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123,125. Bernie Sanders won all fifty-five counties in West Virginia with Hillary not winning a single county. (Trump & United States of America & West Virginia) Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 11/9, 2018
19,958. Shootouts, robberies, drug dealing, murders and tap dancing are all parts of being a member of the White Family. (Gangs US: West Virginia & West Virginia) The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia, Current TV banner
19,959. We followed the White family for one year. (Gangs US: West Virginia & West Virginia) ibid.
19,960. ‘We’re just right down dirty people hillbillies.’ (Gangs US: West Virginia & West Virginia) ibid. mother White
19,961. ‘I thought I’d killed Billy ... Ended up shooting at the cops ... It was one hell of a night. I just went on the rampage pretty much.’ (Gangs US: West Virginia & West Virginia) ibid. male clan member
19,962. ‘He started sniffing that there gasoline.’ (Gangs US: West Virginia & West Virginia) ibid. female clan member
19,963. ‘It’s like the dead killing the dead.’ (Gangs US: West Virginia & West Virginia & Dead) ibid. male clan member
19,964. ‘The CPS has got the baby.’ (Gangs US: West Virginia & West Virginia & Baby) ibid. female to female
19,965. ‘Do you know what rehab is?’ (Gangs US: West Virginia & West Virginia) ibid. mother to son
19,966. ‘I’m gonna burn like the rest I guess. We’re all going to hell.’ (Gangs US: West Virginia & West Virginia & Hell) ibid. female
19,967. ‘Fucking rock and roll, baby.’ (Gangs US: West Virginia & West Virginia & Rock n Roll) ibid.
48,537. West Virginia, the heart of Appalachia. Where miners carve a hard living out of solid rock. The risks are high. But so are the rewards. Working in tunnels half their height these men chase a high-grade seam of coal. Sons. Fathers. Brothers. Coal miners. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) Coal s1e1
48,538. With an investment of four million US dollars Tom and Mike bought mining equipment and hired thirty-five local miners. They’ve got one month to turn a profit or go out of business. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,539. The men are cutting into Westchester mountain. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,540. The Continuous Miner’s ripper-head is spiked with tungsten-carbide teeth. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,541. The coal seam was formed by compression which means it bends and twists. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,542, Half a ton of slate barely missed them. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,543. Running coal and lots of it is the only thing that’ll keep the company alive. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,544. The day-shift has been pumping out coal all week though not enough to make up for the night-shift’s short-fall. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,545. They will barely be able to pay the bills. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,546. All mining is brought to a stop when a team of state inspectors arrives unannounced. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,547. ‘We’re just country people trying to give our families what we never had and try to make better for our families.’ (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) Coal s1e2, Jerry Edwards, section foreman day shift
48,548. The miners are in a race against time to find the course of the smoke. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,549. ‘Just another day in paradise.’ (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid. miner
48,550. Without Andy the day crew’s chance of getting seven cuts in looking slim. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,551. ‘I’ve had three heart attacks. Nobody wants an old man any more.’ (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid. Randy
48,552. ‘I went all the way through college. I went through one door and out the other.’ (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid. miner
48,553. A storm slams into the mine. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,554. Flooding has blown the pump. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,555. The rainstorm flooded the well, shutting down the pump. Now they have to work out why. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) Coal s1e3
48,556. Being a Bolter is like living as a marked man. While the Bolters work the mine’s roof is unsupported. Which is why Hank’s job has the highest death rate of any position in the mine. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,557. Death by falling rock is a reality in every mine. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia & Danger) ibid.
48,558. A massive two thousand kilowatt generator has arrived on site. It should put an end to the power outages. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) Coal s1e4
48,559. With the belt-move turning into a financial disaster, Mike looks for somewhere to lay the blame. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,560. A mountain of company debt has become due. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,561. Coal’s not the only thing to be found in these hills. They are also known for some of the best hunting in the United States. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,562. The night crew turned a belt move into a comedy of errors. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,563. The next ten hours are critical. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,564. Roof bolting is the deadliest job in the mine. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,565. They filled forty trucks in a single day and nailed their first profit. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) Coal s1e5
48,566. The most deadly part of the mountain ... Now they are directly below a valley. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,567. The men really are between a rock and a hard place. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,568. Mining, physical pain and prescription drugs have been known to go hand in hand. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,569. Five out of ten men haven’t shown up for work. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,570. Despite being down five men they’ve had the best shift of the week. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,571. ‘When you’re a coal miner you just about have to be a jack of all trades.’ (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) Coal s1e6, Andy the legend
48,572. ‘Sometimes you know you’re better off getting these young drug-free boys that need a job.’ (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid. Big Cheese
48,573. The blow to the [continuous] miner appears to be fatal. The continuous miner is dead, and that could mean the end of Cobalt Coal. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,574. The cardinal rule of roof bolting is don’t rush it. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,575. A small mining company is chasing a high-grade seam of coal. The risks are huge. But so are the rewards. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) Coal s1e7
48,576. Someone has betrayed them. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,577. They just financed a $600,000 Continuous Miner. Now they need another $60,000 to cover the payroll, and hook up their more powerful generator. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,578. No water means no mining. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,579. If the company has to survive it has to hook up the new generator. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,580. ‘It’s ten thousand dollars’ of equipment.’ (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid. Big Cheese
48,581. Randy is carving through the coal. By the end of the shift he’s knocked out seven cuts. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,582. Black smoke is pouring from the generator. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) Coal s1e8
48,583. Tom can’t afford any more downtime. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,584. ‘We hit water!’ (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid. miner
48,585. Every miner here has had the experience of hitting something unexpected. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,586. Coal drove the economy of the industrialised world. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,587. Heavy snow has started to fall. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.
48,588. Eddie Branch the night crew electrician just called to say he’d taken a job from another mine. (Coal & Mining & West Virginia) ibid.