Is anyone else following this? What an incredible saga this has been. They've so far pulled out 3 of the 33 trapped miners without incident (knock on wood). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11489439
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10-12-2010, 09:39 PM #1
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rescue of the Chilean miners
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10-12-2010, 10:30 PM #2
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I always watch the news for a few hours first thing in the morning so am following it on the BBC. Apparently many of the miners are in better physical shape now than when they became trapped due to the NASA led exercise regime they have been following. Maybe there's an idea for an extreme health retreat in there somewhere.
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10-12-2010, 11:51 PM #3
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Their story is just amazing. I kept thinking about all those days before they knew they could be rescued. It took more than 2 weeks before they made contact!
And I wonder if any of them will crack once they're up again and the pressure is off. They have a potentially very stressful and unpredictable life ahead of them now too.Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
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10-13-2010, 12:34 AM #4
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They have certainly had a life-changing experience, regardless of what lies before them.
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10-13-2010, 03:20 AM #5
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I watched the first two rescues; I couldn't pull away! But it was past midnight and I had to get some sleep. It's amazing, really amazing. If I didn't have to go to a meeting this morning, I think I would keep the live rescue feed on while I worked.
They'll be at it all day and night and into tomorrow, too. What a relief for the miners and their families.
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10-13-2010, 03:31 AM #6
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I think i'm the only person avoiding the media circus surrounding the event.
After witnessing the rescue of Brant Webb and Todd Russell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaconsfield_Mine_collapse, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what the media will be doing to get "the best story"
and keep pestering the public with it.
There are other events happing in the world.
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