Anyone else with a dangerous job?

Not everyone here knows the saying of which you speak . . .

"There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots - but, there are no old bold pilots."

(It is a pilot axiom which basically says, being foolish while flying will get you killed.)

Which reminds me of another axiom . . .

“Flare to land, squat to pee.â€

(Navy pilots in regard to Air Force pilots. Just some good humored inter-service rivalry )

Me personally, I preferred my runways taking me places around the world . . .

“Travel to exotic places. Meet interesting people. Then kill them.†:huh:

 

Damn!

Dude, is that REALLY worth it?

 

wow that would be cool... if i come down there, will you give me a ride?

 

I guess I'm #11.

I teach Junior High.

 

When I was flying, military pilots were un-insurable (for life insurance, except by the government; probably still true). Any others on the list have this problem?

 

Sure, Just get a hold of me when you are coming down and I will see what I can do.

I am actually headed up to the Seattle area this summer but without the balloon. I hope to have my prius by then and I don't think that the balloon will fit, even though I here that they are roomier than they look.

 

True

Police and firefighters may top the list if based on injury. Been there, done both.

Mine, in order;

Air Force: Pararescue. Later, Security police dog handler, Explosives and drugs.

Police: got old when I realized the public was easier on the Paramedics and Firefighters.

Paramedic: Driving was the most hazardous, truck or ambulance. Except for the fights in the back of the ambulance when the drugs wore off. (One patient walked out the door on the freeway)

Fire chief: you'd think the admin/politics would get you but I got caught in a building collapse.

The jobs won, but I'm still kicking.

 

w3rd.

Particularly the cops that get highway duty... you know, sitting in a cop car in the break down lane as 18 wheelers blow by... yeech...

 

When my husband applied for life insurance, the agent asked if he held a valid Pilots License. Since he's way overdue for a medical, and hasn't flown in quite some time, he said no. She said good - people who sign on as pilots get a rider that says any aviation instance isn't covered. Worth knowing.

 

hmm. i work with radioactive stuff, biohazard stuff, nasty chemicals, human and animal tissues/fluids, and cancer cell culture. yum. i think that becomes a more long term issue rather than a here-and-now problem. hubby's mechanic job isn't exactly the safest job ever either. he has had 3 occasions now where someone almost dropped/drove a car off a lift on or near him, and once someone screwed something up and sent a bolt flying just over his head that would have easily cracked his skull!

 

Or, you pay much extra for it...

 

I work next door to a nuclear research reactor. I'm not saying it's dangerous or anything, but I notice the plants in the building do grow kind of weird, and sometimes it makes me wonder... :huh:

 

i don't work with THAT kind of radioactive stuff... just stuff like 32P and 3H and 125I, simple biological stuff that really doesn't emit waves that travel very far and can be easily contained.

i don't think you have much to worry about, the regulations on those things are very strict.

 

Oh, I absolutely agree. The guys that operate the facility do all kinds of monitoring and stuff. They run a fairly tight operation over there. That said, I still feel sorry for the kid who accidentally bumped into the keypad for the locked door one evening and triggered an armed response. I'm sure he was puzzled, and I bet he never saw it coming!