Working in a coal mine - 25
I walked out of the lift chamber into the cool, fresh air of night, over to the supervisor’s office where Fred was sitting, looking knackered. I commented.
“Well,” he said, “it’s been a long day. Long but very rewarding, like yours, I hear.”
“I hope it’s fixed.” I said.
“Confidence, Richard. It will. Like your tuning up of the mixture on the marine turbines. That’s where I’ve been, down to Dover then into a frigate for a live test.”
“Crikey, that was a long way to go.”
“Worth it. Great to have the XK150, made the journeys fast and easy.”
- Category: True Stories Told As Fiction
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Neville Hunt 12 months ago
Sounds like you were a proper Superman, Richard! Did they make you wear your underpants over your trousers by any chance?
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Richard Hunt 12 months ago
Of course! More seriously, these were all real events whilst I was working at AEI Manchester … including … well read on. However there are some jobs which I cannot talk about, equally interesting and challenging. Including when I managed to use up the entire supply of carbon dioxide from all Scottish distilleries
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Neville Hunt 12 months ago
Wow! I guess that caused a massive run on whisky 🥃. Indignation in Islay; shock in Speyside; horror in the Highlands; panic in Paisley and dumbfoundedness in Dumbarton. But calmness in Kirkintilloch (a dry toon!).
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Christopher 12 months ago
A job well done, and you got serenaded in a coal mine by a barbershop quartet!
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Richard Hunt 12 months ago
Yes, Christopher, it was really good working with them, (a) because I was successful and (b) because they were a really friendly group who sang well. I’m off soon (in the storey) to look at their church, which really impressed me …