After my hopes rose when the music stopped and were dashed when it started again / "looking to get a flu shot or Covid-19 vaccine? Due to high demand an appointment is recommended; schedule one online at.... looking to get a flu shot or –"/ I have spoken with the pharmacy and, after listening to far more typing than talking, the refill which I ordered Friday last – which is a box on a shelf, two boxes on a shelf, and has been since its invention – will be ready this afternoon because, while I get that it's a stressful time in pharmacy-land – and, judging by the number of "Phamacy call" pleadings from the automated man in the background I'm far from alone in my woes here – it apparently takes one five days to bend over, pick up two boxes, stuff them in what looks like a Chinese food take-out bag and staple a thing to them and by five days I mean four days, twenty-three hours, and fifty five-minutes to prepare to pick up the box and five minutes to have it ready; the day awaits.