I immediately did a search for pharmacies and found a Sav-Mor in the town of Virden. They had rapid tests in stock and I undertook one while parked in the town square. I waited out the full fifteen minutes but most of that time was spent looking at the very clear positive indicator that appeared shortly after the test was started. I called my primary care physician and arranged for a video conference the next morning. Then I started for home.

With a freshly filled gas tank, I was able to make the drive non-stop. My symptoms -- scratchy throat, slight fever, general achiness -- increased a bit as I drove but remained quite mild. In the video conference with a nurse, possible treatments were discussed in case things got worse but I was advised that the best treatment for me was likely lots of sleep and liquids. It's advise I've had no difficulty following. As I write this three days after that positive test, I feel things have leveled off. I think symptoms worsened just a little over the first two days but today I feel just about the same as yesterday. My guess is that things will start to improve tomorrow. I've absolutely no doubt that the mildness of my symptoms is the result of being vaccinated and double boosted. As the nurse commented, the vaccine might not keep you from catching the virus but they do a great job of keeping you out of the hospital.