I try not to be superstitious, but there's something to the full-moon urban legends.

[arbusto_baboso]

I'm a social worker, and I deal with crazy every day. For the past few months, I've noticed it ratchets up sharply during the full moon. Bizarre. I better stock up on crosses, holy water and silver bullets!

[RainDog]

1. and moon shoes!

[NV Whino]

2. I knew a fire captain in Hollywood

He said all the guys dreaded the full moon shift.

[arbusto_baboso]

3. My wife, an ER nurse, does too.

[grace0418]

4. Don't maternity wards fill up during the full moon? The nurse who helped my

sister-in-law give birth to my niece told her that always happens.

[kimi]

8. I worked L&D and nursery for 10 years

it's absolutely true, I'm convinced. Always wanted to do a research project on it, but never got the chance.

[caitxrawks]

5. my mom is a nurse, and she totally believes in it.

She's not a superstitious person either, in fact she's quite religious and usually dismisses "hokey pokey" stuff. But there must be something to it. The facts don't lie.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

6. I'm the least superstitious person I know

If you read the health or R&T or skeptic forum you'll know that I'm pretty anti-superstitious.

But where I work we see an uptick in crime during full moons, especially the summertime. The increase is slight, and I attribute it to the extra light not the "moon vibes". Also because the increase doesn't usually happen if the weather is bad.

Since I manage the data for the office, I see the statistics myself.

[hobbit709]

7. Some of the weirdest things I've seen has been on no moon nights.

[trof]

9. The teachers at the school where I volunteer buy it.

Miz t. and I work with kindergarteners, one on one.
ABCs, numbers, simple reading first words, etc.

One day my kids just could not concentrate.
Fidgity, squirmy, EVERYONE seemed to have ADHD.
I mentioned it to the teacher.
"Full moon", she said.
"They're WILD today."
:shrug:

[Old Troop]

10. My daughter an ER nurse

says it is totally true. They get more patients during a full moon and the injuries and illnesses are more bizarre.