Working in a coal mine - 4
We had to wait in this heat and humidity until the next lift-load arrived, but then … off we went - forwards at first but then down … steeply down.
The roof closed in over us but there were lights, so I could see the rock passing by on all sides.
Suddenly lights again and we levelled off.
“We have to go down another level.” Phill said as we pulled into a little station. On my right was a tunnel. “That goes to another seam. We need the bottom one, the next one down.”
Miners got out, we stayed in.
- Category: True Stories Told As Fiction
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Christopher 10 months ago
I'm not claustrophobic, but I don't think I could've handled that.
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Neville Hunt 10 months ago
My sweat’s sweating!🥵🥵
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Richard Hunt 10 months ago
It all seemed quite natural, there were many others there and although it was quite warm and humid, I was prepared for it and wearing light clothes under my safety kit. Only one more level to go down then … the tunnel to the coal face. It was all new to me and so I just accepted it.
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Neville Hunt 10 months ago
And I guess that it was all in a day’s work for thousands🥴!
