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67 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JANUARY 2017 C A L L 8 5 0 - 5 4 7 - 0 1 0 2 1755-474 1753-244 5 # 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 )'$(" -))( 6 111 .),+/ ,*&/"- )' 4 )' .)* 4 ) ' . & * ,.- 4 &) %- ), - ! .3 &) % )/. . "- 4 )-. -+ $( # )! " -% . *)1 , 4,$"#. - ! .3 ), (" )&), 4 *), 2., .$)( )(0 ,.$ & 4 (. &/" *.$)( 4 )1 )-. 1760-378 ## #! & #$ " & %$ 1760-156 $ ### % " !! The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by doing it. Miner Superstitions a Accidents happen in threes. a Aman is likely to fall if his work clothes fall off their hook on the wall. a It’s dangerous to whistle underground. a It is bad luck for a miner to drop his tools in a mine. a If a candle falls from the tunnel wall or goes out three times, something is wrong at home. a Rats have a keen sense of impending dangers such as cave-ins. So, if a miner would see rats running out of the tunnels, they would race after them, giving rise to the term “rat race”. a Miners believed in tommyknockers, two-foot creatures which were blamed whenever anything went wrong. They also got the credit when things went well. Oftentimes, miners would leave the last bite of their lunch to feed tommyknockers. Do you know of a mining superstition? We want to hear from you! Drop us a line at 850-547-0102 or send an e-mail to bonnie@ worldwidedrillingresource.com