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VonYinzer said:
I'm in the US and we just sold four of them. Don't belive everything ya read. The industry is dying, but it's got a few years left. ;)
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Oh Dang.

Yeah I know its' sad really, kind of a cut off your arm because your fingers infected story...
 
Well, as someone "on the inside", the industry has been dying for awhile. It's really not "sustainable" in modern terms. It's extremely expensive to operate a mine and no matter the precautions taken, it will always be an inherently dangerous activity. I won't get into the myriad of issues with pollution and whatnot, but they're real.

That said, most of Europe has outlawed the practice now. China is booming (my companies largest market) and so is Australia. They don't always have access to the low sulfur met coal we do in the states though so as long as someone somewhere is building something from steel, we'll be 2500 ft underground runnin' coal, as they say.
 
Tune-A-Fish said:
My brother builds parts of them in Colorado.
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The towers? They're cool. I do service work up tower a few times a year. I'm a mining equipment Sr. Tech so I'm usually just a warm body sent to hand tools over and carry heavy stuff up tower. Lol. Still, it's definitely an experience working 300+ ft in the air.

Anyway... Enough of my crap.

What do the rest of ya do?
 
And here I am, feet planted firmly on the ground..........................as they will stay....!!!!
 
Yeah, coal will be around for a while.

I am working on a ROV type thing for the mining industry.
 
VonYinzer said:
The towers? They're cool. I do service work up tower a few times a year. I'm a mining equipment Sr. Tech so I'm usually just a warm body sent to hand tools over and carry heavy stuff up tower. Lol. Still, it's definitely an experience working 300+ ft in the air.

Anyway... Enough of my crap.

What do the rest of ya do?
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Doghouses and flanges?
 
surffly said:
Yeah, coal will be around for a while.
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Ironically much of my work has been rebuilding communities and regenerating the environment following the 'collapse' of the coal industry.
 
The coal industry hasn't "collapsed", it's modernized and become streamlined in relation to 20-30 years ago. Back then you needed 400-500 people to run a mine and coal prices were super high. Win win for everyone. Now the prices are low and due to advances in technology and the removal process, you can do the same amount of work with 100 people.
 
Licensed welder, pipefitter, blacksmith, so not one of the smart guys - at least i dont have any student loans to talk about! ;)
 
I own a boxing gym, so i get to watch people beat the crap outta each other all day ;D. In the past have held general manager and regional management positions in the fitness industry.
 
datadavid said:
Licensed welder, pipefitter, blacksmith, so not one of the smart guys - at least i dont have any student loans to talk about! ;)
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Don't sell yourself short mang... I'd like to see an accountant weld a 360 with one stop, but I bet you can add up the money in yer wallet, subtract it as you use it and divide a pie into equal slices... Before Microsoft and the excel spreadsheet' by today's standards we would all be accountants.
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DohcBikes said:
YES!! Less people!! More Machines!! Win Win!!
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Have you ever worked in a coal mine? Less people is a good thing. Unless you're all for people dying for money.
 
Tune-A-Fish said:
Don't sell yourself short mang... I'd like to see an accountant weld a 360 with one stop, but I bet you can add up the money in yer wallet, subtract it as you use it and divide a pie into equal slices... Before Microsoft and the excel spreadsheet' by today's standards we would all be accountants.
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Does your business card read "Surly old jackass" ? I can't even figure out what you are talking about with Microsoft and excel... "Back in my day, we used an abacus and kept all of our hard earned nickels in a sock under the bed! Back when this was allllll orange groves... far as the eye could see."
 
VonYinzer said:
Have you ever worked in a coal mine? Less people is a good thing. Unless you're all for people dying for money.
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Sing me a song Loretta... The people in coal country might disagree... Even though they all want out of the mines as far as coal dust and cancer goes, but when those jobs just get yanked away ending generations of employment it's very depressing for a small community or a family now relying on assistance designed for poverty in big cities not Butcher Holler. The cash cow that fracking created should be the loss payer to those who... Lost.

Just muh 2 Lincolns mang :eek:
 
Tune-A-Fish said:
Sing me a song Loretta... The people in coal country might disagree... Even though they all want out of the mines as far as coal dust and cancer goes, but when those jobs just get yanked away ending generations of employment it's very depressing for a small community or a family now relying on assistance designed for poverty in big cities not Butcher Holler. The cash cow that fracking created should be the loss payer to those who... Lost.

Just muh 2 Lincolns mang :eek:
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Is this knowledge through experience or something you read?
 
deviant said:
Is this knowledge through experience or something you read?
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Both are wrong... I seen a documentary or a 60 minutes type story. I just put my own spin on it with the "fracking" bit... Not bad huh?
 
datadavid said:
Licensed welder, pipefitter, blacksmith, so not one of the smart guys - at least i dont have any student loans to talk about! ;)
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Haha that's always a good thing. I luckily got paid to do my masters, but I have friends with over $100k in debt considering another degree...
 
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