I spent a goodmonthprettymuchgoingatitallhoursoftheday.
Um, youknow, earlyinthemornings, lateintheevenings, I hadsetupalertsonmyphonewhereyouknow, theyIfsomethingcameopen, youwouldgetanalertand I hadabsolutelynosuccess.
Ultimately, wehad a friendofthefamilywhowaskindofdoinggoodSamaritanworkforpeopletogetthemappointments.
Mm, I said, Well, here's myinformation.
Ifyouwanttogiveit a try, I'vehadnosuccess.
Maybeyoucangiveit a shot.
I startedtolookat.
ThinkaboutwayslikeHowcan I canmakethisbetterformyrelativesthatwehavebeentryingdesperatelyforthepastfewweeks?
Togetthevaccineslots, oneofthemRiteAid.
Youhavetogototheirwebsiteandputinlike a zipcode, andthenyouhavetogothrougheachstoreandclickmanually, likesearchforvaccines.
It'llsaynoappointmentsavailable.
Whatever.
Youused a programcalledAutoHotkey, whichusesjustthiskindoflike, youknow, putanycommands, mousemovement, keyboardstrokes, etcetera.
So I justmade a simplelittlethingthatwouldjustclicksearch, Thengotothenextdoor, thensearch, Thengotothenextdoor.
Okay?
It's a greatfeelingtobeabletohelppeoplelikethis.
So I personallyhavehelped 115 people.
I startedgettingalltheseprivatemessagessaying, Benjamin, weneedhelp.
Benjamin, I can't lookatmyself.
Benjamin, helpme, please, Uh, evenmyself, with a modestamountofcomputerknowledgeandability.
I mean, I was I hadtobasicallyrecruit a youngladto, youknow, runtheshowbecause I couldn't getanappointment.
Yeah, well, um, I got I gottheemail, and I wasamazed.
Andand, quitefrankly, I I wasdoneand I thoughtWhat?
You'rekiddingme.
Thisisamazing.
Hedidit.
I wasalmostovercomewithtears.
Theworld's beenthrough a lotinthepastyear, youknow?
Andthenallof a sudden, you'relike, Oh, mygosh, I'm attheendofthetunnel.
Possibly.
Thisis a beautifulthing.
I spent a goodmonthprettymuchgoingatitallhoursoftheday.
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