The Story of Sick-Jon Continues

19Mar/100

The Story of Sick-Jon Continues

by Jon Hassinger

I used to make fun of germ freaks. I mean, if you don't build some sort of tolerance, a simple cough could kill you!

I ate from the community bowl of nuts Ben Stiller warns Jennifer Aniston about in "Along Came Polly". I used public rest rooms, and port-o-potties. And I still tried to shake people's hands during the "sign of peace" at Mass, even when everyone else was terrified of the swine flu. Now we all just wave, which I actually prefer because it's easier to connect with more people. But during the swine flu scare, I was not afraid!

I was never afraid of germs, until now. Until this:

This damn germ-trap has taken down 4 of my fellow Nature City employees over the past 2 weeks!

Sitting atop the water-cooler that everyone uses multiple times a day,this bowl comes in contact with our germ-ridden hands, a lot.

I'd grab some every morning when filling my water bottle, to start the day. Next thing I know, I had a 103 degree fever.

When I finally returned to work, first thing I did was fill my water bottle. And, as if by some habit, went to grab some of these unnamed candies. I stopped, and it all made sense.

I am terrified of all said situations previously stated.