Rescue the trapped miners..Passed them goodies
Submitted: Friday, May 05, 2006 at 09:19
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Yep! Those two brave guys,Brant and Todd,are finally getting a few little luxuries passed thru the 8 3/4" pilot hole/tunnel to improve their claustrophic life-style.Like food,beverage and thanks to Steve Jobs,a loaded up (with music etc) iPod® plus a digital camera.I sure hope the big "Dis-InterGrator" soon open up the way for their rescue,no doubt,so do they.Best of luck all the guys (let us not forget the rescurers are heros themselves,as,they are operating in a situation where total safety can not be guarnteed)..Blue skies !!MPG:6!
Reply By: djrziggy - Friday, May 05, 2006 at 09:55
Friday, May 05, 2006 at 09:55
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
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Follow Up By: V8Diesel - Friday, May 05, 2006 at 10:16
Friday, May 05, 2006 at 10:16
Good on him. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to all involved.
I used to work in the mining explosives industry. Always worked in pits, never underground. Those blokes must have gone through physical and mental hell. I shudder to think about it. Literally.
I sincerely hope they've got a skilled publicist on the job already and can get some significant amount of money out of the media for their stories to set them up for the future. No matter how tough they are, I'm afraid post traumatic stress issues will haunt them forever.
I have complete respect for the mines rescue crews.
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