Danger is their business

By Tim Wyatt

The Dallas Morning News,  February 2, 1999

DESTINATIONS

Loosely based on a federal bureaucracy's analysis of on-the-job injuryand death figures, this week's tour of the World Wide Web takes a lookat sites by folks with dangerous jobs. Being that the Internet has becomesuch a hot spot to post resumes and job experiences, this order wasn'ttoo hard to fill. However, should any of the sites listed below vanishunexpectedly - well, you can figure it out.

Fielding's DangerFinder
http://www.fieldingtravel.com/df/dngrjobs.htm

Posted by the publisher of the travel book The World's Most DangerousPlaces, this site explores a number of very macho jobs such as Green Beret,Navy SEAL, bodyguard, mercenary and - hold your breath - bicycle messenger.That's no joke. For those interested, the site throws in a list of whereto apply. Should readers care to increase their job- related risk, takea look at Fielding's Dangerous Places to sign on as bike messenger in,say, Mogadishu, Somalia.
 



 
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