Being from......
... A mining village in South Yorkshire myself, I have to disagree with some aspects of this post - the entire male side of my father's family (including my father) and most of my mother's family worked “down the pit” - the first generation of my family that didn't is mine.

When things went tits up, the family didn't all become hooked on drugs, my father and uncles all went out and got jobs elsewhere. This resulted in me having a comfortable upbringing and getting the chance to go to University, something that I feel I am privileged to have had.

I understand that this wasn't the case for all families but in my experience most people went out and did the best they could rather than give up and blame "The Government" for all of their problems/failings.

On another note, the QOTW asks "What's your addiction?" - Someone answering "Smack" is no different to someone answering "Spam" - both responses answer the questions asked.

(It is not my intent with this post to start arguments or have a go at people - I merely wanted to give my personal point of view - apologies for any offence that may have been caused!)

Cheers
(Cow_Tipping_Samurai, Wed 24 Dec 2008, 14:26, Reply)