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That Publix page refreshes every minute - forever! Even now.
It's called "push notification".
You don't have to do anything and whether at 3:30 AM or 6:00 AM there is no advantage to being early.
Once the page says "the system is live" it captures your IP address and puts it on a list.
Every 60 seconds it "pushes" a new notice to a few dozen to start the appointment process.
The other thousands get an update on which counties still have appointments left. This is done this way so the huge traffic doesn't crash their server and cause "Denial of Service."
Just sit and wait with your coffee cup. If you're lucky, you'll get the start appointment page and might get an appointment of your choice.
It's the only way it can handle 300,000+ requests for only 36,000 shots. Takes about an hour to deplete.
Looks like they broke the week into two parts now (Wednesday and Friday) sessions.

Be patient grasshopper!

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Originally Posted by laryb (Post 1893251)

Friends drove thru the panhandle a couple of weeks ago in their motorhome. They told me that in gas stations and rest areas, the large majority of people weren't wearing masks. At the campground they stayed at, people in the office and other staff were also maskless. So, from what they told me, the majority of folks up there don't need the vaccine, they have a natural immunity. They had paid for 3 nights but left after the first

Navarre Beach is near Pensacola and is absolutely gorgeous. Sugar white sand with the turquoise water of the Gulf on one side of Santa Rosa Island and the sound on the other. It is in the Central Time Zone. No rednecks there. Also no bugs or alligators (at least on the island). Beautiful homes and condos (<$300k) on the waterfront at reasonable prices. The condo amenties are next to nothing compared to TV. I wanted to buy there but my wife insisted on TV.

Maskless people don't bother me. Unless you are wearing a properly fitted & clean N95 mask that you routinely discard and replace, the surgical masks and homemade ones are better than nothing but not by much. They give the mask wearers a false sense of security (& superiority).