[billyboy]

Originally Posted by legion

Considering that I am a desk jockey--a cubicle dweller, I really have never had to consider this question.

My next-door neighbor is a cop. There's a world of difference in potential occupational hazards. Still, a cop is a lot safer than a drug dealer or a lobster fisherman...

That's kinda funny to me, I got a degree in college for criminal justice and was a cop for a while about 30 years ago. Quit that for the better money in commercial fishing, crabs and deep sea trawling. Had one boat sink out from under me in 1991. I was out about 30 miles at the time. Guess that I'm an adrenaline junky! I think my kids never inherited the "Danger Will Robinson" gene either, oldest daughter is a cop, son is a Navy submariner, and the youngest is in process of becoming a prison guard.