Working in a coal mine - 13

I had known I would have to wait, so I had my lunchtime sandwiches with me.

“Right, I’ll leave you then,” Phill, my guide said.

“I’m Bob.” The foreman said, shaking hands. “So when do you think we can get them to turn everything on?”

“Now.” I said. I, too, was curious to find out if this cure I had devised and installed would work.

“You’ve got it.” The foreman said, picking up a phone.

There was a hum, a clunking and a whine and things started moving again.

“It’ll be a couple of hours before we know.” Bob said.