You Thought Your DCP Would Arrive and Find Your Cold Dead Body

[Unregistered]

Logged out for privacy. My husband is a police officer and calls to check in during his shift. One day when it was nap time I somehow missed his call and I always called right back. This time I was reading a really good book so I didn't...ten minutes later TWO squad cars pull up. My husband had asked the officers for the zone we live in to check on me! I was so embarrassed! I've always answered my phone after that though!

[Mike]

Logged out for privacy. My husband is a police officer and calls to check in during his shift. One day when it was nap time I somehow missed his call and I always called right back. This time I was reading a really good book so I didn't...ten minutes later TWO squad cars pull up. My husband had asked the officers for the zone we live in to check on me! I was so embarrassed! I've always answered my phone after that though!

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He worries too much.

[LysesKids]

I remember the time I had just moved into a house that fuses blew if you plugged too many things in... once I was plugging in the space heater & it shocked me pretty good (burned my hand) - right in front of a parent that was picking up. Thank goodness the landlord fixed the short that night and even more grateful someone was there when the accident happened. I'm terrified of dying by electrocution because that's how my husband was killed at work 18 years ago...

then of course there is the time I was knocked out while outside shoveling & I slipped on ice. Yep, I stayed closed that day - my neighbor found me about 5 minutes after I went down (I live alone)

[Mike]

I'm terrified of dying by electrocution because that's how my husband was killed at work 18 years ago...

Don't read if you don't like bug zappers.

In Canada and the US, home electricity is 120/240 volt. The long distance runs are at a much higher voltage, like 100,000 volts and up. A relative of ours worked for a hydro company. Several years ago, he was up in a bucket working on a 500,000 volt line. The bucket door somehow opened and he fell out, landing right across the 500,000 volt lines. There was no body for the funeral. What a way to go.

[Annalee]

My brother was hanging christmas lights and stepped in a puddle of water once .......knocked him flat of his back....his wife at the time said his hands would light up under the blanket at bed time that night and you could see the light all in the bedroom.....

[LysesKids]

Don't read if you don't like bug zappers.

In Canada and the US, home electricity is 120/240 volt. The long distance runs are at a much higher voltage, like 100,000 volts and up. A relative of ours worked for a hydro company. Several years ago, he was up in a bucket working on a 500,000 volt line. The bucket door somehow opened and he fell out, landing right across the 500,000 volt lines. There was no body for the funeral. What a way to go.

That's just it... my hubby was electrocuted by the main lines running to the building they were working on; the head of the project forgot to verify the power lines had been shut down - 4 men died on a metal ladder when the wire arced (Baltimore Nov '98)

[LysesKids]

Don't read if you don't like bug zappers.

In Canada and the US, home electricity is 120/240 volt. The long distance runs are at a much higher voltage, like 100,000 volts and up. A relative of ours worked for a hydro company. Several years ago, he was up in a bucket working on a 500,000 volt line. The bucket door somehow opened and he fell out, landing right across the 500,000 volt lines. There was no body for the funeral. What a way to go.

That's just it... my hubby was electrocuted by the main lines running to the building they were working on; the head of the project forgot to verify the power lines had been shut down - 4 men died on a metal ladder when the wire arced (Baltimore Nov '98) his hands & feet were gone & the bodies were smoldering

[Mike]

That's just it... my hubby was electrocuted by the main lines running to the building they were working on; the head of the project forgot to verify the power lines had been shut down - 4 men died on a metal ladder when the wire arced (Baltimore Nov '98) his hands & feet were gone & the bodies were smoldering

That's sad, and 4 people.
High voltage is very dangerous. Even the 120v can kill if the pathway is through the heart or if you're not in good health.

[mommyneedsadayoff]

That's just it... my hubby was electrocuted by the main lines running to the building they were working on; the head of the project forgot to verify the power lines had been shut down - 4 men died on a metal ladder when the wire arced (Baltimore Nov '98) his hands & feet were gone & the bodies were smoldering

I'm so sorry about your husband electricity has always been a scary thing to me, growing up in old farm houses that could probably easily have gone up in flames

My scary story was after everyone was down for naps. I sat down to each lunch and it was a leftover shrimp pasta meal from my favorite restaurant and I had been craving it all day, so I kind of inhaled it and a shrimp went right down my throat! I sort of froze and don't quite remember what happened next because I was panicked, but I got it out and vowed to cut up all my food just like I do the kids from that point on.

[kendallina]

I was working in a center once, it was close to closing time and I had no children in my room. I heard a knocking kind of sound and looked out of my room and saw a teacher from the room next to me (he also had no children left) having a grand mal seizure! He was banging his head on the floor and starting to bleed.

Obviously I got someone that could call 911. Turns out he had diabetes and had just switched medication which caused his numbers to be off and he had the seizure. He was then switched to an earlier shift so that he would always be there with another teacher. So scary!

[Josiegirl]

I worry about the what-ifs all the time.
I'm turning 63 in a couple months, my mom had a heart attack at 62, and I don't really take care of myself.
Posting a contact list for yourself....I'd never thought of that but what a great idea.
There was a provider around my age, whose dh was home for lunch. She collapsed right then and there of a heart attack and died. Sad as it was, she timed it well for the dcks' sake.
I've often thought of getting some kind of medic alert for the phone system so kids only needed to push a button on the necklace or something. Been too cheap so far but I might have to seriously consider it.

[Josiegirl]

Now that I remember, there were 2 instances in the past 10 yrs.(since I've lived alone) that I got out of bed to get ready for the day, made it to the bathroom, got dressed, got dizzy, and fainted. I'm not sure if I just rose too fast or what, but it was scary thinking 'this was it'.

[Unregistered]

Now that I remember, there were 2 instances in the past 10 yrs.(since I've lived alone) that I got out of bed to get ready for the day, made it to the bathroom, got dressed, got dizzy, and fainted. I'm not sure if I just rose too fast or what, but it was scary thinking 'this was it'.

That's what happened to me once i heard a parent knocking at the door super early one day(i had the day off so no kids) I got up so quick out of my sleep answered the door and just fainted blacked out i was told it happens when getting up so quick from sleeping..

[Mike]

That's what happened to me once i heard a parent knocking at the door super early one day(i had the day off so no kids) I got up so quick out of my sleep answered the door and just fainted blacked out i was told it happens when getting up so quick from sleeping..

It does, and the older we get, the easier it is to happen. It's due to how our balance system works. Too rapid a change when we're not ready for it. A bit of a shock to our balance system, we get dizzy. I get that once in a while. Too much of a shock and we pass out. I've almost passed out, but so far never have.

BUT, be careful because passing out could also mean a medical issue. Dehydration, blood sugar, or other issues. I tend to get dizzy much easier when I know I haven't been drinking enough.