https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2003/07/01/Dont-Go-to-The-Hospital-Over-The-Holdiay.aspxWith the July 4th weekend coming up the last thing you want to do is get caught in the hospital. It is bad enough during the normal hours, but on holidays it is every man for himself, and the risk of dying or becoming seriously harmed increases tremendouslyenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2003/07/01/Dont-Go-to-The-Hospital-Over-The-Holdiay.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1967545/26/2009 7:13:09 PM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:196754LoriJean<p>Try being in Canada on our &quot;1st of July&quot; celebrations. &nbsp;It is just as bad. &nbsp;My husband works as a custodian at our local hospital, and every year near July 1st, he tells me, &quot;Now if you are going to be sick, &nbsp;DO &nbsp;NOT &nbsp;GET &nbsp;SICK &nbsp;ON &nbsp;JULY &nbsp;1ST!!!!!!!! &nbsp; THE &nbsp;HOSPITAL &nbsp;WILL &nbsp;BE &nbsp;WORSE &nbsp;THAN &nbsp;THE &nbsp;LOCAL &nbsp;ZOO!!!!!!!!!!&quot; &nbsp;And our local zoo is in Toronto, Ontario. &nbsp;When he comes home from work, he tells me, &quot;The hospital was absolutely nuts with sick people-----the ER was full, extra doctors were called in and the line up was out in the hall!!!!! &nbsp;Aren`t you glad I told you not to get sick??!!&quot; &nbsp;Boy was I glad I listened!! &nbsp;And I am not the type to even pretend to get sick either. &nbsp;When I get sick, believe me, those who know me will definitely know I do not fake it.</p>