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Ask any nurse how sucky it is to work during a full moon; people get crazy. Even though this isn't a full moon I'm still terrified at how people might act during an eclipse.
JosephMcCovery
I'm just waiting for the inevitable idiot that stops on the interstate to watch the eclipse. Driving into Nashville on Monday will be fun!
JosephMcCovery
Downvote all you want, but people can be idiots. I've come close to hitting people stopping to catch Pokemon.
ParksAnnRec
patstoffy
**ackchyually** it's just the opposite during a solar eclipse: new moon.
fartinatornado
I don't see anything.
HULKSMASHMOUTH
nah. It's noon on a Monday. How bad could it be? *ominous music*
SonrisaRN
Oh shit, I work it too. Maybe it'll be the opposite of a full moon and be slow AF. Right? ..... Riiiight? NO PSYCHS!
IWishIWereADoggo
Not to mention all the super werewolf attack victims who are rolled in constantly
wingweaver415
so many woman will be going into labor...
StalkerSeal
As an xray tech that works in a hospital, thank God I took the day off.
byohzzrd
Motor vehicles accidents, alcohol poisonings, retinal damage. It's gonna be a long day for you.
captyossarian42
Eclipse is day shift though, ED is boring during the day. And it's currently waning, so when I clock in I can probably nap between calls.
JesusAssCrackers
Lolololololol...
romeooromeo
Prayers be with you
Whitetiger7654
Prepare a bunch of eye gauze.
GrinchyGrinchy111
http://theconversation.com/mondays-medical-myth-hospitals-get-busier-on-full-moons-5383
Dimpledot42
Worked in ER for 4 years and for EMS for 2. Can confirm. Shit gets weird... (insert Mr Meseeks gif)
rubberducky44
kiddub
"I thought sunglasses were enough!" Good luck!
MrFamousManny
I too am an ER nurse and I'm just realizing I work during the eclipse as well
Nightshiftnursezombie
brrpr
could you explain? i was still in elementary school at my last (1999). we wont get one for the next 64 years.
Nightshiftnursezombie
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/08/18/doctors-brace-for-rise-in-er-visits-ahead-solar-eclipse.html
FitzBeastly
Quiet night huh?
NicolWitTerror
That's actually very true. I use to work at a nursing home and the old people were crazy. Coworkers made fun of full moon nights. Wasn't fun
InnerWilderness
We'll pour one out for you, in fond memory of your sanity
kaboush
I have a court date on that day at the exact time I will see it
LargeHoman
It lasts like 2 minutes
Wugmonger
As someone that works on the psychiatric unit of a hospital, I understand how you feel. Stuff gets wierd up here on nights like that.
JesusAssCrackers
I work in an ER in eastern TN, it's already starting...Monday night I'm going to be running my ass off I know it.
bandashee
Trained massage therapist here: new moons, full moons, and eclipses SUCK ASS
MlCE
On the bright side, you may see a rise in eye injury patients!
ManOfAThousandCheeses
Full moon injuries make sense, you know how it is, you're throwing rocks, yelling "Fuck of space egg!" rock comes down, wake up in emergency
maliciousGman
Sound like a very specific personal experience.
muramaza
I thought it was because of all the werewolves.
GabbyJayYay
not swearwolves
ScaryScarab
I'm not upvoting this anymore because it's at 69
stormegedendarklordofall
You may commerce upvoting
ScaryScarab
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!
stormegedendarklordofall
It was at 71 when I upvoted. Wasn't me
MightyZephyr
Fuck of space egg
butdontcallmeshirley
Weveallbeenthere.gif
Excalibur262
OpenDaMouth
I don't :(
eclipsoh
MarshmallowFluffernutterPie
Goddamn space egg been terrorizing us for millions of yeras
YeahDaddySpinOnMyAss
Am I missing something or do people legit go kookoo on an eclipse?
ifyouthinkthatswierdwellletmetellyouimfrombosnia
not sure about the eclipse but a lot of stuff gets influenced by a full moon for example
ScaryScarab
Work at a bakery, had 4 customers come in yesterday trying to get me to repent to god because the world was ending Monday...
jpparkenbone
There were a bunch of m4w Craigslist ads looking for a woman to impregnate during the eclipse.
Muttons1337
I'm not gonna ask what you were doing looking in that category of CL
Icouldntthinkofausernameandiminacoldbathpleasehelp
I suggest you take a look, some of the stuff on CL is the funniest shit you've ever read.
Celyia
People honestly go nuts. Used to work as a waitress and many of my coworkers would try to take full moons off. Suspect they give themselves
Celyia
permission to act insane, since most of them always seemed aware it was a full moon.
DonaldTrumpsFlaccidHairpiece
Imagine those people who already aren't mentally stable, seeing the sun go dark. I feel so bad for the ER crews on monday. And the >
DonaldTrumpsFlaccidHairpiece
Maternity people in 9 months. Gonna be a buncha "Heroes" baby making attempts. Yatai! \o/
GoddammitMrNoodle
I got a service alert from FedEx saying they expected chaos and their priority was their employee's safety.
TerriblePokemon
It's the extra light. Keeps people awake and alert when they should be sleeping
downwiththesystem
That... isn't how eclipses work. It either blocks out the sun creating midday darkness, or blocks out the moon entirely at night.
downwiththesystem
(if that was a joke because "crazy people gonna be crazy for any reason" than I apologize)
SunKingAraman
Probably talking about the full moom
bazzoire
Not a believer myself but I know lots of nurses and every one of them says a full moon brings out the crazies.
sureasyourebornyourenevergoingtoseenounicorn
People go crazy all the time. Any excuse. I know a bunch of people planning all kinds of parties and stunts during the eclipse
LifeEaterVirus
Anything to temporarily distract from the empty void inside themselves...
FightMeYouLongAssBitch
There's a lake in SC called lake Marion. Every 4th of July it gets 100,000 visitors. They're expecting about 150,000 on Monday.
FightMeYouLongAssBitch
150,000 people. On a lake. Drinking. And there's a chance of storms.
sureasyourebornyourenevergoingtoseenounicorn
What could possibly go wrong?
HelpHelper
Nurses believe in all kinds of dumb shit
CheshirePhoenix
Don't knock out superstitions!
CheshirePhoenix
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YeahDaddySpinOnMyAss
I think they're referring to the patients dude
Dustguts
Nah. nurses be cray.
StatisticalPizza
Er visit numbers do not increase during a full moon, at least not outside of standard deviation. So it's nurses
CheshirePhoenix
Numbers don't tell the whole story though. You normally get a pretty random distribution of types of injuries. During FM it skews toward the
HelpHelper
Seems nurses don't believe in statistics either
CheshirePhoenix
Flat "wat" and "how fucking Stupid are you that you thought fucking yourself in the ass with a literal cactus was a good idea?!"