I have seen the consequences of years of working in a colliery to, many of my family have seen/live wih the consequences of working down pits: vibration white finger, Osteoarthritis (miners knee), deafness, to name but a few. But all my family agree if they where still young and the pits where still here they would be down them and i would as well, but that is my personal opinion, like keith and malcolm say no point in arguing/falling out over.