They are huge and employ thousands of people. You shut those down? Those towns are gone! It is the only thing supporting some area's. Same in Alabama and I'm sure many other places! Can't be done! Shutting those down like she talks about? would be A mess and effect a lot of families! From miners, trains,trucks,barges,equipment and tools,towns,business's etc....And the people behind her cheering! Have no clue what they are even cheering for! It's like a cult type following!
Economists have determined that for every primary job , there are at least 7 secondary jobs created. That's why when a company , say Carrier, moves to Mexico it devastates entire communities.
I was young and dumb and didn't know any better to tell them to pound sand! It took a toll on my lungs for sure! I'll pay for that in a few more years!
At one point towards the end of me working there they switched to slag! That was a huge difference, still got the rust clouds though! But the blasting abrasive wasn't as dusty. Argue with me about how we have to do our part to stop global warming....But choke the place for a half mile to pound out a nail or curly thing to hang a plant on?
Black Beauty... Is what we used, actually a lot of places don't even allow you to use sand anymore. Geez....That brings up bad memories of choking on that crap! Coughing like crazy! Worked for a place what we blasted equipment with nothing more than a paper mask and a face shield. The pot had to be moved with a backhoe or big fork lift, we would have pallets of silica sand siting there, sand in places on your body you had no idea how it got there!
Black Beauty... Is what we used, actually a lot of places don't even allow you to use sand anymore. Geez....That brings up bad memories of choking on that crap! Coughing like crazy! Worked for a place that we blasted and painted heavy equipment with nothing more than a paper mask and a face shield. The pot had to be moved with a backhoe or big fork lift,had a tag along diesel compressor we would have pallets of silica sand siting there lined up dumping it by the bags when it was empty, sand in places on your body you had no idea how it got there, arms and any exposed skin tore up from it bouncing back or bad hoses or connections!
TNmountains...That makes me laugh! Every time my dad gets new coal for his forge he cooks it(or whatever he does, I thought he was making coke to use) the last time I was up there, he had the area full of this choking smoke! But.....He's also one of these "we are going to be under water if we don't stop pollution guys" Go figure!
