Coal Keeps the Lights on

He would go in at dark and pass on at dark and often go with extinct eating or taking a break because his Job was so demanding. Even though minelaying was dangerous and vigorous work he loved his Job. In 1966 his devote was $3. 25 an hour, for that day and time he was making good money. In 1980 when he had to quit due to health issues his top pay was $26. 00 an hour. 00nes) upheaval was arduous, but I had a Job to do.Coal keeps the lights on. verbalize Delbert. His Job came with numerous responsibilities. He had to take care of himself, make sure his workers were all rubber and make sure they got the Job done. Cones) When he got his Job finished he was ready to go home to his wife and family. Delbert said there was nought better than the boss saying may boys lets shut her stack, its time to go home. That was something they looked forward to after a tenacious days work. Upchurch 2 He knew when he was a little boy he was going to be a burn miner. His grandfather, father an d many close relatives and friends were all combust miners.If you lived in Harlan, more than likely you were going to be working in the mines. The best thing he liked about his Job was the dis fructifye of hard work. He said he loved anything that came as argufy to him, he loved when he achieved exactly what he set out to do. Cones) Jones said he misses working in the mines. If his health was better he would be right back. He also said that most of his family worked in the mines, but he wouldn* want any of his grandchildren going through what he did to provide for his family. He said It was a good Job, but he could live without the aches and pain he feels veryday.Cones) Although life in the mines were hard, it was even harder on his body. The twenty two years he gave the mines gave him back one done for(p) body. He ended up having black lung disease from inhaling all of the coal dust which eventually turned in to COPD Cones) He also nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide to go throug h six back surgeries trom all ot the bending everywhere and crawling he had to do. He said if you work in the mines you lead come out with an old tattered up and worn down body. He would love to be living in Harlan, working crepuscule til dawn living the coal miners life. It was and will always be apart(predicate) of who he is.Two of his sons also worked in the mines along side of him. They didn* put nigh as many years as he did, but put enough in to both be disabled with back injuries. Jones said it was important to him that he see them agitate out of there in advance they got *lack lungand It take over the rest of their lives. He said he would have loved it if his body would have let him work long enough to retire from the mines. That was one of the goals he had set for himself that he didn* get to accomplish. Jones said he is somewhat thankful he got out when he did, if not the stress of the Job may have been too hard on