Games and fun

I went to get my second jab yesterday.  It was up at the Riverside, so I decided I would also order the new Boro top click and collect so I could avoid delivery charges and having to male the trip special.

I already knew that the vaccine centre was at the back of the stadium, due to Kev going there for his first one, so I walked up and went to go to the back.  Which was when I was told that I had to walk all the way round the stadium and go in that way.

Great.

So, round I go and directed where to go and give my confirmation number.

Bugger.

I had requested a confirmation through both text and email, but hadn’t received either.  After spending about a minute reassuring the guy that, yes, I did have an appointment, another member of staff confirmed that some people never got confirmation.

Inside the stadium, it was very quick, they just confirmed my appointment and gave me a copy of my NHS number.  Slight wait before going into the hut, answered a few questions and got the jab.  In my right arm, the first went in my left and it amuses me to have one in each.  Perfectly balanced.

Five minutes in the waiting room and I was free.  I walked right round the stadium again and went to the shop, where I bought myself a hoodie and picked up my top:

And here’s a close up of the design above and below the band:

It’s the Transporter Bridge!

Then, I went to see the council.

You see, the part of town I live in, there’s gates closing access to the alleys.  And behind these gates is where the bins live.  Which is fine, if you have either a key to the gates or access from your house.  I don’t have the latter.  I did have the former, but they decided to change the locks.  I needed to get a new key.

I thought it would be simple.  Go in, hand over old key, get new one, right?

Wrong.  I needed proof of address.

I couldn’t be arsed coming home then going back into town, so I went to the bank to print out a statement.  After getting a lecture about being able to print it out at home, they let me in.

Only my most recent statement was too old for the machine to let me print it out.

Surely the shop for my phone company would be able to help right?

Wrong.  They can’t print out statements in the shop for data protection reasons.

I had to download my bank statement to my phone and get it printed out at a print shop.

But, I got my new key.

As for the jab?  I’ve lost my vaccination card (but it’s all registered on the app I have anyway) and, unlike the first one, the only side effect is a sore arm which is more or less gone now.

Will