Still here

 Well, I had the vaccination - in my case the AstraZeneca.

I had a slight ache at the top of my arm for a day and nothing else. I am not sure if that means that if I had got Covid then I wouldn't have had much reaction anyway.

Goodness there is a lot of noise about this virus and vaccinations. My take on it is the NHS have saved my life and continue to monitor and care for me so I think it is right to do as they ask. Not without question but where I consider it is best.

I hope that everyone is keeping well.

Congratulations and vaccinations, when I tell everyone that...

 Another month and no sign of an end yet.

But I do have an appointment for a covid jab. I was sent a text from my GP practice with a reference number to apply online.

As there were no available slots it took quite a few attempts but I finally got a time on a Sunday.

The vaccinations are being done a little drive about 20-30 minutes drive away.

Shall I have the vaccination, have my DNA altered and be injected with a Bill Gates microchip? Or...

Good News, Bad News

First the good news. I qualified then applied for a bus pass and it arrived in a few days. Very easy to apply and do online.

Bad news, where can I go and why?

Typical, I finally become a bona fide OAP and can legally be grumpy and politically incorrect. Does that mean that I can call Labour a bunch of dangerous liars and idiots? No I guess that is being polically correct.

New Year. Same old...

 Well, who would have thought that this year would have been the same as last year?

Oh everyone.

It's like a bad version of Groundhog Day. Let's hope for a happy ending very soon.

Christmas Eve

There would not have been a meeting today as everyone would have been busy preparing for Christmas, I guess.

So, I hope that everyone has fantastic Christmas and a Happy... er... Happier New Year!

It certainly has been a different year so far.

Shop local

It's beginning to look a lot like er... Christmas?

What a strange time. Well, we shopped locally as always. Though it was very different this year but the shops had gone to great lengths to provide a true local service. 

Who needs the utterly loathsome Amazon when the local Clevedon bookshop will get orders in and deliver to your door? 

And though they are not very local but West Country based, we did get Miles coffee and tea to send as presents.

It was just a shame not to be able to browse around as normal with Christmas lights and songs and crowds of other folks doing the same.

 

A hospital visit

 I had an appointment at Weston General Hospital early in the afternoon yesterday,

My wife came with me and we took the opportunity to go round Weston shops in the morning (for essentials of course).

Whatever anyone thinks of Weston, we have always enjoyed going. As well as some of the chain stores and national coffee shops, Weston has quite a number of independent shops cafe's.

It was very sad to see them closed due to the lockdown and even more depressing to see that some are now permanently shut.

Some have closed because of online shopping. Is there anything worse than buying from an internet site, particularly Amazon. Owned by someone set to be a trillionaire whilst his employees work for just above the minimum wage. 

The staff at the hospital were excellent and my appointment was on time and everything would have seemed normal apart from the mask wearing and screens.

And now North Somerset is going to be a Tier 3.