I haven't turned the tv on in a few days. I turned it on tonight and have been glued to it watching the miner's get rescued in Chile. Is a truly amazing story.
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MesquiteMan
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I watched the first 5 miners get rescued live last night. It was an amazing event. What really impressed me was the first rescuer who VOLUNTEER to ride a metal contraption 2,300 feet into a possible tomb, doing something no human had ever done, just to help these folks out. I am sure he was confident that it would work but in the back of his mind, he had to know that he may never come back to the surface. That was a truly selfless act for his fellow man.
I was also VERY impressed with how the Chilean president was right there personally greeting every miner as they came up. He seemed truly interested and not just there for a photo op like so man other politicians.
I was also VERY impressed with how the Chilean president was right there personally greeting every miner as they came up. He seemed truly interested and not just there for a photo op like so man other politicians.
nava1uni
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It is great that they were able to rescue them and that they were able to survive for so long underground.
I agree Curtis. But I think i'd freak out in that little contraption they rescued those guys in. I'm not clostraphobic, but inside that for 25 minutes would of caused my heart to stop. It's pretty amazing all the stuff that went in to the rescue. Nasa even gave them some sort of pill. Somehow it helped them while they were travelling in that little resue pod.
Kinda makes you wonder how they can succesfully rescue 33 guys over there, but can't rescue trapped miner's in our own country??
Kinda makes you wonder how they can succesfully rescue 33 guys over there, but can't rescue trapped miner's in our own country??
PenMan1
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Not meaning to sound political, but one of poorest communities in the world, did everything humanly possible to save all of these lives of these "average joes".
No fanfare, no public figures exploiting the situation for a sound bite" that might help them at election time... Just pure compassion for one's fellow man.
I couldn't help but wonder if this miracle would have been possible in "more developed" nations.
Viva the miners!
No fanfare, no public figures exploiting the situation for a sound bite" that might help them at election time... Just pure compassion for one's fellow man.
I couldn't help but wonder if this miracle would have been possible in "more developed" nations.
Viva the miners!
PenMan1
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The key to keep them from "freaking out" was giving them the special suits. Probabally as effective as a hard hat in a rock slide, but in thier minds, this was the equivalent of Superman's cape.
The human mind is a powerful thing, frequently open to hopeful suggestion. I would imagine that that phenomenon only intensifies after 69 days of dark seclusion .
A brilliant decision to administer the "Superman Cape" and "Power pill".
The human mind is a powerful thing, frequently open to hopeful suggestion. I would imagine that that phenomenon only intensifies after 69 days of dark seclusion .
A brilliant decision to administer the "Superman Cape" and "Power pill".
panini
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Good old USA rescue...Drillers was from good ol' USA...
jttheclockman
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I wonder if any of them will enter into a mine again. ??? With all the shows and books and movie deals they will probably be well off money wise. I think the gov. is even giving them money. Not sure that is the way I want to become famous. They all looked in great spirits too. Good for them and they had alot of people rooting for them.
This whole story was impressive on a variety of levels. Before this emergency, I knew very little about Chile, but have come away with a high regard for the nation and it's people.
1) First the trapped miners themselves. For that many trapped men to maintain the sort of discipline necessary to survive and ultimately emerge in such good condition is a great testament to the character of the society in which they were raised.
2) Next the government showed not only great unity of purpose, but great balance. They neither stuck to a totally parochial go it alone approach nor did they just wait for the more developed nations to come bail them out. They just rolled up their sleeves and got to work, adjusting their plan as foreign expertise and resources were made available.
3) The rescue team resisted the temptation to over-promise with the consequence of under-delivery. They really thought things through and did all the little things necessary to make sure things went smoothly. There are many examples of this from all the psychological prep to things like including scheduled inspection and maintenance on the rescue capsule during the evacuation.
My current project at work is in crisis, the stakes are nothing compared to the rescue operation, yet all of the highly educated and experienced managers are in a state of total panic. I think this rescue is a vivid lesson on how to manage a crisis that the corporate world could learn a lot from.
1) First the trapped miners themselves. For that many trapped men to maintain the sort of discipline necessary to survive and ultimately emerge in such good condition is a great testament to the character of the society in which they were raised.
2) Next the government showed not only great unity of purpose, but great balance. They neither stuck to a totally parochial go it alone approach nor did they just wait for the more developed nations to come bail them out. They just rolled up their sleeves and got to work, adjusting their plan as foreign expertise and resources were made available.
3) The rescue team resisted the temptation to over-promise with the consequence of under-delivery. They really thought things through and did all the little things necessary to make sure things went smoothly. There are many examples of this from all the psychological prep to things like including scheduled inspection and maintenance on the rescue capsule during the evacuation.
My current project at work is in crisis, the stakes are nothing compared to the rescue operation, yet all of the highly educated and experienced managers are in a state of total panic. I think this rescue is a vivid lesson on how to manage a crisis that the corporate world could learn a lot from.
PaulDoug
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I think the USA would have accomplish the same thing 60 or seventy years ago. Today????
That is was a great accomplishment and Eric, I totally agree with all you stated. I have been following the story since they were trapped and honestly thought they were done for.
That is was a great accomplishment and Eric, I totally agree with all you stated. I have been following the story since they were trapped and honestly thought they were done for.
1,000% agreed! I was also glued to the TV from start to finish and tried to imagine what was going thru everyones mind who was involved. Incredible effort on many peoples' part is all I can say.
Only two comments -
1) Imagine if the same amount of effort, concern and relentless teamwork was put into the prevention of this tragedy in a mine with a terrible safety record as was put into the rescue effort?
2) CNN needs to have their a$$ kicked! When the last miner Luis Urzena came up and was talking AT LENGTH to Chilean President Pinera, the CNN commentators were talking right over them. I would have liked to have listened to what was being said by Urzena and Pinera. CNN could have also had a Spanish translator on air at that moment for those who do not understand Spanish.
Many heros ! Shows what people are really capable of when the chips are down.
arioux
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The last miner to come out was the team leader. The president was congratulating him on his behavior during the crisis and taking things in hand down there. He was a true leader during all these days, controling his mens and making shure everyone was keeping the moral. He also was the last miner one to go out, making sure that all his mens where safe.
A good hand to the 6 secourist that went down there, to prepare the miner for their travel in "pheonix" (that's the name they gived to the capsule).
I followed this story since the beginning and if like me some of you had the chance to go down in a mine once in your life, you can really imagine what they went thru.
Toni
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The coverage down under has been on the news day and night. New Zealand was involved in the development of a strap the miners wore when coming up out of the tunnel to monitor there heart rate, etc.. Pretty amazing stuff
Dudley Young
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Bravo Zulu to them all especially the good old American plan B ingenuity that made it all possible.
workinforwood
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Ya'll know the last guy out of the mine was actually scheduled to be the 5th guy out, but then he heard his wife was having a tupperware party and begged everyone else to let him stay. 