Grant County Encounters

Well, Keetha I know you will be shocked that I am posting a blog....actually my friend Shannon inspired me to write this one. You will probably be the only one to comment because I am sure the rest of the bloggers out there have given up on me... Well, back to my post. Shannon commented on her encounter at the BMV here in Marion and well I have had loads of those let me tell you. My son, who is 17 never wants to be seen there with me again. I guess I became a little vocal when they sent me home for the third time because I didn't have the proper papers which I called about the day before I went and was given no information about what to bring...I just guessed. what to bring...but anyway today I will comment on my Grant County Encounter at the Health Clinic downtown. I am leaving in a few weeks on a mission trip to Macedonia with high school seniors which I am looking forward to and feel blessed to go. However, I needed to get a few shots before going and decided to go to the health clinic. I was told it was at the court house most of them are in Indiana at least in the counties I have lived in prior to Grant. As I walk in the door I see NO CELL PHONES...so I promptly walk back outside to my car and put my cell phone in the car. I walk back into the court house through the security screen and ask where the health clinic is located. They said oh it hasn't been in this building for 25 years ...its across the street in the pretty building on the corner (part of the jail) ha ...so I walk across the street, walk in the door and try to find my way to the health clinic...I ask a lady at the first office I see and she directs me to the clinic....I walk in fill out papers ....and she says that will be $55.00 ....no problem do you take debit I ask...no she responds....cash or check...you can walk across the street to the bank there is a ATM there...at this point I almost don't want to go through with this because I really don't like getting shots anyway but I know I need to get this done ....so I walk in the bank and the lady greets me and says may I help you ....I respond yes I am looking for your ATM Oh she says it is outside in the drive through....you can walk outside and walk through it.....so what can I do? I walk up to the drive through and get $60.00 dollars and head over to get my shot...the lady promptly takes my cash tells me to have a seat,, a few minutes later a nurse comes out calls my name...I'm the only one sitting there...and in a few minutes it's all over....I know this sounds like I am rambling but I have had my share of encounters like this in Grant County......its always seems so difficult to get a simple thing done...you'd think it wouldn't be a hard thing to do in such a small town. I do love the people in our town and if you are reading this blog you are probably one of them! You make living in this this county a pleasure for me and my family...thanks for making my encounters seem so small in the grand scheme of things like friendship.....