rescue of the Chilean miners

[lph]

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.

[Catrin]

They have certainly had a life-changing experience, regardless of what lies before them.

[tulip]

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.

[crazycanuck]

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.

[OakLeaf]

Part of what's cool about this is all the psychosocial support they're planning to give the miners and their families to help them deal with the instant and temporary celebrity.

The rescue (and their survival up until the rescue) is pretty incredible.

[bmccasland]

Congrats to Chilipepper and your countrymen and women for pulling this off!

Here's to the rest of the miners coming out of that hole safely.

Are you saving a bottle of the good stuff for a final toast?

[badger]

I haven't watched t.v. for the past couple of days so I haven't seen any of it.

I must admit, the first thing I thought was "they must smell!"

Glad they're finally getting out, though!