Working in a coal mine - 9

The foreman came over.

“All safe now.” He said as all the machinery came to a stop.

“Loved your singing,” I said.

“Great. Love you to fix this damned transformer.” He said in a deep bass voice.

“I will.” I said, with a confidence I did not feel. “How did you four meet?” I asked, just to hear that voice again.

“In the local church choir, we sing there … normal hymns, anthems and so on. It’s just over the road there from the coal mine, you might have seen it as you came in.”

“No, I didn’t.” I confessed.