The reason I do it is that I like my freedom. If I want to take a day off, I take a day off. You can get an education in school or you can get an education out here in the mines.

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You could never get a roof bolt to hold that up.

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Those mines I was working down in Panther were only 28 to 30 inches. That could take your breath away...

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I don't know what's going to happen after this article is published. If I have to start looking for a new career, I'll do it. It is just important to say that a lot of what people think about coal miners has been blown so far out of proportion, that its hard to set the record straight. Like I said, the water is my fault.

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None of them knew a thing about what they were talking about, but every one of them acted like they knew it all ... knew it all.

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