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Post by John on Jun 16, 2005 10:18:38 GMT -5
Remember that first shower after having your first shift underground on the face?? I was washing my face when someone scrubbed my back, I turned around after I'd rinsed my face to find the back of the biggest collier there was at the pit! I could hardly reach his shoulders returning the favour and it was like washing a 25 ton truck down ;D ;D ;D ;D
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daz
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Post by daz on Jun 20, 2005 11:51:12 GMT -5
MEMORIES !!
Pit checks and spanners, Chisels and hammers. Bolts with no threads on, Mates to rely upon. Saturdays and Sundays Early dayshift on Mondays. Coal in my ears Polar Ajax tears. Canteen pies Management lies. Curly boots Blocked up chutes. A tight fitting bearing Managers swearing. New boots and kneepads Cheeky young timber lads. Fifty-ton air doors, on your own. Floors to roof nearly blown. Paddy that’s late. Thin seams with weight. Miles to walk, Intellectual talk. Educated deputies so polite Meet a director, such a delight. Flooded stable holes Hardworking Poles. Mining college exams. Leaking rams. Blackened nail, Results say fail. Shearer not hauling. The fear of falling. Mid face bladder pressure, Self-rescuer refresher. P.H.B. soap, The time office dope. Last cig before descending First two cigs at the ending. Dripping on bread Or ham instead. One in one drifts Working three shifts. Water notes and snap notes Soluble oil and sticking floats. Busted bagging Shearer cowl snagging. Faulty lockouts in mid face Screaming chargie losing grace Sudden shearer motor trips Diving under ripping lips. Rings And tins and things. Man riding belts Knee pad straps causing welts Rippers like apes Childish japes, Fill off and get off, Old collier’s cough. Wet, dark winter shifts Bouncing headlong down the drifts. Curly cheating faceline. Banking to sunshine Thurling through Christmas Club Do. Waistcoat pocket Dobie props, Cloddie roof and sticky tops. Bag upon bag of white stone dust Tensioners fast with months of rust. Broken chains Bulging veins. Swilleys and step-downs, The smartarse clowns. Union meetings at the Stute Vote for action, pay dispute. Union president stood to shout Three strikes and now I’m out !!
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