Rescue the trapped miners..Passed them goodies

Something from this tragedy which I shall always remember are the words of the wife of one of the trapped guys (don't know which) before it was known whether they were alive or dead but after the body of the other man had been found, she said:
"I know he's alive, if he were dead he would have come to me and I haven't felt him".

Mike Harding

yes we all hope for the best out come they must be going through a living hell.
just a thought the other day they were given egg sandwiches, well i would of though that as eggs do funny things to ones gas out put and being in a confind place as they are i wonder if a gas mask was also given.

My wife and I are following the ordeal on a personal level, our son in law is part of the rescue team at Beaconsfield. He works in a coal mine on the east coast and is part of the mines rescue team there, he was placed on call straight away, he and three others were called in two days ago to put in roof supports as the hard rock miners dont normally need to use this and needed the coal miners who were experienced in this area to help them out. It is a very tense time for everyone, and our prayers go out to everyone involved. Our daughter who is at home waiting, is very upset and woried about her husband coming home just as I am sure all the other families are. Lets hope it all ends safely.
Darren

I can't even imagine what this must be like for these guys. One thing is for sure..they will be experiencing a closness to each other that will not be describable and will remain known only to them for the rest of their lives. I was trapped in a lift once for 4 hours and didn't cope very well with that despite having the company of 8 other people. These guys are tough of that there can be no doubt.