herself she was taking Julian’s advice and spending quality time on a pleasure activity. One last glance from her balcony. The sparkle caught her eye again, but straight on as it sank beneath the water. A surfboard bobbed above it and a hand came up over the edge. A man lifted himself out of the water.

She couldn’t move her eyes from him. He was perfect in every way physically possible. Long, dark, wet hair in a ponytail fell over his back. His body held a deep tan. Water glistened on his muscled shoulders as he swam on top of the board towards the shore. He was the epitome of utopia.

On the beach she spread out her towel and plunged her large umbrella into the sand. A light wind kept the beach temperature from getting absurdly hot. It didn’t take her roving eye long to find the man on his surfboard. The Emerald Coast wasn’t known for surfing. The waters were quite shallow and not rough enough to form large waves, but it didn’t seem to bother him.

Hidden by dark sunglasses, she kept her eye on him while she listened to her favorite playlist on her phone. She imagined the two of them in a steamy love scene,  the tide rushing over them and then receding. In her mind there was no one else on the beach but the two of them.

After hours of surfing he came onto the beach, his board tucked

under his arm. He walked straight towards her with a look so intense she almost had to look away. He was even more beautiful up close. Was he aware she’d been watching him? Daydreaming? She suddenly felt nervous and awkward.

He undid his ponytail; his hair fell, hanging just below his shoulders. It was the color of dark-roasted coffee and his eyes were so radiant. She felt as though she could see inside his soul. His heart pounded in his chest, a steady rhythm in her ears. For a moment she felt as though their minds connected. That’s impossible, Abby. Pull your eyes away, she thought as he grew closer, only a few feet from her now.

In that instant the world stood still and a primordial urge from somewhere deep within her welled to the surface. It was a feeling she had never felt before but it guided her actions as he dropped onto the sand beside her.

​Copyright 2021 TL Katt

Florida Hunger Games

In Florida some pharmacies, CVS and Walmart, have now expanded who can get the COVID 19 vaccine. I'm now eligible but that doesn't mean I necessarily can walk in and get the vaccine.

Yesterday I got onto CVS website and tried to schedule my vaccination but they were booked. I tried it again today. Still booked.

I got onto Walmart's website and attempted to schedule my vaccine. After the first 2 closest locations were booked I tried the third closest and there was an 11:40 appointment for next week. I quickly chose it but then was deflated when it said that appointment was already taken. I tried a couple other locations going as far as 30 miles from my home. All booked.

It feel like I'm in the Hunger Games. If you're lucky you get an appointment but like filing unemployment in Florida you just have to keep at daily. I'm pretty adept at using the computer and scheduling appointments online but I wonder about older people who can't maneuver online well. Are these people getting their vaccines?

Just about everybody in Florida knows there's been vaccination sites set up in wealthy retired communities but what about those living in the "wrong" zip codes?

Read one such story here. These stories are all over media. Simply type in DeSantis Covid mishandling or DeSantis vaccinating donors or even try DeSantis calls for DOJ investigation.

Its pretty disgusting that people can't get vaccinated. I think we need something more organized. Its a true shit show here. I will continue my plight because I want to see how long it actually takes to schedule the vaccine.

I'm guessing if I try daily I may be able to get it scheduled within the next 30 days but I'm not holding my breath. How long do you think it will take?