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Arrangements for mass-vaccination at The Sheffield Arena were impressively slick and efficient. Clint was shepherded into the car park by volunteers in day-glo tabards and then I entered the Arena itself. There was very little waiting. I registered in the entrance lobby before I went into the vast concert space. There were twenty vaccination stations. Behind each screened area there was a vaccinator and a clerk sitting at a computer. I was called into bay number 6. Details were checked and basic vaccination questions were asked. Then the needle went into my upper arm. Before I left the allocated station, I asked if I could have a sticker  (see top picture) telling the two women that that was the only reason I had agreed to have the vaccine. This made them chuckle. Then I had to sit in a waiting area for fifteen minutes before returning to Clint. "Have you had the jab then?" he asked in his curious South Korean accent. "Yes I have thank you very much!" I repl...

 This open letter was posted on the village Facebook page today .  A sign of the times and a kindness from a nice villager.  And something I need to share today. Most of my colleagues at work  now have their second covid jab appointment and I’m proud that my little country is leading the entire world with the percentage of population vaccinated  One by one my loved ones are getting the jab and are moving one step closer to safety . I hope to hear about my appointment in the next day or so. I’ve just come home and although shattered I’ve lit the fire and refused to eat crap for supper. The girls were curled up on trendy Carol’s trendy conservatory sofa when I collected them and they were so happy to see me It’s after nine and I’m catching up with the latest Line of fire download . I will leave you with this my most favourite of line of fire put downs  It’s a cracker   from Going Gently https://ift.tt/3rVdgHr

My  blogging chum Dave Northsider blogs out of south western Ireland in the county of Cork. Please do not imagine that that county hosts plantations of cork trees nor that its residents wear necklaces made from wine bottle corks. I have been there and I have seen.  There's no more cork there than you would see in any other Irish county. Most weeks Dave Northsider showcases a progressive rock band - including a video of one of their little ditties. Today I am going to borrow that idea and post my own chosen rock video. The band I am thinking about is Free though I should point out you had to pay for their concert tickets. They were not free if you see what I mean. I have blogged about Free before - back in July 2019 - but hey, as folk often  say - what goes around comes around - just like a ride at a funfair or laundry in a tumble drier. The last time I blogged about Free, I shared their most famous song - "Alright Now" which endures to this day. Funny to think that ...