My dad worked in a coal mine for exactly three days...before he quit. He said the only way that he would go back to that job was if his wife and children were starving and it was the only thing he could find.
Now, for the interesting part of the tale; Dad retired 12 years ago after forty years on one job, thats 52 years ago. Mom and dad have been married just a bit over 43 years. So, pop worked in a coal mine long before he even had a wife and kids. Kinda tells me that he wasn't too happy being a miner...
Chip2447(can't say that I blame him, being just a bit claustrophobic hizzownself)