Never had the shot. Can't remember the last time I had the flu. Several friends got the shot and got sick with something. Think I acquired lifetime immunity by being the target of every sick child's cough and sneeze during 27 years of teaching. Or maybe, it was the years of standing in the icy waters of a steelhead stream with fingers so frozen I couldn't tie the simplest knot, or dig the car keys out of my jeans pocket to go home. At my age, I should probably get a flu shot in each arm.