Miners

grabec · **Posted:** Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:05 am

Not wanting to revive the Thatcher v Miners debate, but reading this account of a miner's life must make it a lot harder to stereotype miners as 'trouble-makers'.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... yer-33-men

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22687

Theres no chance of reviving it Mrs G, Fetish in particular has come round to my way of thinking.

grabec · **Posted:** Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:11 am

I really wasn't hoping to revive the debate.
I just think it must have been a desperate way to earn a living, as the article makes clear

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22687

It was truly horrible and dangerous work no question. The many miners memorials confirm a pretty tragic industry.

The Fat Man · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm **Posts:** 2107

Thanks for the link, it reminded me of me of me dad. Easington (and all the Coastal mines) had another factor; as they were under the North Sea they were very wet as well.

The Fat Man · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm **Posts:** 2107

Mr I wrote:

Theres no chance of reviving it Mrs G, Fetish in particular has come round to my way of thinking.

Cough.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22687

My dad worked at Easington too and my grandfather was killed at Horden.

I can't imagine what these guys in Chile are going through, they're looking forward to another four months of horrific conditions. Apart from the claustrophobia what about natural functions. It's not going to be a nice place to be down there.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22687

I've edited my original post, its a touch insensitive.

The Fat Man · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm **Posts:** 2107

Mr I wrote:

My dad worked at Easington too

They would probably have known each other. Shame I can't ask the old man.

JohnnyMars · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am **Posts:** 2484

My Dad worked in the steelworks for most of his life and before that in Central Marine - he always said to me that miners deserved every penny they earned. After reading that article I now know exactly what he meant.

ozblue · **Posted:** Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:19 am

do ya reckon thell be on double time yet.. :wink:

i think in decent countries underground mining is a lot safer these days there shit hot with safety,ive been trying for a yr to get into the mines over without any look the money is fantastic about 180.000 oz dollors a yr and you only work 8 months of the yr....

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:35 am

ozblue wrote:

do ya reckon thell be on double time yet.. :wink:

i think in decent countries underground mining is a lot safer these days there shit hot with safety,ive been trying for a yr to get into the mines over without any look the money is fantastic about 180.000 oz dollors a yr and you only work 8 months of the yr....

....is that in the Jam Butty mines of S.Adelaide? :wink:

The Fat Man · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm **Posts:** 2107

Mr I wrote:

I've edited my original post, its a touch insensitive.

I don't know, it wasn't that bad!

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:58 pm

Just to keep everything coincidental, me fatha' also worked at Easington pit, having previously worked at Blackhall and Horden before they shut. When I was about 10 he took me on "a tour" of Blackhall Pit, but I was'nt keen on entering the "cage", that put me off for life, very claustrophobic.

..found out later my Grandad, Greatgrandad, and G.G.G. were all pitmen before me, just pleased I did'nt have to go down there.

Fetish_Bob · **Posted:** Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:50 pm

Mr I wrote:

Theres no chance of reviving it Mrs G, Fetish in particular has come round to my way of thinking.

Wishful thinking...........

ozblue · **Posted:** Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:41 am

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:

ozblue wrote:

do ya reckon thell be on double time yet.. :wink:

i think in decent countries underground mining is a lot safer these days there shit hot with safety,ive been trying for a yr to get into the mines over without any look the money is fantastic about 180.000 oz dollors a yr and you only work 8 months of the yr....

....is that in the Jam Butty mines of S.Adelaide? :wink:

lol were in queensland but plenty of work in western oz aswell but its the same old story not what ya know its who ya blow

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