O/T The Price Of Coal 1977 BBC Drama

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Yeah in the later days it was a breeze

gf doing what he does best, writing about summat he knows absolutely nowt about...

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gf doing what he does best, writing about summat he knows absolutely nowt about...

Yes from mining families on Dad and Mum's side, know nothing at all.

It was a good, well-paid job at the end, the miners working at Maltby certainly didn't want to give it up.

As an aside, drove past the last surviving pit head in Yorkshire, Barnsley Main, last week and it was surrounded by goths and a film crew so I don't know what was going on there.

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Yes from mining families on Dad and Mum's side, know nothing at all.

It was a good, well-paid job at the end, the miners working at Maltby certainly didn't want to give it up.

As an aside, drove past the last surviving pit head in Yorkshire, Barnsley Main, last week and it was surrounded by goths and a film crew so i don't know what was going on there.

How 'good' do you think it was, most ex miners would tell you it was a bit ****e, to be honest, but yeh the pay was decent, if you were on the coal face, on a decent one with few geological issues, bonuses were good, if you wernt, then you were doing twice the graft for half the money....figure that one out, you know nothing gf, nothing of it, being the cousin of an uncle who's grandad delivered your coal doesn't really cut it i'm afraid...

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My grandads were both miners, actually one one them was quite a famous (locally) NUM man.

It was crap in those days for sure but for the people working in those last few deep mines it was a good well-paid job, I knew a couple of people working at Maltby who'd been at other pits before they closed.

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My grandads were both miners, actually one one them was quite a famous (locally) NUM man.

It was crap in those days for sure but for the people working in those last few deep mines it was a good well-paid job, I knew a couple of people working at Maltby who'd been at other pits before they closed.

Have you ever worked down the mine gf? your unfounded arrogance is frankly staggering considering you've only ever, a best, visited the coal mining museum....

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Have you ever worked down the mine gf? your unfounded arrogance is frankly staggering considering you've only ever, a best, visited the coal mining museum....

Even when it was **** some miners loved it because of the comradeship.

The NUM grandad made it sound like a great lark, all the scams they used to pull on the managers.

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Even when it was **** some miners loved it because of the comradeship.

The NUM grandad made it sound like a great lark, all the scams they used to pull on the managers.

Indeed, the cameraderie was second to none, that doesn't make it a 'good' job....

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Funny old world
Both my Grandads worked in the pit & they both hated it,however,they hated Thatcher more & both agreed that she should be shut down.

Wouldn't employ you as a proof reader

[Exiletyke]

Wouldn't employ you as a proof reader

Wouldn't apply for the job

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Indeed, the cameraderie was second to none, that doesn't make it a 'good' job....

What does make a good job then?

Was better than working in retail or a call centre which are the jobs that have replaced mining (in the later years again).