Dear All,
Whistling underground is regarded as very unlucky underground, and I will not
have anyone doing so when I am u/g. with them. I remember being told off for
doing so by an old miner quite a while ago(!), and he told me that he had
been told off as a youngster for doing same - I believe it has always been
regarded as a bringer of bad 'happenings'. He told me of someone in a mine
who ignored this warning in Weardale in the early 20's and he met with an
untimely end u/g - so be warned. Someone was asking about superstitions a
while ago, so I hope this might be of some use. Regards, Bernard
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