Covid News Around the World One Year Later

[Ovidio]

Wow, what a day today!
It started at 8:00 am as RO at the firing range. I had fun and shot a bit.
After that I went home, prepared the lawn mower and my son took over the chore!!!
Got lunch and went for “duty” with the Alpini at the vaccination centre.
Among lots of lovely, incredible elders, we had the second oldest Alpino of the region (100 years old), one who fought in Russia and made it through the whole withdrawal. I offered him to be driven through to the door of the building, but he wanted to be left there and walked 250 metres to the place. And back. With a great smile.
Another old lady gave me a high five before walking to the place...
At the end of the day, the Carabinieri drove over, stopped and had a chat and a Prosecco with us. Great people!
During that nice end-of-day pause, the coordinator of the vaccination center came out and asked who was not vaccinated. Another guy and I raised our hands. “How old are you?” 51, was my answer. “Too young, I’ve got two shots of Astra Zeneca left”. The other guy is younger than me, so we went back to our Prosecco’s. A few minutes later: “You two, come in. We had to open a last Pfizer vial. Find two more youngsters!” So...that’s how I got into this vaccine... I never thought I would get it during “duty”...
But the love people, especially older people, have for us Mountain Troopers is so moving, that I thank God that he let me read the books I read as a teenager. Otherwise I might have chosen other corps... but I would have lost this universe!

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By the way, I’m listening at full blast to The Dead South, what a great group!!!