We're on day.... 3

So on day 1 my dad goes "TIME FOR FLU SHOTS. TIME FOR COVID SHOT"

Not at all panicking

Welp. Today is shots day

And now my dad is urging a covid test

I HAVE OPINIONS America

So friendly .... idk

REMINDER

?

Sounds aggressive tbh

FOR THOSE WHO RECALL. I lived in China during covid and we had to do daily sometimes multiple times a day covid tests for.......... I think over a year..?

And I am ..... welp INTIMATELY familiar with how this goes

Shove stick up nose. Swirly in the gloop. Put gloop on test thing. Pray for 1 line and not two

BUT maybe this is just the test we have at home

It's supposed to be "quick"

huh

But you have to wait for the test stick to sit in the gloop for like. 10 min

And then you have to take it out within 5 or it spoils

HUH

That's not fast?

I HAVE OPINIONS

The test strip is literally a wobbly stick of paper, it's so flimsy. And how much do people have to pay for these?

lol okay humor me a whole ass minute

BACK IN CHINAR. The test was a plastic board with the paper in the center. The gloop would have a squeeze container so you could precisely put said gloop onto the test board thingy

IT WAS INSTANT. Like okay. Maybe 1 min to see lines show up

But

It was always free (still is free)

AND IN murica

You pay for these flimsy, not at all instant test thingies.................................... Well

Capitalism I guess?

But China also capitalist so

America wins this round

Anyways, in the time it took to write this plurk I got the test result, no covid yay. So I can get the shots today yay.

Anyways, those were my opinions.

..yeah, the tests we have here are the same as China, not sure about the american one. (tho generally recommended to leave it a few minutes Just In Case a line shows up late to the party)

yay for shots, tho? ^^

LOL yes, yay for shots

My arm will be dead but it's a worthy sacrifice

Lol also considering China at the time, you would take a picture of the test result as soon as just 1 line appeared

Even if another line could show up, you wouldn't risk quarantine for it

So you'd wait the minimal time length and take a picture with your phone and then toss it lol

We had to send the picture every day for a while, then they had us go into the parking lot or alleyway to get tests done everyday (because people cheating lmao)

Ahhh Shanghai lockdown. Don't miss it

Flu shot and covid shot acquired. BABY'S FIRST COVID BOOSTER

Didn't get one last year on my return to the states because after having covid 3 times in 6 months I had, and I quote "more than enough antibodies for the year"

And before that foreigners weren't permitted boosters in China

Soooo yippee.

Also, I checked off "autoimmune issues" and "I have a cold" on the checklist and NO ONE BLINKED or asked it was just JAB and "Oh, maybe take a tylenol when you get home"

....... thanks I guess lol

So here I am with 1000mg acetaminophen about to re-burrito and sleep off the rest of the ick

have a nice Friday plurk