Found out yesterday that due to loud machinery I have lost 60% in one ear and 40% in my other year. Could have got between 20 and 40 thousand for that only one problem. I had to file within 2 years of leaving my last job. They might have mentioned it. I just didnt hear. I did wear ear plugs the last 10 yrs of my 31 years. Graduated on friday and started monday in what was the best job in eastern ky or southern wv for Martili owned by Mapco. Raoul i had several friends from linton indiana. They couldnt get on with peabody so moved here. Good guys but the made fun of everything. They smoked 3 or 4 joints a day. Great dozer and shovel operators. Other than drilling i ran a shovel but mine had a handle. Worst advice ever given was my guidance counselor. She said. You can go to college anytime but a job like this are far and between. That 100% medical and dental was nice. 500 a month coal bonus. 1000 when we ran 300,000 tons. A train of 110 cars I believe needed to run daily to get that. We had our own prep plant. Coal was cleaned processed and crushed then loaded. We could also get a pickup load of coal a day.