Got The Vaccine and Other Good Things Going on

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For starters, last Monday we got the vaccine.  It's called SinoVac and has a varying efficacy rate depending on reports from countries that have used it so far.  

They opened at 8 a.m. so we arrived at 7:15 a.m.  People were already lined up and going into the gymnasium.  You had to have your registration form printed out or on your phone, an official ID such as voter registration, driver's license, or the INAMPAM card (Official retiree discount card).  I used the latter and we were ushered in.  This has to be the most well-orchestrated event I have ever attended.

We were ushered to our seats and doctors and nurses passed through the rows taking info and filling out the official proof of vaccine shot one; illnesses, disabilities, age, etc.  It went fast.  We said hello to people we knew from town and our Monday group was only letters A through G.  Still, over 1000 people showed up.  They had an additional staging area set up outside under a permanent covered area.  

At 7:55  the military, in pairs, carried in the refrigerated vaccines and set them up at each of the eight stations.  Five minutes later they started sending one row (front to back) up to the stations.  As a row finished, they ushered in another row (same number of people) from the outside staging area to take the empty sits.  It was constant motion.  Once we got our shots we were sent over to another area for a 30-minute observation.  

After, we were asked to exit, and on the way out all of the event workers thanked us for coming and participating and handed us a bag with vaccine information, bottled water, and a snack.  Again, I have never seen such organization.  This went on for four days and then they moved on to Laguna de Sanchez which had been evacuated a week earlier because of the fires.  They finished that group on Friday.  

On the home front, we have an appointment with a couple who are interested in buying a piece of land we have for sale.  Construction is booming here in Mexico and people are buying.  In the north, the formal economy hasn't suffered as much and banks are loaning at great rates.

Before that though, we are going to see this van.  I'm tired of keeping the trailer up to snuff and as you know the SUV is now 16 years old and although it runs well we are looking for a change.  Not sure if we would sell the trailer or not at this point.  We want to be more mobile and not have to skirt cities and take sh---y bypasses or libramientos, and also be able to park just about anywhere we want.  I've been reading and watching videos on van life and how to DIY.  Of course, I have some limitations on the DIY and would have some of the work done.  It's not a big van but it has some good things such as a fold-down bed in the back cabinetry and 12V throughout.  I'm taking the tape measure with me and we'll check it out.  Priced right.

If we were to get a van and we didn't like it, fine we can always sell it and buy another rv.  Nothing is forever.  Besides, its fun just to dream a little and experiment.