| Author | Thread |
|
|
05/08/2006 05:33:04 PM · #1 |
The miners were freed 2 hours ago! They walked out on their own 2 feet.
The Trapped Miners
Message edited by author 2006-05-08 19:43:14.
|
|
|
|
05/08/2006 05:34:59 PM · #2 |
huh ? maybe a link or something judi
|
|
|
|
05/08/2006 05:36:10 PM · #3 |
Awesome! That was an incredible ordeal for them, and for those close to them. What a great outcome!
|
|
|
|
05/08/2006 05:37:23 PM · #4 |
Wow, finally!
Now to Macca's, eh? :D |
|
|
|
05/08/2006 05:37:47 PM · #5 |
|
|
|
05/08/2006 05:37:47 PM · #6 |
Their cage was 1.2 meters (about 4.5 feet) by 1.2 meteres. When one rolled over the other one had to as well. That was their prison for 2 weeks....1km underground!
|
|
|
|
05/08/2006 05:38:14 PM · #7 |
| Yeah, good stuff. Last I heard about this story was when the rescue team only had 1 metre of rock to get through. Glad it had a happy ending. |
|
|
|
05/08/2006 05:41:26 PM · #8 |
I know what it is like to go underground...! It is dark, dirty and wet. But the comraderie in the silence is incredible.
These guys could have easily lost their lives....but they egged on their rescuers to keep them going. Miners are a family...no matter where they are in the world.
Message edited by author 2006-05-08 17:42:07.
|
|
|
|
05/08/2006 06:06:55 PM · #9 |
| I heard (on the radio) that one of the things they had sent down that pipe was a newspaper ... so they could read the want-ads ... for new jobs ... : ) |
|
|
|
05/08/2006 06:09:23 PM · #10 |
Yes....they have stated they are no longer going underground. They did request hot chips and gravy as their first meal....but they were denied...but soon they will help themselves. They have hugged their family....but have requested a shower so they can clean up before they are reunited properly.
They are insistent on attending their mates funeral this afternoon. His funeral was held off for these guys...but they had to go ahead and make plans to bury him today....and today...the two guys were freed...they can make it to the funeral.
|
|
|
|
05/08/2006 06:14:50 PM · #11 |
They did get the story correct didn't they??
Remember the press screwing up this story..
//dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=326434&highlight=miners |
|
|
|
05/08/2006 06:35:17 PM · #12 |
| But what about the minors? |
|
|
|
05/08/2006 06:40:59 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Judi:
They Are Free!! |
Dang, I thought this was a post about some cool lenses or other equipment.
Well, I am glad that they got out and I do remember the tragic screw up the last time - I went to bed that night on reports that they were all alive and I told my son "wouldn't it suck if they're reports were wrong?" Woke up the next morning to find out the real news. :(
Very glad this had a good ending for most.
|
|
|
|
05/08/2006 07:44:37 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by jhonan:
But what about the minors? |
Hahaha...yeah yeah...we all make spelling mistakes...but the miners minors are very happy....hehehe!!
|
|
|
|
05/08/2006 07:48:29 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by Judi:
They Are Free!! |
Dang, I thought this was a post about some cool lenses or other equipment. |
i thought she was refering to the 'twins" :P |
|
|
|
05/08/2006 07:51:15 PM · #16 |
| Woke up to the news this morning. My kids and I were so happy. My husband worked underground for the last three years before we moved home. I worried every day. Two weeks is such a long time to be trapped. I'm over the moon for these guys and their families. :D |
|
|
|
05/08/2006 07:54:33 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Judi:
Originally posted by jhonan:
But what about the minors? |
Hahaha...yeah yeah...we all make spelling mistakes...but the miners minors are very happy....hehehe!! |
lol! Touche... :) |
|
|
|
05/08/2006 07:57:18 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by Rikki:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by Judi:
They Are Free!! |
Dang, I thought this was a post about some cool lenses or other equipment. |
i thought she was refering to the 'twins" :P |
Ooooooooooooooh.....just you wait!
|
|
|
|
05/08/2006 08:04:25 PM · #19 |
| It's great news. I've worked underground and can appreciate how they'd have felt. The miner's lamps are good for maybe 18 hours of operation so they would have been in pitch darkness for at least three days. You just can't comprehend how dark true darkness is without experiencing it underground. |
|
|
|
05/08/2006 08:54:43 PM · #20 |
My hubby is an underground coal miner, and if that was him, he wouldn't have survived two days down there, ( he's a diabetic) so that really hit home to us also..!!
i loved how the minute they got out, they hung up their 'out' tags.... auto pilot or sheer NEVER going back under statement..!!!!
|
|
|
|
05/08/2006 09:33:38 PM · #21 |
Yeah!! I have been following the story because the guys had requested and Ipod with the Foo Fighters and the Pixies on it. It appears that they were in good spirts the whole time. What wonderful brave men they are. And now David Grohl is have a few beers with them!
|
|
|
|
05/09/2006 08:44:03 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by roadrunner:
i loved how the minute they got out, they hung up their 'out' tags.... auto pilot or sheer NEVER going back under statement..!!!! |
Nah, it was the overtime... |
|
|
|
05/09/2006 08:55:47 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by jhonan:
Originally posted by roadrunner:
i loved how the minute they got out, they hung up their 'out' tags.... auto pilot or sheer NEVER going back under statement..!!!! |
Nah, it was the overtime... |
LMAO.. id say the overtime was used up at the pub tonight :)))))
|
|
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 11/26/2025 09:44:18 AM EST.
