https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:54:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job/page/2#post-926004 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:33:52 +0000 jillybean218 926004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another LE wife over here. But we live in a smaller area so it's not as dangerous as it could be. It is amazing what you can get used to. We have weapons stashed all over the house, and I'm just like whatevs. That will change when we start having babies, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job/page/2#post-925991 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:31:53 +0000 LuLu Mom 925991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, he's a manager of a store. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925987 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:31:19 +0000 MamaMoose 925987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. He works in staffing so he sits at a desk all day just like me.</p> <p>But he used to be a professional football player and I would worry about injuries. Especially when he would always bitch about players who stay down on the ground for a long time after getting hurt. He used to tell me "if I don't get up right away, I'm unconscious or paralyzed." Umm.... ok, thanks baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925965 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:27:50 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 925965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish thinks he's a secret agent.</p> <p>He's actually an engineer. I think he's got a safe job, though I do worry when he travels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925947 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:25:12 +0000 MrsH 925947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really - he works in IT. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925942 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:23:57 +0000 lioneyes 925942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no, he works in finance. but his office is next to the world trade center and when he started i had to give him my lecture on leaving the building no matter what if the fire alarm goes off. the security is incredibly tight in his building, but it's still a 60 story building, and i'm a worrier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925568 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 05:52:55 +0000 GrapeCrush 925568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all. He's in sales. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925498 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 03:18:50 +0000 Sweet T 925498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. DH is active duty in the Army. His job is in the Infantry which basically means he's on the front lines when he gets deployed. Like @zippylef said, it becomes ordinary in so many ways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925489 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 02:57:50 +0000 loveisstrange 925489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. DH works with bombs for the military. They handle everything from run of the mill explosives to nuclear/chemical/biological weaponry.</p> <p>I was distraught when he joined and told me this was the job he wanted. I was sure he was going to get himself blown up. Its honestly pretty ordinary for me now, as odd as that sounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925465 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:25:09 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 925465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@googly-eyes: oh another LE wife! my thoughts exactly. We have a don't ask, don't tell policy about the violent, scary parts of his job. Unfortunately, I usually end up hearing more than I want to when we get together with our other cop friends and their wives. Too much shop talk between the boys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925437 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:39:57 +0000 StbHisMrs 925437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes it can be, he is a train engineer/conductor. One mistake (as recently in the news) can be tragic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925374 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:55:56 +0000 googly-eyes 925374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PointeShoesTutus: I agree; I don't usually ask for details either. The casualty rate is really low and I just go with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925362 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:51:25 +0000 fussygal 925362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH works with a lot of loud, heavy equipment and chemicals (he's a diesel mechanic) so I'd say yes. He's ALWAYS sore from something, poor guy :( I'm so glad I don't have to do a job like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925328 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:28:08 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 925328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah. He's a police officer in a rough, gang heavy part of the city. I try my best not to worry and find it's better just not to ask for too many details. He's had to draw his gun more times than I care to recall (and fire it on a few occasions). He loves his job though.<br /> I'll be glad when he gets retired next year (because of on the job injuries). Not sure how I'd handle that if there were kiddos in the picture. Thankfully he's pursuing a much less dangerous profession post retirement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925261 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:46:27 +0000 jhd 925261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope! he works on computers. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925248 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:39:23 +0000 Emsmems 925248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, he's a firefighter, but it is in a smaller suburb so it's not as scary to me as a big city firefighter. Definitely still dangerous, but that's how I rationalize it :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925226 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:29:15 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 925226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FarmWifeGina: that sounds plenty dangerous to me. Just recently my husband told me he'd like to farm someday and I was like "I will be the worst farmer ever." so it's good to have this sort of information on hand :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925211 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:22:49 +0000 kentuckygirl 925211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH has a commercial gas business. He handles and transports those cylinders of compressed gas. Some are flammable. Plus he drives all over the place, so there is also the risk of accidents.. Honestly, I try not to think about the dangers so that I don't worry as much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-925204 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:21:10 +0000 BabyMats 925204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only when he works with the higher voltage stuff. I worry about other people that don't work safe but I feel okay with him going to work. (electrician) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924992 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:20:26 +0000 FarmWifeGina 924992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mewtill: Prooooobably not as dangerous as fighting wildfires, lol. But I think it's like the 4th dangerous job in the US. There's a lot of huge, heavy equipment, stuff that reaches out, pull you in, chop you up, and spits you back out. We are in a really rural, agricultural area and there's an ag-related death listed in the local (this corner of the state) paper almost every week during the farming season. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924955 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:10:56 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 924955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes. Most days he's assessing people's land, but in the summer he goes out to fight wildfires. But I definitely consider police officer more dangerous!<br /> @FarmWifeGina: I had no idea farming was dangerous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924920 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:59:57 +0000 lilteacherbee 924920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: haha his are pretty tame. High schoolers scare me! And nope, I teach pre-k at a different school :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924918 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:58:24 +0000 Happygal 924918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilteacherbee: I've met some dangerous third graders before! Do you guys teach at the same school?</p> <p>My husband is a lawyer, which means he hangs out in jails. I guess there are some dangerous moments. When he was a prosecutor, I sometimes worried that a disgruntled citizen might decide to seek revenge after they spent some time in jail due to him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924883 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:51:29 +0000 mrs. bird 924883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>when he was working, somewhat. he worked with special needs students. he's had his cornea punctured, broken &amp; dislocated fingers and a bad thumb sprain. he also has scars all over his hands, arms, and one down his forehead and a bite scar. he ran a group home before and that was dangerous, he was never seriously hurt, but some staff were, and he was a wrestling coach, which was kind of dangerous only because he wrestled when there wasn't anyone in a weight class for them to wrestle in practice, he had his hand injured &amp; needed PT for a long time after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924875 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:49:16 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 924875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Penny Lane: And dry eyes from staring at the computer screen ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924850 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:43:21 +0000 FarmWifeGina 924850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. He's a farmer. 'Nuf said. Every day involves jobs that if one person forgets a step or is neglectful, something really bad could happen. I don't worry, in general. Farm safety is a pretty big deal. But some days, when I know he's going to be doing certain, more high-risk jobs, then I worry a little more. There was a 19-year-old kid killed in a freak farming accident here about a month ago here, so I guess I'm a little more mindful of the danger lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924813 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:37:12 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 924813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's safe for the most part. But it's a nuclear power plant so if something went wrong it could be very bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924808 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:35:57 +0000 Caly 924808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He currently isn't working but for many years he worked for congress. His days were spent in his office in front of his computer or at meetings/events. So, unless typing have him carpal tunnel or a crazy constituent decided to go postal, he was pretty safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924802 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:34:54 +0000 Running Elley 924802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. He does supervise in a warehouse settings so accidents do happen but I don't worry about it too much! I wouldn't call it a dangerous profession. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-have-a-dangerous-job#post-924795 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:33:57 +0000 Foodnerd81 924795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, he works in finance. More likely to get injured on his walk to work. </p>