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i dont see a thread on it and I have to tell you it seriously bothered me when I learned this morning they had all died except for one. I for one was as happy as could be when they first reported they were alive and well and rescued. I watched tv at midnight as the families celebrated and it was like the clock stuck 12 at new years and everyone was just so happy.....then to learn it was false and they were all dead. That really really shocked and saddened me.
I was sostoked to hear so many had survived!! I immediatly clamped my hands and looked up and praised god for bringing them through it.
then I found out only one had survived.... It was crushing. My scincerest condolences to the families. I'm not sure if anyone on here was of any relation to the miners, but my heart goes out to you.
i saw a report last night also and went to bed thinking they made it. the newark nj paper today even reports they made it. very sad to hear otherwise.
Pretty devistating story. I was watching TV last night and it went to a news break and they said that all but one had died. I was like wtf? Media screwed up, but what's new.
Believe it or not it really wasnt the media's fault. It was overzealous people who heard what they wanted to hear while overhearing cell phone conversations of people at the site of the mine. I could understand they're really hoping for the best but honestly you shouldnt throw unconfirmed information out there like that. Basically it spread like wildfire after that and then the media got wind, thinking all of this is confirmed. I bet the person/people that said these miners were alive know who they are and must feel absolutely shamed.
Its on all the channels here in Ireland. Absolutely heartbreaking.
wow, until now i thought only one had died, not the other way around :(
It's a shame....... I have been following the story since I heard about it. Now 12 families have to deal with the lost of thier loved ones.
RIP
Horrible story...I also went to bed right after midnight hearing that 12 survived then to wake up this morning and see the opposite. It's too bad...
I was watching the PSU game and saw that 12 were alive I awoke my wife, and was so happy. Then at 5am I turn the news on, and man I will be honest that made me so sad. Those poor families, and those men to die down there.
Not that its a consolation at all, but I guess there will be a lot of lawsuits in favor of the victims' families.. I heard on the news that the mine had failed a dozen or so safety tests/specifications last year...
whatd i miss?
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Originally Posted by needmorestrength
its a shame god bless their families
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Originally Posted by mister.fantastic
The mine had 96 VIOLATIONS this year!! How bad is that. You figure it would be shut down.
Families are in my prayers!
right by me.........very sad......:(
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Originally Posted by hoss827
The mining accident was over 500 miles away from you Hoss. It's like saying September 11th was by me if i lived in Cleveland
just Terrible
just Terrible
I never watch the news (or rarely) so this is really the first I have heard what happened. It is always a tragedy when this happens but the miscommunication with the family made it much worse for them. Very sad indeed.
~Oldman
I just re-read the paper....I didnt know this was such a huge deal. I saw people in the paper this morning and thought it was local or some shit my bad lolQuote:
Originally Posted by USfighterFC
yeah this story was tragic made most of us stop and realize how lucky we are, then we thought about how pissed we were at whoever started the rumor that they were alive, that really upset people, i live in wv so it really hit home here
can you say lawsuit..
but how the hell can you bring youself to explain to someone that, sorry we made a mistake, they are actually dead...?
Don't forget the initial reports in Munich 1972, were that the Israeli Athletes had all been rescued. When I was in the Army, we lost a guy on a night jump, and the Chaplain and C.O. went to the wrong house.
How many of us think of the coal miner when we flick a light switch or boot up our computers????
they do dangerous work and the risk is there everyday they clock in. it sucks when tragedy strikes but thats life.
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Originally Posted by kloter1
You don't feel sorry for someone that lost their life so you can live like like you do? They mine coal for people like you and me so we can have the luxury of energy to do the things we do everyday. Thats pathetic that someone could say that they don't feel any sympathy towards something like this.
I do have sympathy for the 12 men dead, but most wouldn't bat an eye if the news networks didn't have anything else to cover. The media is beating this one to death.Quote:
Originally Posted by StoneGRMI
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Originally Posted by USfighterFC
Not knowing what the violations were, it's hard to say.
If it's anything like an OSHA inspections that I have knowledge about, those violations could be as simple as not filling out paper work to not keeping the water cooler clean.
But if they are serious violations, relating to their not ventilating properly or ignoring established safety rules, it's not going to be pretty.
When that happened it was a very sad day indeed. The snafu that followed the accident saying that only one was dead and the others were o.k. made it even worse.