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A Miner's Life

What follows are excerpts from my grandfather’s diary, transcribed by his son (my uncle) Hugh, and posted online through the efforts of several relatives. We take job security and safety for granted these days. It’s interesting to look back just 110 years ago when such things didn’t exist. (Passages in parentheses are notes by my uncle.)
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filed by guest author: Frank IBC under travel & lore on Dec 27, 2008 10:00 am

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Fay

Earl, joem, did you see this [ column ]/ written by mutual aquaintance and former poster (here and the other

The terminator never hurts kittens, Frank. Just humans.

It also has "ant" in it. And "newt" and "wart" if the rules say you can just use the letters.

franco cbi

I hope that that pervert who was stalking the school didn't hurt that poor little kitten.

Earl, I don't believe that Israel would "Groznify" Gaza, in any case. Despite the many lunatics who are claiming "massacre"

franco cbi

Awww... poor little kittie rectum.

franco cbi

Remember that the name "Antwerp" contains the word "twerp" in it.

Jourdan

lewy, The WSJ simply isn't correct on this point. I took very strong exception to the "recount" in Washington 4

Earl

[ #3 ]/ joem [ #2 ]/ Earl: Be'ersheva, Ashkelon, and Ashdod, are also large, modern,

Aridog

[ [img] ]/ Eh!

LOL.

Oh, yeah - then there is [ this wackjob ]/ ' Hamas spokesman Mahmoud Az-Zahar claimed victory for Hamas on

' 2:58 PM: The Learning Center on Hanson Street reports a man across the way stands at his window

[ #2 ]/ Earl: Be'ersheva, Ashkelon, and Ashdod, are also large, modern, vibrant cities, if that should be a

' Members of the small Jewish community of some 270 people in Amran Governorate, northern Yemen, say they have

[ #9 ]/ Right Wing Conspirator: RWC....now you know Houston didn't even make the playoffs, right?

Thousand Sons

I hope he wears a bow tie.

Git yer minds outta the gutter! ;O)

I was born here to naturalized citizens. My father and mother pretended to care about sports so that I don't

lewy14

[ #7 ]/ evariste My new policy is that I am no longer pretending I care about

lewy14

The Wall St Journal - perhaps predictably - [ doesn't agree ]/ . ' Counties were supposed to review

Earl

I should think that if a Fajr-4 were to hit TA, the IDF would be authorized by IL Cabinet to

' After * 62 days of careful, painstaking hand inspections, * I am proud to stand before you as

Jourdan

' The state Canvassing Board certified the results of the U.S. Senate recount this afternoon, showing Democrat Al Franken

Jameel @ Muqata ]/ , who, together with his crew, has been doing an outstanding job of liveblogging this

Dances With Typos

I was reading this earlier, and there is an interesting (and lengthy) comment from someone who sighns himself 'milagroman' including

Lewis

[ #10 ]/ Jefe #9 Right Wing Conspirator Put money on the

Jefe

[ #9 ]/ Right Wing Conspirator Put money on the Houston Oilers to go all

Right Wing Conspirator

[ #8 ]/ evariste Policy subject to change if my friends are all doing it.

Policy subject to change if my friends are all doing it.