Is anyone else watching the rescue of the miners from Chile?

[Adam DickerAdam Dicker is verified member.]

This is and has been truly an amazing rescue to watch.

I am in awe of what all these men have managed to survive, 68 days in a 500 sq. ft room.

19 of 33 out so far.

This rescue effort has been incredible to watch.

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[silentg]

Yeah watching it on CNN

 

[Gerry]

Yeah, I watched from the start last night when the first 4 were brought up.

Such a surreal thing to watch the feeds from the bottom of the shaft and then to see that first capsule's occupant arrive to the surface.

Went to bed, but since I have been up I have kept it on CNN (like I usually do) watching it live.

 

[Adam DickerAdam Dicker is verified member.]

Yeah, I watched from the start last night when the first 4 were brought up.

Such a surreal thing to watch the feeds from the bottom of the shaft and then to see that first capsule's occupant arrive to the surface.

Went to bed, but since I have been up I have kept it on CNN (like I usually do) watching it live.

Me too, I was almost to pumped up to sleep!

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[stewie]

watching this too...can't even imagine what they went through.

 

[StianStian is verified member.]

Try to imagine what it feels like when you're in the capsule, going up..! I'd freak out in there!

 

[silentg]

Try to imagine what it feels like when you're in the capsule, going up..! I'd freak out in there!

Going up isn't a smooth ride. You can hear it banging on to the side walls.

 

[Adam DickerAdam Dicker is verified member.]

Try to imagine what it feels like when you're in the capsule, going up..! I'd freak out in there!

After 69 days underground, I would just sit there quietl;y and pray for the 20 minute ride to end, at least at the end of this ride there is freedom.

Here is an interesting twist for one miner:

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/10/13/chile-mine-rescue-at-long-last-a-miracle-comes-to-pass/

"The stories of the trapped have been of love and anticipation, of joy and heartbreak, a telenovela playing out on a global stage. There is even a love triangle: Miner No. 20, Yoni Barros, is rumored to fear ascending to the top where his wife, Marta Salinas, had discovered Barros' lover, Susana Valenzuela, while waiting for him at Camp Hope. The two women -- dios mio! -- learned of each other in the crowd as each called his name. (Salinas declined to be a part of the celebration.)"

The wife declined to show up when he was pulled up as miner 21, the mistress was there instead. Both are ugly in my opinion.

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[BiggieBiggie is verified member.]

33 men in a hole for 69 days


some jokes i heard on the radio this morning:


first guy going up in the capsule, said to the others..

"remember guys, what happened in the mine....stays in the mind"

brokebackminers?


3369 this weeks lucky number

 

[foundrstack]

"The stories of the trapped have been of love and anticipation, of joy and heartbreak, a telenovela playing out on a global stage. There is even a love triangle: Miner No. 20, Yoni Barros, is rumored to fear ascending to the top where his wife, Marta Salinas, had discovered Barros' lover, Susana Valenzuela, while waiting for him at Camp Hope. The two women -- dios mio! -- learned of each other in the crowd as each called his name. (Salinas declined to be a part of the celebration.)"

Awkward! He was probably thinking "Lower me back doooown!".

 

[Gerry]

Awkward! He was probably thinking "Lower me back doooown!".

She might just kick him back down the hole...free fall style.

 

[draggar]

Today's date - 10 - 13 - 10

10 + 13 + 10 = 33 - the number of miners that were trapped.

 

[Deleted member 111831]

I heard about the mistress, sad to hear she is ugly. I'm not interested anymore.

I've been following this via nytimes.com daily articles. Glad to hear they made it out. I probably would have killed myself down there.

 

[tetrapak]

Soap opera, Chilean style.

 

[Poker]

Great example of what can be accomplished when people decide to work together instead of just for their own self interest...hope some of our Country's right wing nut jobs are watching

 

[Adam DickerAdam Dicker is verified member.]

Another twist for the Cassanova Miner Yoni....

Casanova Chilean miner has second mistress... At least this one is 25...this may turn into tiger woods lol

http://www.3news.co.nz/Casanova-Chi...tress/tabid/417/articleID/181832/Default.aspx

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[Gerry]

Another twist for the Cassanova Miner Yoni....

Casanova Chilean miner has second mistress... At least this one is 25...this may turn into tiger woods lol

http://www.3news.co.nz/Casanova-Chi...tress/tabid/417/articleID/181832/Default.aspx

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Too Funny ound:

I have not heard of that.

Yeah, they might come out of the woodwork once the book, movie, and interview dinero starts pouring in.


On a side note, I was unaware of the deep-rooted hatred Bolivia has towards Chile.

I was not too familiar with the Chile/Bolivia history. I was watching something about both of those countries being big South American Naval powers in the 19th century. They had a war and Chile kicked Bolivia's ass. Bolivia surrendered. The root of the hated comes from the treaty which took away Bolivia's entire coastal border. If you look at a Map of Bolivia now, you will see that Bolivia is landlocked, which was not the case a century or so ago. All that land on Chile's north that borders Bolivia used to belong to Bolivia but all of that was given to Chile in the treaty.

That is why many (primarily South American media) are exclaiming surprise as the Bolivian president and Chile president being seen so much together lately.

Amazing what we can learn from paying attention to the stories behind the stories.