Rant of the Day

Ronald says the outrageous  stuff that the government is imposing on Americans brings out some of the most colorful language he has ever heard spewed from my sweet, genteel mouth.

Today, we experienced wasteful government spending up close and personal.

Ronald was going for a covid shot. After driving a circuitous maze down off streets to the covid shot site, we were first flagged down three blocks away. Ronald showed the first guard the consent form. We could see emergency vehicles down the street and followed the signs. At the next group of people which included police, firemen, healthcare workers, and miscellaneous who knows what, Ronald rolled down the window on my side where a healthcare worker again looked at the paperwork. A fireman stood guard beside him. The healthcare worker looked at the paperwork again and asked, “You are coming for a covid shot?” Ronald answered yes. The man said, “Just one of you is getting the shot?” I replied to the dense healthcare official, “I’ll get a covid shot when hell freezes over!” The healthcare official gave me the stank eye over the top of his mask. The fireman gave me smiley eyes.

We passed probably at least 8-10 emergency vehicles around the property, and we stopped at 7 more stations where each worker looked at the same blinkin’ paper and asked the same blippin’ question. “Are you here for the covid test?” I wanted to yell out the window, “No! I’m here to use the bathroom! Because this is S!” Stuff, I mean.

Ronald probably would have walloped me if I’d a said anything more. We went through at least three more stations where he was asked the same thing before he was waved to the place he would receive his shot – through an open car door window.

Now I maybe am just a nincompoop, but seriously! How many government workers does it take? Maybe I’ll make that a new joke to pass around. Except it isn’t a joke! I wish I had exaggerated. I didn’t.

I’m sayin’ a serious “God Bless Us!”

KB