[logmountainboy64]

I want to know who all is with me when it comes to supporting COAL...you have these treehuggers out here that don't know what they are talking about trying to get mountain top development took away......do they not know if it wasn't for coal that they would have nothing...no electricity the money would be cut tremendously..I mean come on they are putting miners out of work which is also putting their families under my whole family is in the coal industry nad we sure feel what has happened to the coal industry taqking pay cuts and some of my family being layed off....And to know that they don't care if famlies and their children struggle to get by really irritates me....SO WHO ON HERE IS WITH ME AND IS READY TO SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND TAKE A STAND......

COAL KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON

[king360]

I saw on the news a while back that in Lexington someone had a sticker on there car about supporting coal and it got vandalized and said if you are for coal stay out of lexington..But i wonder how they would feel if that big nice mall they have and all those stores did'nt get lit up.

[CatDawg]

Coal kicks gas!

[Mama Bear]

I want to know who all is with me when it comes to supporting COAL...you have these treehuggers out here that don't know what they are talking about trying to get mountain top development took away......do they not know if it wasn't for coal that they would have nothing...no electricity the money would be cut tremendously..I mean come on they are putting miners out of work which is also putting their families under my whole family is in the coal industry nad we sure feel what has happened to the coal industry taqking pay cuts and some of my family being layed off....And to know that they don't care if famlies and their children struggle to get by really irritates me....SO WHO ON HERE IS WITH ME AND IS READY TO SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND TAKE A STAND......

COAL KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON

The Harlan County football team is wearing the sticker in your pic on their helments.

[AandB]

I for one am a big supporter of coal. IMO anyone with any common sense should be. If all these ***N tree huggers would do some proper research they would find that stip mining is not harmful in any way. Just look at what it has done for our area, not only does coal bring jobs, but places like Pikeville hospital and Bob Amos Park would not exist if not for mountain top removal.

[Wildcatk23]

I for one am a big supporter of coal. IMO anyone with any common sense should be. If all these ***N tree huggers would do some proper research they would find that stip mining is not harmful in any way. Just look at what it has done for our area, not only does coal bring jobs, but places like Pikeville hospital and Bob Amos Park would not exist if not for mountain top removal.

100% for coal! Strip mining requires less workers than deep mining. It may be safer but it causes more damage than good. though it seems hazard was made from strip mining.

[outdoorsman43]

Strong supporter of coal. If you have ever seen a silver truck with Friends of Coal stickers all over it, then you've seen my truck. :biggrin:

[logmountainboy64]

The Harlan County football team is wearing the sticker in your pic on their helments.

yea bell has it to we all need to stand and support this...DONT YOU THINK

[Wildcatk23]

yea bell has it to we all need to stand and support this...DONT YOU THINK

There is plenty people of supporting this. We gave out these stickers at work, But its not going to help any IMO.

[cougarpride08]

I have coal miners all in my family. Big supporter of coal.

[PC_You_Know]

Coal is our past, present, and future. I'm 100% for it.

[lil dog]

Coal, is how I feed my kids, and buy what they need, and want !!!! I have been a coalminer for 18 yrs now, I support coal 100%, cause it supports my family !!!!!! I AM WITH YOU ON THIS ONE !!!!!!!!:Thumbs:

[Stardust]

I am going to plead ignorance just because I don't know enough about the Coal industry. Being from the Northern part of the state, we hear nothing. It's not discussed in any forum. Though Cinergy is a significant Coal user, also rely on the river based power supply as well. There has been no discussions of significance of reducing or eliminating Coal based power in the Cincinnati area.

[Wildcatk23]

I am going to plead ignorance just because I don't know enough about the Coal industry. Being from the Northern part of the state, we hear nothing. It's not discussed in any forum. Though Cinergy is a significant Coal user, also rely on the river based power supply as well. There has been no discussions of significance of reducing or eliminating Coal based power in the Cincinnati area.

There has been much talk of lay offs and mines shutting down in martin county. Many of my friends and family members have been layed off. But im hearing that Jim booth is still hiring people.

[BlackcatAlum]

Coal produces 92% of the state's electricity. So yeah, I'm all for coal.

[Wildcatk23]

Coal produces 92% of the state's electricity. So yeah, I'm all for coal.

You dont like camp fires?

[GRIFFIN]

Coal :rockon:

[Old School]

100% for coal! Strip mining requires less workers than deep mining. It may be safer but it causes more damage than good. though it seems hazard was made from strip mining.

Surface mining is also very dangerous, if you look at MSHA's records you will see that in 4 of the past 5 years the number of fatalities in underground mining and surface mining are very similar, the exception being in 2006 when 3 separate accidents in a 5 month period killed 19 men.
2005 fatalities 11 underground and 7 surface.
2006 fatalities 36 underground and 9 surface.
2007 fatalities 17 underground and 13 surface.
2008 fatalities 15 underground and 12 surface.
2009 fatalities to date 5 underground and 9 surface.

[Wildcatk23]

Surface mining is also very dangerous, if you look at MSHA's records you will see that in 4 of the past 5 years the number of fatalities in underground mining and surface mining are very similar, the exception being in 2006 when 3 separate accidents in a 5 month period killed 19 men.
2005 fatalities 11 underground and 7 surface.
2006 fatalities 36 underground and 9 surface.
2007 fatalities 17 underground and 13 surface.
2008 fatalities 15 underground and 12 surface.
2009 fatalities to date 5 underground and 9 surface.

Thanks for the info. Doesnt underground mining require more workers?

[Old School]

Thanks for the info. Doesnt underground mining require more workers?

It really depends on which system you use underground, if you have one a one section mine with 1 continuous miner and run 2 production shifts and 1 maintenance shift then more than likely you would have a minimum of 32-34 employees.

It also depends on the type and amount of equipment you have at a surface mine, if you have the basic equipment let's say 1 spread that operates 2 production shifts you would have a minimum of 31 employees.

[Wildcatk23]

It really depends on which system you use underground, if you have one a one section mine with 1 continuous miner and run 2 production shifts and 1 maintenance shift then more than likely you would have a minimum of 32-34 employees.

It also depends on the type and amount of equipment you have at a surface mine, if you have the basic equipment let's say 1 spread that operates 2 production shifts you would have a minimum of 31 employees.

Aight! Thanks

[csabo17]

Without coal, most eastern Ky towns would shut down! Cant do without it.

[Redneck]

Coal is the only way. I myself was layed off at the beginnin of August. I wasn't a miner. I was a salesman for a drill supply company. I sold drill steel, drill bits, bit subs, top subs, deck bushings, etc. With the decline in EKY, companies shuttin down, cuttin hours back, and cuttin back on their spendin, they had no choice but to let me go.

As for the treehuggers, no they don't care about the families who are sufferin. The worst part about all of it, they don't realize that it's not just coal miners and their families. If they were to do away with MTD, it was also put companies like CAT, Komatsu, Atlas Copco and many more out of business.

[BigBlueBobcatFan]

I am for a COAL and have been since i was little I have worked underground and its fun going under there knowing that what you are doing is keeping the lights on for schools so kids can learn and for homes so kids can stay warm its just a proud experience would love to get back into the industry and am trying to but its hard with people being laid off and coal companies shutting down SO this one is for you CUZ great thread
COAL:rockon::rockon::rockon::Thumbs::Thumbs::Thumbs:

[HAIL PIKEVILLE!]

Coal is the only way. I myself was layed off at the beginnin of August. I wasn't a miner. I was a salesman for a drill supply company. I sold drill steel, drill bits, bit subs, top subs, deck bushings, etc. With the decline in EKY, companies shuttin down, cuttin hours back, and cuttin back on their spendin, they had no choice but to let me go.

As for the treehuggers, no they don't care about the families who are sufferin. The worst part about all of it, they don't realize that it's not just coal miners and their families. If they were to do away with MTD, it was also put companies like CAT, Komatsu, Atlas Copco and many more out of business.

Not to mention the railroads around here and believe me were feeling the pinch just like everyone else.

[Playboy5]

COAL FOR SURE!!!! Letcher Central has the Coal stickers on the back of there helmets as well...

[Stardust]

There has been much talk of lay offs and mines shutting down in martin county. Many of my friends and family members have been layed off. But im hearing that Jim booth is still hiring people.

What am I missing in the rest of the thread. Why are they talking of shutting down the mines? Is it due to the need for Coal being reduced due to alternative measures, or have the mines been mined out?

[MR. Slate]

Coal is the only way. I myself was layed off at the beginnin of August. I wasn't a miner. I was a salesman for a drill supply company. I sold drill steel, drill bits, bit subs, top subs, deck bushings, etc. With the decline in EKY, companies shuttin down, cuttin hours back, and cuttin back on their spendin, they had no choice but to let me go.

As for the treehuggers, no they don't care about the families who are sufferin. The worst part about all of it, they don't realize that it's not just coal miners and their families. If they were to do away with MTD, it was also put companies like CAT, Komatsu, Atlas Copco and many more out of business.

Alot more business than that would shut down. Small businesses would not have a shot in Eastern Ky. I have been a small business owner in East Ky for 13 years and I am really seeing the effects of it right now. People just have the money to spend on necessary items.

[TidesHoss32]

Coal is the only way. I myself was layed off at the beginnin of August. I wasn't a miner. I was a salesman for a drill supply company. I sold drill steel, drill bits, bit subs, top subs, deck bushings, etc. With the decline in EKY, companies shuttin down, cuttin hours back, and cuttin back on their spendin, they had no choice but to let me go.

As for the treehuggers, no they don't care about the families who are sufferin. The worst part about all of it, they don't realize that it's not just coal miners and their families. If they were to do away with MTD, it was also put companies like CAT, Komatsu, Atlas Copco and many more out of business.

Your right bro, as I have an uncle thats worked for Joy for over 25 years and he said that this year has been the hardest to date. So the companies that provide the parts to these mines are feeling it too. Wildcatk23 or for who was asking, at the mines I worked before I got crushed, we had 36 workers for three shifts, and thankfully they are running well enough that they havent had to cut back any since March when they laid off the contractors and a couple of company men..
So yeah, I support coal.

[nky]

Coal all the way. We should also expand coal Liquefaction to end oil imports.