SHOTS

I THOUGHT ONLY NURSES AND DOCTORS GAVE YOU SHOTS.

 RECENTLY I’VE I HAD A HOST OF PEOPLE GIVING ME SHOTS.
AT THE DENTIST OFFICE THE LAST FOUR MONDAYS, MY DAY OFF, I’VE HAD THE DENTAL HYGENIST GIVING ME MULTIPLE SHOTS OF NOVICANE.  THE LAST TIME, SIX YEARS AGO, I HAD THIS ROOT PLANEING, OR DEEP CLEANING DONE, THE DENTIST GAVE ME THE NOVICANE, AND THEN THE HYGENIST DID HER THING.

THEN AT WORK WE LINED UP FOR OUR ANNUAL SEASONAL FLU SHOT, AND IF IT WAS A NURSE THAT GAVE ME THE FLU SHOT, WELL IT HAD TO BE CASUAL FRIDAY THE WAY SHE WAS DRESSED.

THEN IT WAS OFF TO WALGREENS DRUG STORE TO BUY A SWINE FLU SHOT FOR $18.  FIRST THE COUNTERMAN IN BROKEN ENGLISH TELLING ME TO FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK.  THEN HE ASKED ME TO WAIT IN THE WAITING AREA.  I THOUGHT I WAS WAITING FOR THE NURSE, AS THESE SHOTS ARE ONLY SOLD ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS FOR A FEW HOURS. EVENTUALLY THE COUNTER MAN COMES OUT AND SAYS ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVE.

ONLY DOCTORS AND NURSES GIVING YOU SHOTS IS HISTORY.  NOW THE ONLY TRAINING YOU NEED TO GIVE A SHOT IS TO WEAR RUBBER LATEX GLOVES, I GUESS.

BY THE WAY, THEY HAVEN’T CHANGED THE SIZE OF THAT SYRINGE AT THE DENTIST OFFICE, IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THEY BOUGHT THEM FROM A VET SUPPLIER.