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So. Seems the good ol Federal Government decided to host an event where they gave out H1N1 vaccines. It was today up at the Butler County Fairgrounds. Yeah, so we arrived about 9 (the event began @ 10) and there were quite probably a thousand people there or maybe more.. It’s hard to tell when you’re talking about so many people and you can’t see them all. We figured we’d be early, get the vaccine and be back home in time to get back to work / make my 3:30 appt today. We waited about two hours and the end of the line, the supposed building where they actually were giving out the vaccines, was nowhere in sight. Oh but it gets better. Then it started raining. And yeah it’’s October 23, so it’s a little chilly too (upper 50’s so not too bad) and then to top it all off, we got back to the car to find us parked in. People had parked way too close to us on all sides. Anyway, I was determined to make my 3:30 (which I will be able to now, btw) so I inched back and forth, by braille, and eventually freed my poor automobile.

The sad part was that they just appeared to be nowhere near prepared for the turnout they had. We saw probably two guys wearing reflective vests trying to show people parking spots, but that is chaos when faced with how many people turned out for the event. When we left, they had closed off the entrances to the fairgrounds and weren’t letting anyone else in.

I can appreciate that they wanted to offer the vaccine (regulate?) to everyone and therefore assumed Federal control of the event, but if I had to say, they had no idea what to do with the number of people who showed up. There was [i]a[/i] cop there too, but he was just sitting in his car out of the rain like a true public servant.

Well, I had an idea and spoke with the financial counseling people.  If I get divorced, my procedure is covered 100%.  Makes you wonder.

I do not have insurance.  My doctor (paid by the state because of my low income) says I need to have a procedure done.  The scheduling department says there are “lots of programs” out there to help people who can’t afford to have procedures done.  We make too much money to qualify.  Since I would be paying out-of-pocket for the procedure, I do qualify for a 40% reduction in the cost of the procedure, bringing the cost from $2,421.41 to $1,452.88, which is more than I typically make in a month.

I’m glad we have revolutionized the health care system.

I’m pissed.  I’m going to quit writing now before I say something I will regret.