Britain's Last Coal Pit Closes

VigIIPeaBurner · Post by **VigIIPeaBurner** » Wed. Dec. 23, 2015 11:52 am

I just saw this article. Kind of neat knowing they all went down the shaft singing Tom Jones's "'My, my, my, Delilah" for the last shift.

Pride Vies With Sadness as Britain's Last Coal Pit Closes

samhill · Post by **samhill** » Wed. Dec. 23, 2015 3:51 pm

It's always sad when more than a business but a way of life comes to a close. Been there & it isn't any fun.

coalnewbie · Post by **coalnewbie** » Sat. Dec. 26, 2015 5:06 am

they all went down the shaft singing Tom Jones's "'My, my, my, Delilah"

I think they should have been singing "it's not unusual".

VigIIPeaBurner · Post by **VigIIPeaBurner** » Sat. Dec. 26, 2015 1:55 pm

coalnewbie wrote:
they all went down the shaft singing Tom Jones's "'My, my, my, Delilah"
I think they should have been singing "it's not unusual".

I'd imagine there was some discussion about that choice!

deepwoods · Post by **deepwoods** » Sat. Dec. 26, 2015 5:03 pm

Does any significant amount of Anthracite get used for home heat in Britian (if it's not already outlawed) and where does it come from?

lsayre · Post by **lsayre** » Sat. Dec. 26, 2015 5:17 pm

deepwoods wrote:Does any significant amount of Anthracite get used for home heat in Britian (if it's not already outlawed) and where does it come from?

My British neighbor tells me that they mainly burn coke. I believe jpete burned some coke last season, and perhaps he can tell us how that went.