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Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 9:57 am
by pair8head

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 10:28 am
by PA Parrot
big john wrote:...... Wonder if they get overtime
for all those days. :pirate:
I read the families are suing for almost $1million per miner. That might cover any overtime. Glad to see them getting out safely though. Amazing story of strength, teamwork and the will to survive.

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 11:51 am
by chippewa
Been watching the live feed all morning. Like one of the commentators said, this is reality TV. :D

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 11:53 am
by dnw
chippewa wrote:Been watching the live feed all morning. Like one of the commentators said, this is reality TV. :D

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Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 1:50 pm
by Dezdmona
Thanks for the link. Those are some tough miners.

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 1:52 pm
by SMLCHNG
#18!!!!!!!! And I cry everytime!!! :cry: :D :D :D :cry:

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 1:55 pm
by chippewa
I guess #18 traded days off with someone else, so he wasn't originally supposed to work that day. I'll bet he doesn't do that again, wherever he works. :lol:

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 4:22 pm
by surfpirate
Finally saw a still shot of what was on the back of each miner's shirt.

Porque en su mano están las profundidades de la tierra, Y las alturas de los montes son suyas. Salmos 95:4

My spanish is okay ... but I googled to get the exact translation.

In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also. Psalm 95:4

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 4:25 pm
by ph4ever
That's too cool!! Thanks for sharing SP!!

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 4:43 pm
by Carolinadreamin'
23 is up. :D

Did you see the guy who came up 21 or 22? His mistress was there but not his wife.



That would have been awkward....... 8)

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 4:49 pm
by springparrot
Carolinadreamin' wrote:23 is up. :D

Did you see the guy who came up 21 or 22? His mistress was there but not his wife.



That would have been awkward....... 8)
:wink: ya think

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 4:52 pm
by ph4ever
springparrot wrote:
Carolinadreamin' wrote:23 is up. :D

Did you see the guy who came up 21 or 22? His mistress was there but not his wife.



That would have been awkward....... 8)
:wink: ya think

Yes/No Okay I realize the wife wasn't there because she's p i s s e d about the mistress HOWEVER in the culture there a mistress really isn't that uncommon. I would be willing to bet there's quite a few of the men have mistresses and that a few wives know about it.

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 6:11 pm
by Carolinadreamin'
ph4ever wrote:
springparrot wrote:
Carolinadreamin' wrote:23 is up. :D

Did you see the guy who came up 21 or 22? His mistress was there but not his wife.



That would have been awkward....... 8)
:wink: ya think

Yes/No Okay I realize the wife wasn't there because she's p i s s e d about the mistress HOWEVER in the culture there a mistress really isn't that uncommon. I would be willing to bet there's quite a few of the men have mistresses and that a few wives know about it.
Yep! I just got off the phone with my daughter who spent a semester in Chile. She still is close to the family she lived with for 6 months. She said that it's next to impossible to get a divorce and in their culture men take mistresses. A wife may or may not know. :pirate:

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 7:22 pm
by Lightning Bolt
Carolinadreamin' wrote:
ph4ever wrote:
springparrot wrote:
Carolinadreamin' wrote:23 is up. :D

Did you see the guy who came up 21 or 22? His mistress was there but not his wife.



That would have been awkward....... 8)
:wink: ya think

Yes/No Okay I realize the wife wasn't there because she's p i s s e d about the mistress HOWEVER in the culture there a mistress really isn't that uncommon. I would be willing to bet there's quite a few of the men have mistresses and that a few wives know about it.
Yep! I just got off the phone with my daughter who spent a semester in Chile. She still is close to the family she lived with for 6 months. She said that it's next to impossible to get a divorce and in their culture men take mistresses. A wife may or may not know. :pirate:
Knowing many Latinos here in SD and in Baja California
husbands taking a mistress (or mistresses) is practically the norm... it's a bit astonishing.. but that doesn't change the reality.

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 7:25 pm
by Lightning Bolt
They're coming up at a rate of 1 each 30 minutes.
Should be wrapped up with with everybody out of the mine by 11:00 pm Eastern 8)

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 7:31 pm
by ph4ever
Lightning Bolt wrote:
Carolinadreamin' wrote:
ph4ever wrote:
springparrot wrote:
Carolinadreamin' wrote:23 is up. :D

Did you see the guy who came up 21 or 22? His mistress was there but not his wife.



That would have been awkward....... 8)
:wink: ya think

Yes/No Okay I realize the wife wasn't there because she's p i s s e d about the mistress HOWEVER in the culture there a mistress really isn't that uncommon. I would be willing to bet there's quite a few of the men have mistresses and that a few wives know about it.
Yep! I just got off the phone with my daughter who spent a semester in Chile. She still is close to the family she lived with for 6 months. She said that it's next to impossible to get a divorce and in their culture men take mistresses. A wife may or may not know. :pirate:
Knowing many Latinos here in SD and in Baja California
husbands taking a mistress (or mistresses) is practically the norm... it's a bit astonishing.. but that doesn't change the reality.
Some of the Latinas I've known really don't care about the mistress because "I'm the wife and he brings home money to me" If I've heard that once I've heard it a thousand times. I've also known of families that would be upset if the mistress were brought around family gatherings. It's okay to have them but not around the family.

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 8:43 pm
by Bicycle Bill
Last man is on his way out.
WOO-HOO!
Well done to all involved.
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-"BB"-

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 8:44 pm
by surfpirate
"Chi! Chi! Chi! Le! Le! Le!"

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 8:46 pm
by SMLCHNG
And there he goes up the tunnel!!!!!!! BRAVO to all!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Re: Welcome Back Chilean Miners

Posted: October 13, 2010 10:48 pm
by Ol'_'96'er
Lightning Bolt wrote:They're coming up at a rate of 1 each 30 minutes.
Should be wrapped up with with everybody out of the mine by 11:00 pm Eastern 8)
Originally they were supposed to take a half-hour up, a half down. So now that they have the route memorized, it is going faster. :)