O/t A coalminers tale...

[Brin]

Quick question, be honest, how many who post on here could have worked underground down a pit?

[crashbang]

Quick question, be honest, how many who post on here could have worked underground down a pit?

Deep in the bowles. Silverwood.? Open cast regarding maltby 😊

[CAMiller]

Quick question, be honest, how many who post on here could have worked underground down a pit?

My Dad wouldn't let me after seeing what it did to his 3 brothers. Funnily enough I've never been down t'pit. Studying A level Geology at school we had a trip to go down one and unfortunately there was 1 too many in the class for H&S regulations so guess who drew the short straw? I also applied to get University sponsorship from the NCB but seem to remember they passed on me when I hesitated over their suggestion about switching from Mechanical Engineering to Mining Engineering. Was all moot anyway as I screwed up my Physics A level. Went on to do Geology at college but never worked in either the oil or mining sectors.

Guess I'll never get the chance now but in answer to the question, I don't think I could have done it. As Roly says, I never put a shift in

[sota]

Quick question, be honest, how many who post on here could have worked underground down a pit?

Not me mate, but I did do the opposite....working high in the air in the days without a harness or cherry picker in sight. Not many would fancy that either ;-)

[Archiemiller]

Quick question, be honest, how many who post on here could have worked underground down a pit?

Sounds like tha ad a cushy number Brin, ah left school ont friday, started at Stubbin ont monday, the gid mi most dangerist job int pit, ad to gu daarn pit 1st to mek sure it wer safe for canaries.

[Lolmorgan]

Sounds like tha ad a cushy number Brin, ah left school ont friday, started at Stubbin ont monday, the gid mi most dangerist job int pit, ad to gu daarn pit 1st to mek sure it wer safe for canaries.

Didn't know anybody from Norwich that worked at Stubbin.

[great_fire]

Quick question, be honest, how many who post on here could have worked underground down a pit?

I probably would have if they haven't closed, had some NUM relatives who could have got me a job.