I have form in this area

I got a “free” flu vaccination yesterday.

I say “free” because I was given a voucher by my workplace, but it actually cost me $17 due to human error.

More specifically my error.

I was sure I’d booked the appointment for a Terry White chemist a few kilometres east of my apartment. But when I got there – via a bus ride as I’d absentmindedly let the youngest drive the car to school – I was informed I had booked the appointment at a Terry White chemist a few kilometres west of my apartment.

Getting there in time for my 1pm appointment involved a $17 cab ride with an excessively chatty Russian cab driver who couldn’t understand a word I said. My stress levels were not improved by having to repeat every noncommittal response I made to his blather.

The whole palaver was most annoying. I was too cheap to pay for a cab home and it was a two-bus trip back, so I chose to trudge cross country for 30 minutes in shoes not designed for the task.

Why am I so hopeless at this stuff? It doesn’t seem to matter what checks I put in place, I keep making mistakes.

I was still very proud of myself for being responsible and getting my first ever flu jab … at least for the first few hours.

And then I was very dismayed, as it gave me a mild cough and chest pains.

The only other culprit might be the bloke whose soup I stole. It was heavily laced with chillies and nearly blew my head off when I ate it after my flu jab.

But he was thrilled when I messaged to tell him that while it was fiery it was delicious with well integrated spices (he’d asked for a review).

He now wants to organise a formal lunch swap day among the staff.

I’ve started a trend!

Oh and the chest pains and cough seem to be gone after a good night’s sleep. Well, being woken by the garbage collectors at 5am wasn’t good, but I managed to drift off again until the dogs started barking at 6am.

Have a good weekend. Catch you next week.

Song of the day: Split Enz “That was my mistake”