20-12-2013, 10:48 AM
(20-12-2013, 10:20 AM)colly0410 Wrote: Fav part of pit work was when I was on salvage noseying round old districts, I loved the quite & stillness, other blokes thought I was crackers.
I'm afraid I wasn't a real Pit man, just an amateur from Bretby.
I agree about the old workings, although it had its downside. I was coming out one day and the Belts weren't running, which meant we had to walk. However, the bloke I was with said he knew a short cut through the old workings, which was potentially fascinating. The problem was I'm 6' 2 and he was about 5' 8", and that 6" made a lot of difference most of the way. That was followed by a ride on the Coal Belts - 'keep down it's a bit low in places' he said. I was very glad to see the light of day and my back recovered in a couple of days
Alan
