MikeLitoris_________ t1_iu07ggd wrote
TIL there are still coal mines operating in the US.
90daylimitedwarranty OP t1_iu0biyz wrote
I just hope the people sitting around him were cool and not bitching about the guy next to them "being dirty." If it was me, I'd be buying him beers.
chirop1 t1_iu28zv6 wrote
The game was the Blue White game preseason scrimmage normally played in Lexington. It was moved to a venue in Eastern Kentucky as a way to raise money for flood relief after the recent floods. The people around him would all have been Eastern Kentucky folks accustomed to coal workers.
dolphins3 t1_iu3a8li wrote
> If it was me, I'd be buying him beers.
Why? That seems really random.
thepigfish82 t1_iu0rfpj wrote
I worked in medical management and had patients with black lung which was surprising
Kingkai9335 t1_iu3qho9 wrote
Is it treatable?
col-fancypants t1_iu1k03z wrote
Its still around. But no one is singing songs about it. The company broke all the backs and spirits
getyourcheftogether t1_iu1k28n wrote
That's wild. Coal has been a hot topic during election cycles in recent memory
dolphins3 t1_iu3a4cl wrote
> TIL there are still coal mines operating in the US.
It's really a huge shame. Whenever I see a story about another coal mine closing I like to post it to this subreddit.
jwilcoxwilcox t1_iu21no8 wrote
There are more people who work at Disney World than there are coal miners in the US.
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