Hi, Carol, My dad was a miner, too - as were his dad and five brothers. There was a time in the late fifties when all of them were in the same pit - Baroney Colliery - when there was a horrible accident. Thankfully all my family escaped; but dad was one of the ones who bricked off the seam which had collapsed killing eight men. Only bits were recovered to bury. One of my uncles was a rescuer in the Knockshinoch disaster, where, by some miracle, despite a massive collapse in the tunnel, all were rescued alive. There was a movie "None but the brave" based on the events. Mum was an auxiliary in a hospital, and later a worker in my local school kitchen. Dad died in 1964, when I was four. Mum died in 2009. -----Original Message----- From: Carol O'Connor - Email Address: missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx Sent On: 21/06/2012 13:29 Sent To: guide chat - Email Address: guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guide.chat] Parents Good afternoon all are your parents still living? if not what did they do years nd years ago times were so difficult in the 60's and 70's for our parents wages were pretty tight back then my mum was cleaner back in early 60's dad worked down the mines ah poor dad money was rubbish in them days work so damn hard did your parents all work? if so what kind of jobs did they all do? good topic here to see how our parrents managed back in the early days working Love Carol xxxx ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2433/5082 - Release Date: 06/20/12