Tuesday I rode the bus to the train station and immediately caught the Red Line into downtown at the Pearl/Arts Station. Within just a few minutes the Green Line was coming into the station. I boarded the Green Line heading to Deep Ellum; Baylor Station; then Fair Park. After getting off my ride, I started my walk toward the Tower Building, the area where Big Tex greets visitors to the State Fair. There, I was meet with a great guy that was a volunteer and he took to the sign in area. Then, he took me to the Tower Building where inside, the heat felt pretty good. The white chairs lined up were all part of the scheme. There, in orientation, handouts with our next vaccination cards were given, temps were taken and then, we were directed to our table (individual set ups) where I got my shot and was then walked out the door to one of the other multi-purpose buildings across the Fair Park streets where we were taken to the area where we waited for 15 minutes or 30 minutes depending on the reaction to the shot,if any. After my30 minute wait, I was free to go. It was a smooth as silk operation. Out side where the cars were causing all the confussion, I waved at them.
I could only concluded that these people were so locked into the daily habits with their cars and their SUVS .Oh, yeah,their 20oz smoothies, Starbucks and Diet Cokes, that they would rather sit in a line for 3-hours and complain than to show up with your appointment on your phone and when they saw your QR code,your appointment wasn't a factor anymore.All the data was in the QR and life suddenly moved much faster and more efficiently. It was totally painless, including the shot. The wait area had massive restrooms, not most park style potties, and with the social distance spacing, it was relaxing.
The shot was not sore until about bedtime. There was a tad bit of soreness arriving but nothing like some have complained about. Lactic Acid is the same thing that causes rigor mortis. It it takes 3 hours to arrive as soreness, it stays for three hours and takes another 3 hours to leave the body. By the time I woke I had no soreness with the Moderna vaccine.
There was almost an instant lifting of the penned up stress that had built up wanting to get the shot and having a hard time getting signed up. Being persistent paid off as it usually does. Don't give up the ship.
Now I've been waiting for a good snowfall. With the extreme cold going out won't be in the cards as cold and heart conditions don't go together. Oh well.
