West Virginia coal mine had history of safety violations

[abcgrad94]

OK. There seems to be a psychological/social difference when the company store is owned by one of your neighbors. People seem to tolerate more . . . control when it is exercised by their own kind of people. For example, Americans rant against federal taxation over which they have almost zero control but ignore local excesses over which they have total control because mayor Joe is a 'good old boy.'

I don't know of any "company store" although they were in existence many years ago.

I'm not sure what you mean by "own kind of people." If you mean hard workers who care about faith and family and community, I might agree.

It gets old when outsiders continually portray WVians as dumb, barefoot hillbillies who don't know better, who are psychological misfits warped by years of inbreeding.:sleep:

 

[matt wade]

It gets old when outsiders continually portray WVians as dumb, barefoot hillbillies who don't know better, who are psychological misfits warped by years of inbreeding.:sleep:

Wait...this isn't true?! If your so smart about this then how do you explain Tiny Tim?! :laugh::laugh:

 

[Magnetic Poles]

It gets old when outsiders continually portray WVians as dumb, barefoot hillbillies who don't know better, who are psychological misfits warped by years of inbreeding.:sleep:

"If'n she ain't good enuf fer her own kinfolk, she shore as shootin' ain't good enuf fer our'n."

 

[abcgrad94]

Wait...this isn't true?! If your so smart about this then how do you explain Tiny Tim?! :laugh::laugh:

Matt, I don't know that ANYBODY can explain Tiny Tim!

Shhhh. . .There's lots of theories, but I think he was planted here as part of a government conspiracy. . .that or his mama dropped him down the mountainside too many times when he was little.