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Honest? Seriously, straight from the heart?

Family: Zero.
Friends: 2.

My two good friends were opposite sides of the spectrum, as the saying goes, and it really hit me hard.

Friend #1 and fellow school bus driver: He and his wife went to get the Moderna shot sometime in July, so they could take summer vacation in August, and go visit Canada (they've never been up there before), after they got all their Passports and whatnot completed. My good friend immediately felt like sh** after the Moderna shot. His wife felt a little rundown like she had a hangover or something. Days went by... Weeks went by... It got worse and worse... He ended up in the hospital in the ICU on a ventilator. His wife was (later) in the hospital and was able to recover. I still have his last cellphone call on my caller ID list (I just can't bring myself to delete it...) Aug 9th, 2021 @ 7:21pm. He was literally breaking down crying to me in between breaths. He was scared sh**less...
RIP, Mark.

Friend #2 and fellow musician and Shriner, as part of the main Shriners Band here in town. He was just a regular guy, you know? He was you and me. He loved firearms, hunting, fishing, the outdoors, the 2nd Amendment, etc... He was a hell of a musician and played Baritone and Tuba in the low brass section (I played 2nd chair trumpet). Anyway, he was so good... I mean, like, holy crap, this dude could play! He could quite literally sit right down in a Philharmonic Orchestra and play Baritone or Tuba in their low brass section!
Anyway, he was one of those guys who was like, "F--- you... No way, no how, ain't happening! You can take that Pfizer shot or Moderna shot or whatever and stick it sideways where the sun don't shine! Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.... You ain't jabbing me with that sh**!!!"
That's just who he was... Sadly, we Freemasons and Shriners all heard the tragic news that he suddenly came down with COVID and that was it. His wife is still devastated and will never be the same sweet lady she once was.
RIP, Roger.

For me, personally... I am vaccinated with both Pfizer shots, and that's it. I had to for my job with the public school system, driving a school bus.
Shot #1: No big deal. It's a shot. Duh...
Shot #2: No big deal. But... later on that even I felt a little funny, like I was out in the bars and clubs in my younger days. The next day (and for 24 hours) I felt like I had a bad hangover, and that's it. Nothing else. I felt like I was "pub crawling" at 1:30am, and that's all."

Honest? Seriously, straight from the heart?

Family: Zero.

Friends: 2.

My two good friends were opposite sides of the spectrum, as the saying goes, and it really hit me hard.

Friend #1 and fellow school bus driver: He and his wife went to get the Moderna shot sometime in July, so they could take summer vacation in August, and go visit Canada (they've never been up there before), after they got all their Passports and whatnot completed. My good friend immediately felt like sh** after the Moderna shot. His wife felt a little rundown like she had a hangover or something. Days went by... Weeks went by... It got worse and worse... He ended up in the hospital in the ICU on a ventilator. His wife was (later) in the hospital and was able to recover. I still have his last cellphone call on my caller ID list (I just can't bring myself to delete it...) Aug 9th, 2021 @ 7:21pm. He was literally breaking down crying to me in between breaths. He was scared sh**less...
RIP, Mark.

Friend #2 and fellow musician and Shriner, as part of the main Shriners Band here in town. He was just a regular guy, you know? He was you and me. He loved firearms, hunting, fishing, the outdoors, the 2nd Amendment, etc... He was a hell of a musician and played Baritone and Tuba in the low brass section (I played 2nd chair trumpet). Anyway, he was so good... I mean, like, holy crap, this dude could play! He could quite literally sit right down in a Philharmonic Orchestra and play Baritone or Tuba in their low brass section!
Anyway, he was one of those guys who was like, "F--- you... No way, no how, ain't happening! You can take that Pfizer shot or Moderna shot or whatever and stick it sideways where the sun don't shine! Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.... You ain't jabbing me with that sh**!!!"
That's just who he was... Sadly, we Freemasons and Shriners all heard the tragic news that he suddenly came down with COVID and that was it. His wife is still devastated and will never be the same sweet lady she once was.
RIP, Roger.

For me, personally... I am vaccinated with both Pfizer shots, and that's it. I had to for my job with the public school system, driving a school bus.
Shot #1: No big deal. It's a shot. Duh...
Shot #2: No big deal. But... later on that even I felt a little funny, like I was out in the bars and clubs in my younger days. The next day (and for 24 hours) I felt like I had a bad hangover, and that's it. Nothing else. I felt like I was "pub crawling" at 1:30am, and that's all."

Just don't bend over. At all. If you drop something, let it lay.

So, you’re an idiot?

LOL

So he still didn't answer the Biden question.

So he still didn't answer the Biden question.

What Biden question? That the guy stole the election is a brain damaged idiot, who should be in a nursing home?

Welcome to our little misunderstood, demented part of the internet! Sorry I was a bit late for the early stages of your initiation! So, I’ll wait until your guard is down before I insult you!

Though I will ask……are you a real Virginian or a “damn carpetbagger”? memtb

What Biden question? That the guy stole the election is a brain damaged idiot, who should be in a nursing home?

What else do you want to know?

Is Butch your given name?

Nope... My oldest sister (10 years old in 1961) saw my cradled in me mother's arms in the hospital, and said the immortal words, "Oh, isn't he cute? Let's call him 'Butch' " and that was it. The rest is history.

For 61 years... I absolutely REFUSE to go by my legal first name.