Coal Miners

[@maxque5075]

I'm a liberal in most respects, but damn if you don't respect what these people go through in order to ensure that I can sit here at my computer with the power necessary to watch this video. That's the folly of liberals in my opinion; many of us have no concept of the hard work and sacrifices required to keep this country running. I still think we need to shift to renewables, but god damn we need to realize that's not going to be easy on heroes like these men.

[@hunters36forgingwoodworkin73]

I think similar to you. Sure we may believe differently for I am a libertarian but I respect these minors. I have a closer connection with these people than most for I still burn coal for blacksmithing purposes. Going green is necessary but we must remember these people and help them find jobs when coal finally dies.

[@bobbyboon2176]

@@hunters36forgingwoodworkin73 Thank you fore seeing the truth a coal miner is like a solder giving his life for others his famoly but coal family's like mine have been took advantage if them swept under the rug. We in west Virginia have a high rate if cancers and health problems we have if looked into the gov dumped toxic waste in our state in 40-50s. Massive coal company removes the tops of the mountain s to get the coal tons of toxic debreas fill the air our children have to breath it. Now the opiate epidemic has hit our state the gov shut the Drs down and big pharma has to pay us as in the state of wva. We have a coal berin fore govner and a crook fore center as you can see we don't have education like most but mister couldn't live through our life lessons good people hear like all 💩 on by men with power but thank you fore seeing the truth about coal MEN. Different bread if man

[@forwardrecording1445]

This is the dumbest fucking comment. This isn't just a liberal vs everyone else thing, it's literally Appalachia vs everyone else.

[@JakeOkay24]

I love how “natural resources” is what people complain about. Coal isn’t going away. You rely on it every single day whether you believe it or not. Your “renewable energy” is being powered by fossil fuels.

[@ken45y]

REAL MEN

[@ken45y]

Hardly. Want to see gay men go attend womans marches and see "men" dressed as unicorns and fairys. Go to protests with cult members from Antifa. They treat woman like shit.

[@brandadavis2958]

Men going down into a deep dark hole??? Sounds pretty gay to me!

[@KareBear710]

I give the most out right respect to coal miners ~ wow

[@eduard348]

This is the reason for your "pay gap"

[@JakeWHS22]

Aramis a free dog true. 150k a year is great.

[@eduard348]

Yes it is pretty good.

[@stevenstevenson6943]

Aramis a free dog feel free to take their job.

[@harisht816]

Hats off to the Coal Miners

[@EliteEchoGamer]

I just started working in a coal mine about a month ago and i can definitely say its a different world down there

[@brianstratton8767]

How ya doin' with it? My paternal grandfather did it in central PA but since he died way before I came around=no inside info. Amazed at modern technologies but wonder how much is left, along w/oil, etc.

[@EliteEchoGamer]

@@brianstratton8767 ya know in the beginning i had a very love hate relationship with it but all in all its not bad work good money some shit ive seen the past couple days has been very scary to sit and stand near but all good

[@Parker75452]

@@EliteEchoGamer What are the hours like? Considering this as a career when I’m older

[@dyllman98]

these guys might all be dead from that job. God bless them

[@JakeWHS22]

dyllman98 with that 150k salary I don't think they're too worried.

[@davidmaldonado9717]

@@JakeWHS22 what people dont tell you about coal mining is you wont work 8 hours a day down there and get 150k a year people making more then 80k a year is working 12 hours a day 7 days a week and typicallly been with that company for more then 10 Years

[@dannyroberts4199]

@@JakeWHS22 k

[@rahmanramli7818]

Brotherhood between miners is fantastic

[@dopewiththegames]

mad respect

[@paddy9449]

My Grampa was a Coal Miner....Ta this day I can't think of a tougher line of work.... BE SAFE MINERS.....

[@Im_a2yearold]

Thank you for the help you give to our world

[@pastor1689]

I struggle with MRI's, this would bring every phobia of mine to the surface.

[@Matt-dj1ho]

I live in West Virginia and ubb the mine that exploded my dad quit a week before the explosion

[@paulzimmerman1227]

God bless your father man, I was 6 years old when i found out my dad was in a mining accident, he got out but he unfortunately had to watch his buddy die in the moment, it’s been real tough for him, mining ain’t no easy job, I’d like to see the people that say it’s easy even make it down the chute, I’ve been down there and it’s like stepping into a whole new world

[@geraldbennett3705]

My dad worked 15 years in that mine, and on April 19,2009 they fired him because he hurt his back. He knew most of the 29 men that died in that explosion

[@Baldoxxx4000]

If you find gold, can you keep it?

[@paulzimmerman1227]

Baldoxxx4000 they ain’t minein for gold, but if the off chance they do, yes they can keep it

[@southernromeo7952]

Keep the lights on brothers one a minner always a minner.

[@probegt75]

that's how it is...thankfully at the mine i work at the top is a lot higher no need to be hunched over all day....murray mines are all low top and blown out ribs

[@diobrando1901]

That’s something I keep thinking about when looking at this stuff. I’m worried about my back, because I am 6’4

[@firefighter282]

My dad, brother-in-law and brother are coal miners I might go down but after seeing my dad over 20 years working down there no way. Back is all fuck up, knees are fucked

[@mountainman9664]

3rd gen Ohio coal miner, loved my work, but the mine shut down in '16 and am farming now. But damn I miss the mines!

[@brianstratton8767]

Hello from Cleveland area; any info appreciated. My paternal grandfather mined in central PA but died way before I came along. Amazed at modern gear yet wondering how much is left? Along w/oil, etc. Hope your farm's doing well..

[@dylanthefarmer5799]

is that mine still open because here there all closed

[@westvirginiahellbilly8124]

Love Bob Ellis , damn great man to work for !!! Love ya Bob and you too George !! Love ya , Popeye !!

[@Therealboatboy]

I thought hillbilly nascar was just called “nascar”

[@Frank-dz8jt]

Why weren't the tunnels taller? Where did that low-riding vehicle get its power? by electric cords? battery, engine? How far in did you go in? how far down did you go? what's a coal seam? How do you guys get air down there? How many hours is a shift? How many days a week, is the pay any good? Where does this coal actually go to? what grade coal is it? is there different grades? And another hundred questions you didn't ask 😵

[@pramitbanerjee]

BUT HE DID MAKE ASK ABOUT THE FART

[@paulzimmerman1227]

Not all “gangways” are that short but when they have them short it’s because of how the coal sits, the facts may not seem right but making it short like that decreases the risk of a cave in

[@jamesyoung3341]

The tunnels as you call them are whatever height the coal seam is. If the coal seam is directly under a sand stone rock that is the best ceiling you can get. If it’s another form of rock such as slate it eventually will get air between it and cracks then falls. Roof bolts are used to hold the bad rock to the good on 4’ intervals. A lot of mines only have a thin seam of coal that varies in thickness. This requires removing rock with the coal to get to a workable height for the equipment size. I’ve worked in 30” seams to 48”. But most of those days we done conventional mining where the coal was drilled and shot with dynamite. “Fire in the hole” comes from that type of mining

[@calebsims6164]

Frank I work in a mine in west ky I am 19 years old been doing it a few days after I turned 18 that little car they got on was electric most rides that we take in are Diesel I work 700ish foot down and 15 or so miles in the pay is great i being home round about 4.5-6k a month a coal seam is how tall the actual coal is where I am at it’s 51 inches but they take top and bottom to make it roughly 60inches any more questions?

[@carlhorn1791]

I done it for 40 years

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

I'm a little scared though, I want to be a welder but Mines are a place I could end up in Canada. If a mine where to collapse in Ontario, well I'd be fucked, you'd have tons of granite to drill through.

[@lowkeyhim556]

You sound like a bitch. I work the oil refineries and now oil fields 😂

[@vinnieromano1336]

Natural Gas is the new king, but I hope coal still thrives.

[@NickyNicest]

Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel and the worst for our climate. That being said it still has its place and I respect the men who break their backs and risk their lives down in those mines.

[@leeturner1838]

load coal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johns294]

Awesome 👏...That’s all I can say . ✌🏼

[@pamallinder3287]

Loving ❤

[@fredwood8158]

Something else we don't think about, the last use of steam power is to make electricity. Once, coal made the world go round and the many steam engines go, now the last steam engine is the power plant. Now coal isn't even the cheapest way to boil water! Could be that, in the future, new uses for coal might be found, uses other than burning it, but by then, in the next 50 years, there will be no Miners nor use for them as mines are all going to robots. A continuous miner machine today, with two or three operators, digs more coal in a single shift than a 1921 mine with 300 Workers, and few people die. Will the loss of such a craft be missed by the world? There will always be Miners, often in little punch mines digging rare earths or diamonds or gold but the big mines of any minerals will done by machines alone. I don't know if that's a good thing.

[@Inposeputaroker]

Coal mining from Indonesian

[@ai.117unsc4]

You are better actor's then Mrs Hollywood Hemorrhoids have keep lights on there deep I coming soon to see you my real Hero's Actors

[@GhostHunterWV]

#wvcoalminer

[@tjizzle8155]

Ol ravioli.......lol

[@stanksinatras]

just guys bein dudes

[@21stcenturyoptimist]

there is no need to put that stupid "hillbilly music" and call them hill billis.

[@zhongxina6585]

Never an option

[@brandonwhitehair2152]

Hell o

[@erin19030]

Work only prisoners would do

[@paulzimmerman1227]

Work only people with courage would do, I guarantee you, you’d be to scared to go down in that hole

[@JuanStopShopBayArea]

@gablalib are you a miner?

[@cannedpainter9542]

Cosimo Kramarawicz alright smart guy, where would your electricity come from?

[@leeturner1838]

in the state of pa. that prisoners cant be made to work in the mines!!!!!

[@shel3581]

nobody: minecraft

[@LouMontana-wc7nr]

Coal miners are the welfare babies of America!

[@JakeWHS22]

Lou Montana True. They make 150k a year and yet we're the ones that have to pay their medical bills

[@JakeWHS22]

jeff furrow well I didn't use to but now that they are getting laid off in record numbers they're screwing us through medicaid.

[@rsmaster581]

Alex Acosta only Forman’s make even kinda close to that wtf are you talking about.

[@paulzimmerman1227]

Alex Acosta where’s your evidence of $150,000 a year? Because if thats true i would have had a good ass childhood, my dad made less than $40,000 a year and paid his own insurance, when he worked in the mine, yeah maybe them fancy mines out west where all the machines are doing the work, even then they ain’t bringin out $150,000 annually, so check your facts before you try and make yourself think you pay for their medical insurance