[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I went on last Friday morning at about 6:30 and waited. At about 7:15 the site opened. There were no appointments available at the local Publix there were two in Ocala. I picked one and looked for direction. The I selected the other to see which was closer. By the time I got back to the first one it had been taken. I went to the second one and that had been taken. I took an appointment in Deland for the following Friday. It was about an hours drive which was no big deal.

I went on Friday and got my shot. The operation at Publix was very efficient. They gave me a card showing when I had the shot and which is is and I have an appointment exactly four weeks from last Monday.

I guess that it's pretty much luck of the draw. I don't know how else they could do it. It seems that the only other option would be to have people stand in line with no appointment. But that would have people camping out over night like in front of Best Buy on Thanksgiving.

Everyone just has to be patient and keep trying. As of last Monday, 1.56 million people in Florida have been vaccinated. That almost half of the over 65 population. As time goes on fewer people will be trying to get their first dose.

As an added bonus there is a great New England Seafood place about 20 minutes from where I went to in Deland. So I stopped and rewarded myself with a New England Seafood dinner. Being from Boston it was like a little piece of home in Florida.