04-10-2010, 08:30 AM
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(04-10-2010, 08:25 AM)Twilla Wrote: This is probably a stupid and insensitive question, but why wouldn't these miners move to an area with better safety practices in their mines. Are these jobs highly territorial and outsiders aren't welcome?not stupid.
i was listening to some of the families during this past week, and they are all interconnected and have lived there for generations. they know and are fatalistic about the risks.
i was also surprised to hear they average 70K a year. a lot of money in W.VA.