“Yeah, and that pretty much means I can’t talk to you until you get back up to the surface. Unless somebody has built a cell tower in the coal mine, which I doubt.”
“Yeah, they look pretty up-to-date around here, but not I don’t know anyplace in West Virginia that’s that damn progressive.”
“So once you get to the elevator, you’re pretty much on your own. I’ll be with you up to that point, but that’s where I get off the roller coaster.”
“Fair enough. Then let’s get to shooting while the shootin’s good.” I put the truck in gear and cruised down the mostly deserted streets of the little mining town. Where most days there would be a steady stream of men carrying lunch pails to the mouth of the mine, today I was the only thing headed in that direction. People were out, for sure. They were lo
