*** OFFICIAL CHILEAN MINER RESCUE THREAD #2 --- SAVED! ***

[Subdivisions]

HERE COMES THE FIRST MINER!!!

First thread here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9303118&mesg_id=9303118

[spanone]

1. minutes away!

[Duer 157099]

2. And I thought last night's Giants Braves game was a nail biter!

I don't know how many more consecutive days of this I can take! :D

[Parker CA]

3. This is pretty unbelievable. 2.5 mins away from surface per CNN. WOW!

[Schema Thing]

4. It would be great if they all came out wearing white sperm costumes

I'm sure if the rescue had taken until 10/31, this would have happened.

[dhill926]

5. amazing images...........n/t

[myrna minx]

6. This is amazing.

A :toast: to the engineers, first responders and designers of this rescue.

[applegrove]

7. 2 minute warning.

[cal04]

8. thanks for the thread Subdivisions. First one out

:woohoo:

I'm so happy. That little boy is making me cry

[Subdivisions]

11. You're welcome. This is amazing!! The son is bawling. Awww....!!! n/t

[cal04]

15. I didn't know that was his son

Thanks
I'm so happy for these guys.

[kestrel91316]

22. That is how I looked and felt in the days before my dad made it home safe

from the VietNam War.........I came almost completely unglued at the slightest provocation.

[Better Believe It]

35. Wonderful. Just wonderful and let's hear it for the courageous hard working rescue workers!

[Subdivisions]

9. HIP-HIP HOORAY!!! SUCCESS!!!

FIRST MINER SAVED!!!

The fisrt miner, Florenzio Avalos Siva, has just emerged to massive cheers and tears! Mr. Avalos' son is shaft-side to greet his father as he emerges from the rescue capsule!

Welcome home Mr. Avalos!

[brooklynite]

14. Greeting his wife and son

[Stinky The Clown]

10. FIRST MINER UP!!!!!!!!

[spanone]

12. A L R I G H T

[Subdivisions]

13. Father and son hug!!! Wow!! n/t

[brooklynite]

Looks healthy and stable...

Walking on his own.

[malaise]

16. Sweet

Bravo!!!

[myrna minx]

17. Aw - that a tear jerker.

:grouphug:

[Catherina]

18. Bawling my eyes out over here. Just bawling from joy. n/t

[Subdivisions]

20. You're not the only one. My glasses are fogged up. n/t

[Catherina]

24. Mine too, That little boy, that hug, that love. I'm soooo happy! n/t

[NYC Liberal]

19. .

[Contrary1]

21. Tears...n/t

[jannyk]

32. Same here, me and hubby! eom

:applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause:

[boppers]

23. 1 up, 32 to go.

This is what the human species can do when we aren't fucking everything up.

[Subdivisions]

27. Amen to that. THIS is what it should always be about: People caring about people. n/t

[blondeatlast]

58. Amen. If we'd only learn. nt

[nonconformist]

25. I'm crying!!

[Tx4obama]

26. Me too. n/t

[Dappleganger]

28. Same here...

nothing sweeter than seeing families being reunited!

[mwdem]

29. I'm so crying.

Too emotional.

[Catherina]

30. Shamelessy too. It's been a long time since I've felt such joy after a disaster.

It's gonna be baby-making time in Chile tonight!

[Subdivisions]

34. Indeed! lol! n/t

[spooky3]

31. go Chileans!

[Tx4obama]

33. They have the second rescue worker in the capsule already, to go down next. n/t

[Subdivisions]

36. Second rescuer launches into mine shaft! n/t

[Contrary1]

37. Can you even imagine what the next one out must be feeling now?

I can't.

[flamingdem]

38. Viva Chile! nt

[Stinky The Clown]

39. At the bottom again

[Subdivisions]

40. Capsule has landed! Second rescuer reaches bottom. Mario Sepulveda up next! n/t

[spanone]

41. kick

[Subdivisions]

43. Mario Sepulveda (sp?) is on his way up! n/t

[Tx4obama]

45. Well...

CNN says in their article: Mario Sepulveda age 40.
But on their video it says: Mario Seplveda.
I think the first one is correct ;)

[Tx4obama]

46. Here's list of all of them...

From CNN.com

1) Florencio Avalos, 31, who recorded the videos - sent up to the surface - that showed the world what conditions inside the mine have been like;
2) Mario Sepulveda, 40, who has served as a narrator in the videos;
3) Juan Illanes, 52, an electrical mechanic;
4) Carlos Mamani, 23, a Bolivian and the only non-Chilean in the mine;
5) Jimmy Sanchez, 19, the youngest in the mine;
6) Osman Araya, 30;
7) Jose Ojeda;
8) Claudio Yanez, 34;
9) Mario Gómez, 63, the oldest in the mine;
10) Alex Vega, 31;
11) Jorge Galleguillos, 56;
12) Edison Pena, 34;
13) Carlos Barrios, 27;
14) Victor Zamora, 33;
15) Victor Segovia, 48;
16) Daniel Herrera, 27;
17) Omar Reygadas, 56;
18) Esteban Rojas, 44;
19) Pablo Rojas, 45;
20) Dario Segovia, 48;
21) Yonni Barrios, 50;
22) Samuel Avalos, 43;
23) Carlos Bugueno, 27;
24) Jose Henriquez, 54;
25) Renan Ávalos, 29;
26) Claudio Acuna;
27) Franklin Lobos, 53;
28) Richard Villarroel, 27;
29) Juan Carlos Aguilar, 49;
30) Raúl Bustos, 40;
31) Pedro Cortez, 25;
32) Ariel Ticona, 29;
33) Luis Urzua, 54, a shift foreman whose voice rescuers first heard when voice contact was made.

WHICH ONE IS THE ONE WITH THE WIFE AND THE MISTRESS?

[cbdo2007]

42. This is the best show I've seen in months!!

Keep up the great work rescuers!! :)

[Tx4obama]

44. Someone hit the whistle prematurely again.

That whistle sound (sounds like a car alarm) that is supposed to go off when a miner reaches the surface just went off again prematurely. They need to put a different person on that button! ;)

[Subdivisions]

47. A certain Mario has a very pretty lady waiting on him! n/t

[cal04]

48. Second one up!

this is so amazing to watch and to hear the miner as he's being lifted up

[Subdivisions]

49. He came up bearing gifts! Of rocks! Big hugs from El Presidente! Mario

runs to perimeter fence and hugs onlookers and leads a victorious chant.

Wow!

[cal04]

50. he looks great. I'm so happy for these guys

it's just truly amazing

[Tx4obama]

55. Yeah, that was pretty cool. Watching on CNN online, seemed to have more live audio than on TV.

I'm watching online with the TV on too,
and trying to keep up with this thread :)

[Subdivisions]

51. WoW! If all of these guys are as fun as the first two have been, this

still has lots of smiles to go!

:) :bounce:

[Catherina]

52. Gawd, I'm gonna be up all night watching, crying and celebrating! n/t

[blondeatlast]

54. Me too--it's so good to feel hope and wonder again!

Join me on the sofa! :hug:

[Subdivisions]

56. Third rescuer on his way. n/t

[Subdivisions]

67. Juan Illanes on his way up! n/t

[redwitch]

53. This is a truly remarkable thing we are witnessing.

I cannot imagine the joy the miners and their loved ones are feeling. Bless them all and the rescuers who made it possible. Just incredible.

[Bobbie Jo]

57. Okay...I'm up for the night.

This is absolutely amazing!

[B2G]

59. I am gonna be exhausted tomorrow

:-)

[blondeatlast]

60. Me too--but won't it feel WONDERFUL?!

:bounce:

[B2G]

65. Absolutely! n/t

[blondeatlast]

61. Is the current video from the mine? nt

[Tx4obama]

63. Are you watching online or on TV?

Here is a CNN live stream http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=2

[blondeatlast]

64. Online at the Guardian UK. Definitely the mine right now.

I've got shulls--no sleep for me tonight!

[blondeatlast]

62. amazing, just amazing! nt

[blondeatlast]

66. Arriba numero tres! Viva! nt

[Subdivisions]

68. Juan Illanes on his way up! n/t

[Tx4obama]

69. Three have gone down, three up. We're still at 33 in the mine. n/t

[boppers]

71. 4 are supposed to drop down.

I have nothing but the deepest of respect for any human who volunteers to go down.

[blondeatlast]

70. SIXTY-EIGHT DAYS. It just boggles my mind. nt

[Tx4obama]

72. Yonni Barrios is #21 on the list to come up, he's the one with the wife AND mistress waiting for him

wonder if he is down there trying to make a deal to stay down there longer ;)

Edited to add:
Wife isn't going to be there, mistress will be.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/americas/news/article_1590971.php/SIDEBAR-Miner-s-wife-boycotts-rescue-because-of-mistress

[Subdivisions]

73. Bwaahahahaha! I bet he is! And I bet he's getting plenty of the business

from his pals down there, lol.

[blondeatlast]

74. Can anyone explain the wife/mistress speculation? What's that all about? nt

[Tx4obama]

76. Here's a link

The wife first found out about the mistress when the mistress was there calling out the guy's name during a vigil there at Camp Hope.
So, now the wife has refused to show up for the rescue.

Here's the beginning of what happened: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9065773
And the UPDATE: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/americas/news/article_1590971.php/SIDEBAR-Miner-s-wife-boycotts-rescue-because-of-mistress

[cal04]

75. Third one up

:woohoo:

[Tx4obama]

77. A FOURTH rescuer is fixin' to go down next.

I wonder how many are going down there!

[Subdivisions]

78. Fourth miner is up! No more rescuers going down. Should be able to

pick up the pace now while not going too fast for safety's sake.

[Tx4obama]

80. I'm hoping that they keep remembering to latch that door ;)

I guess they sent down 4 rescue guys so that they could have 2 shifts of 2 guys on each shift.
If the whole process keeps the same time schedule, with no arising problems, then it should take around 37 hours total.

[Tx4obama]

84. I think they should put a 100 pound bag of sand in the capsule each time

for the trip down so that it will have some weight in there.

Edited to add:
You can hear the capsule BANGING around in the hole on its way down,
making a lot more noise than before when a person was in it.
I hope they do a closer inspection of the wheels etc.
They really need that bag of sand in there!

[Duer 157099]

79. I think I'm going to stay up all night in solidarity

Big deal huh? But still, I'm gonna do it.

[Tx4obama]

82. Ya staying up until noon Thursday?

37 hours with no sleep is a long time ;)

[Duer 157099]

83. I can try. It's not the worst thing that could happen. All things considered.

These guys (and workers around the world) should know that people everywhere are watching and care. It's a little gesture, but who knows, sometimes the world needs a kick in the ass like this to get people to wake up?

I can dream.

[LeftishBrit]

81. So glad.. all best wishes to all of them, and hope they will all be safely out soon

[Tx4obama]

85. On the CNN live stream they've been showing the family reunions at the HOSPITAL

a brief minute or so clip when they arrive at the hospital (after the helicopter ride) and are taken into a room where a couple of additional family members are waiting for them.
Two of the miners have arrived so far.
http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=2

p.s. The next miner coming up is supposed to be the youngest miner, 19 years old.

[Tx4obama]

86. The miner on the list that will be #32 to come up is the one that has the new baby he hasn't seen

32) Ariel Ticona age 29

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/15/trapped-chilean-miner-bec_n_718247.html

I think they should let him come up sooner than at the end of the list!

[Tx4obama]

87. A pause for an inspection and they're replacing the wheels.

I still think that if they put a sand bag in the capsule when it goes down empty it would help the wheels from banging around.

Anyone else still here awake with me? :)

Edited to add:
The next miner to come up #6 Osman Araya, age 30, has been on a liquid diet due to dental pain.
I guess we are now going to see the people that have medical problems coming up.

[rabs]

90. Yep, still here

Watching live from Chile. We have family in Chile (two daughters), one in the Puerto Montt region, the other in Santiago.

http://33mineros-4.13.cl/

Avalos and Sepulveda were flown by helicopter to an army base in Copiapo and from there taken by ambulance to a waiting hospital.

Sepulveda gave a television interview in which he asked that the miners not be treated as stars.

Edit to add: Final miner and the four-man rescue team now expected to be out at 9 a.m. on Thursday Chilean time.

[RidinMyDonkey]

88. Just tuning in

Anyone know what that loud banging sound is?

[Tx4obama]

89. The banging is the empty capsule going down the hole.

The capsule is going down to get the 6th miner to bring up.
FIVE miners have come out so far.
There are also FOUR rescue workers down there now.

Edited to add:
The next miners that will be brought out are the ones with medical problems, such as dental pain, diabetes, heart problems, etc.

[RidinMyDonkey]

91. Thanks for information

I didn't remember it was making so much noise before I had gone to bed. It sounded kind of scary. I didn't think we would even be able to hear it, considering how far down it is.

They haven't had any problems so far, have they? For six of them to be up already the operation must be moving smoothly.

[Tx4obama]

92. Well...

when they first did the test runs (before anyone was in the capsule) there was a lot of banging.
Then when the four rescuers were being sent down and the five miners were brought up there was no noise,
but now they are sending the capsule down empty so the noise is back again.
After the FIFTH miner was brought up they did an inspection and changed the wheels.

Edited to add:
I just heard some noise, but there is supposed to be a miner in the capsule now... so I don't know what's up with that!
Maybe they have the microphone turned up.
I am assuming that we can heard the banging because it is metal hitting metal inside of a tube, so the sound waves would sorta echo/vibrate.

[RidinMyDonkey]

93. I heard it at first but I think it stopped

I don't hear anything now.

is it still taking about 20 minutes to reach the surface? I don't want to miss him making it out!

[Tx4obama]

94. Depends....

it was taking around 15 mins then it was closer to 20 because of the wheels wearing out, but now that they replaced the wheels they said it should be faster again and closer to the 15 mins.

They need to put a big sand bag in the capsule when it goes down empty so that it doesn't bang so much!

[RidinMyDonkey]

96. Wow!! It's great to see them make the surface

I think you'd be right about a sandbag. Maybe they wouldn't need to replace the wheels if it wasn't banging around.

[Tx4obama]

95. Update: The 6th miner is out.

The next miner #7 will be Jose Ojeda, 46 years old, suffering from diabetes.

================

Scorecard tally:

33 miners trapped
4 rescue workers lowered into mine
6 miners rescued
Total now below ground: 31

p.s. The 'underground' number on the front page of CNN.com does not include the rescue workers.

p.s.s.
Miner #2 handed out rocks that he brought from below and shook hands with folks at the barrier fence and led the 'chile' chant. He is also the miner that talked at the hospital in the family holding room - he gave quite a long speech in front of the media cameras.
Miner #4 is from Bolivia, the only miner not a Chilean, and also the only miner that will have a private room at the hospital.
Miner #5 is the youngest miner, age 19, he has a girlfriend he has proposed that he has a baby with.
Miner #6 has dental pain, first of the miners with medical problems to come up, and a wife & four children.
Miner #7 has diabetes.
NOTE: later today --> Miner #21 Yonnie is the miner that has both a wife & a mistress waiting for him to come up (see the links up-thread regarding that story!} Miner #22 Samuel Avalos is the brother of the 1st miner that came out of the mine. And Miner #32 Mr. Ticonia is the man that has the new baby that he has not yet held that was born while he was underground.

WATCH THE WHEEL. When the wheel is going COUNTER-clockwise the capsule is going 'down' the hole. When the wheel is going clockwise the capsule is coming UP the hole.

[Tx4obama]

97. Update: Miner #7 has reached the surface and has hugged his family!

The President and First Lady of Chile are no longer in the receiving line.
The President said he wanted to hug each miner as they came up above ground, but he was on site around 3pm and I'm sure he needed to go and get some sleep. Maybe he will return later or show up at the hospital later in the day to greet the miners that he missed while asleep.

[pinboy3niner]

98. Dozed off for a bit, but I'm still with you

A little groggy, but what else is new? :)

I got a kick out of MSNBC's report that the Chilean media have dubbed Mario Sepulveda 'Super Mario.' :rofl:

[Tx4obama]

99. The CNN online stream video has #8 caption wrong....

they are saying this one is the one that had the baby while underground, but that is NOT correct - it's #32 Ariel Ticona that has the baby he hasn't seen yet.

Miner #8, Claudio Yanez, has a girlfriend that has two of his kids and she proposed TO HIM while he was underground.

Not much new. They did an inspection and replaced the wheels on the capsule after #5 miner surfaced.

p.s. The whistle (that sounds like a car alarm) that they are supposed to blow when a miner surfaces is pissing me off - it has been going off a bunch of times BEFORE any one has come up ;)

[pinboy3niner]

100. Just pulled it up from the link you posted

Thanks. MoJo leading it on MSNBC...

[Tx4obama]

102. Pulled what up? What is the MoJo lead? n/t

[pinboy3niner]

104. Sorry--pulled up the CNN live feed link...

...e.g. connected to their feed. Miner rescue story is the lead on Morning Joe, showing live footage also.

Did I mention I was groggy? :)

[Tx4obama]

101. Update: Miner #8 up and out. n/t

[pinboy3niner]

103. CNN's about 30 sec. behind MSNBC's live coverage

At least while MSNBC stays on the story, which probably won't be for long.

[Tx4obama]

105. Last night....

CNN started doing coverage before MSNBC. MSNBC ran Keith and Rachel while CNN was doing live coverage of the rescue. I normally watch MSNBC but last night I switched over to CNN - I think a bunch of folks probably did. I've been online streaming CNN and only every now and again flipping the TV over to MSNBC.
I love MSNBC in the evenings - but CNN seems to always be the best for LIVE coverage of 'breaking events' ;)

[pinboy3niner]

106. Yeah, I don't think MSNBC began continuous live coverage...

...until O'Donnell's show was on. I'm still trying to watch both CNN and MSNBC--CNN for Chile coverage, MSNBC mainly to see how they cover the CA and CT gubernatorial debates.

[Tx4obama]

112. I am mainly watching on the online CNN live feed ....

but Chile has changed their camera angle and have turned on more lights and it is bothering my eyes since I've been up all night ;(
I have the audio going on TV CNN and occasionally flipping over to MSNBC and also typing here - LOL. Too much multi-tasking!

[Tx4obama]

107. So far the miners have been rescued in the order on the CNN list....

1) Florencio Avalos, 31, who recorded the videos - sent up to the surface - that showed the world what conditions inside the mine have been like;
2) Mario Sepulveda, 40, who has served as a narrator in the videos;
3) Juan Illanes, 52, an electrical mechanic;
4) Carlos Mamani, 23, a Bolivian and the only non-Chilean in the mine;
5) Jimmy Sanchez, 19, the youngest in the mine;
6) Osman Araya, 30; ---- on a liquid diet due to dental pain
7) Jose Ojeda; ----- diabetic
8) Claudio Yanez, 34; ----- girlfriend that has two kids by him proposed to him while he was underground

The miners above are OUT

The miners below are still underground

9) Mario Gómez, 63, the oldest in the mine; - TV just said he has lung problems (black lung) and will have to wear a full coverage oxygen mask
10) Alex Vega, 31;
11) Jorge Galleguillos, 56;
12) Edison Pena, 34;
13) Carlos Barrios, 27;
14) Victor Zamora, 33;
15) Victor Segovia, 48;
16) Daniel Herrera, 27;
17) Omar Reygadas, 56;
18) Esteban Rojas, 44;
19) Pablo Rojas, 45;
20) Dario Segovia, 48;
21) Yonni Barrios, 50; --- the man with the wife AND mistress waiting for him!!! (see the links up-thread re the story)
22) Samuel Avalos, 43;
23) Carlos Bugueno, 27;
24) Jose Henriquez, 54;
25) Renan Ávalos, 29;
26) Claudio Acuna;
27) Franklin Lobos, 53;
28) Richard Villarroel, 27;
29) Juan Carlos Aguilar, 49;
30) Raúl Bustos, 40;
31) Pedro Cortez, 25;
32) Ariel Ticona, 29; --- the man with the new baby he hasn't seen/held yet!
33) Luis Urzua, 54, a shift foreman whose voice rescuers first heard when voice contact was made.

[pinboy3niner]

108. I heard reports that the shift foreman (last man) is credited with...

...keeping the trapped miners alive by make a 2-day ration of food and water last for 17 days.

Meanwhile, at MSNBC, they just reported that AZ Gov. Brewer is suggesting her opponent, AG Terry Goddard, may be gay. :eyes:

[Tx4obama]

109. I heard that about the foreman too.... but.

hadn't heard that about Brewer.
The more the republicans 'bitch' about the gays folks the more it is going to hurt them I believe. Paladino screwed up his campaign with the gay bashing -- I guess no one has learned by that lesson ;)

[pinboy3niner]

111. Looks like their candidates are getting hurt by that kind of crap now

In addition to some of the general batshit craziness. What happened to the Teflon they used to be made of? When they seemed to be able to get away with anything without repurcussions?

MSNBC will return from a break soon with clips of the Brown/Whitman exchange on the 'whore' issue.

It just came back.

[Tx4obama]

113. The 'wh...re' clip is on the link below

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/12/meg-whitman-jerry-brown-debate-immigration-marijuana-spending_n_760508.html
the 5th video down on the link, I think.

[pinboy3niner]

114. Thanks

When MoJo showed it, everyone slammed Brown for not handling the issue well, but they completely ignored Whitman's saying it wasn't the same thing when her campaign manager used the same term (with the audience bursting into laughter).

They explained that Joe S. is absent because he went to be with his father, now hospitalized again in FL.

[Tx4obama]

120. Just now flipped over to MSNBC and they didn't show all the video...

they are taking Whitman's side and slamming Brown!
That's a bunch of BS
MSNBC in the morning is more like a republican station and not democratic

I hate MSNBC in the morning.
Also have you noticed since republican Major Garret left FoxNews as a contributor he has been showing up on MSNC quite a bit!
MSNBC better get their shit together soon or they are going to be losing viewers!

[pinboy3niner]

122. They've been doing that every hour, beginning with Willy Geist's show...

..."Way Too Early," which precedes MoJo. No one mentioned Whitman's argument that Wilson using the same term was 'different,' though that was also part of the clip that aired.

My impression is that Joe won't be around much longer. His radio show is expanding (or already has), IIRC. These days, he seems to spend most of his time just goofing around on the TV show. They do have some good guests (along with the bad).

[Tx4obama]

123. A bunch of them ....

on MSNBC seem to be anti-Obama now a days
Joe Scarborough
Pat Buchanan
Willy Giest
Dylan Ratigan
even Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann at times

AND be sure to read this ---> 'How A Handful Of Liberal Bloggers Are Bringing Down The Obama Presidency' http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9304944&mesg_id=9304944

[Tx4obama]

110. It is now daylight in Chile. They will have to be more careful with the miners' eyes now.

WOW... CNN just said that the miners had a 'waterfall' that they could bathe in down there!
Probably more like a small dibble of water

[Tx4obama]

115. UPDATE: Miner #9 Mario Gomez - up and out.

Married 30 years and has children.
His wife had begged him to stay home the day the mine accident happened.

When Mario, the oldest miner, came out of the capsule he knelt on the ground and said a prayer.

Edited to add:
It sure does look different in the daylight! :)

[pinboy3niner]

116. Alright, Mario Gomez!

ETA: Looks like all the trapped miners signed his flag.

[Tx4obama]

118. I noticed earlier in the night that many of the miners' t-shirts on the back ....

have stuff written on them with marker ... signatures and stuff.

[pinboy3niner]

117. At MSNBC, Pat Buchanan was just jokingly introduced...

...as "one of the world's leading Chilean mining experts." :rofl:

[Tx4obama]

119. Now they are changing out the oxygen tanks. n/t

[Tx4obama]

121. Alex Vega #10 is coming up now. His father is a vetern miner. n/t

[Tx4obama]

124. Subdivisions needs to wake up soon and do updating on this thread cause I'm going to bed soon n/t

[pinboy3niner]

126. He'll need to start a new thread

Hope he set his alarm. :)

[Tx4obama]

125. Alex Vega #10 is up and out !!! n/t

[Tx4obama]

127. Do a search on Yahoo or Google for The Texas Flag and see how much it looks like flag of Chile n/t

[Tx4obama]

128. The President of Bolivia is now with President of Chile at the rescue site. n/t

[Tx4obama]

129. Update: Miner #11 is up and out. n/t

[Tx4obama]

130. OMG !!!

The CNN live stream is showing a live stream of video from down in the hole from the top of the capsule coming up the hole!!!

and now they cut off the feed from inside the hole ;(

I think they showed it by mistake, because it lasted only about 30 seconds and it wasn't shown on TV, only on the online feed. It was really really cool!

Edited to add....

IT'S BACK ON THE LIVE FEED AGAIN NOW !!!

[Tx4obama]

131. Miner #12 Edison Pena is up and out. n/t

[spanone]

132. morning kick for the miners

[pinboy3niner]

133. Good mourning to you, too!

:)

[Tansy_Gold]

134. I'm not normally superstitious, but PLEASE fix your spelling. n/t

[pinboy3niner]

135. It is intentional

Inside joke--that's the reason for the smilie. :)

[spanone]

137. hehehe...

[Tx4obama]

136. They are sending DOWN a 5th rescuer now.

I think that maybe they are getting a little bit too over confident.

[truth2power]

140. You and I posted at about the same time. I just saw them put one of the guys

in a red jacket into the capsule and was wondering why they keep sending more rescue workers down.

How many of those guys do they need down there? That capsule already seems the worse for wear. Kinda worries me.


edit> I see you answered my question. Thanks.

[truth2power]

138. I just logged on this morning and they're sending down another rescue worker...Can someone explain

How many rescue workers have they sent down so far? Seems like they don't need more than 2 or 3 in the mine.

[Tx4obama]

139. A total of FIVE rescuers are now down in the mine.

They sent down four a long time ago.
This new one #5 was a big surprise seeing him going down there.
It will take around 37 hours total to get everyone out, so they will probably run 2 shifts of workers.

[pinboy3niner]

141. I wonder if the fifth red jacket was sent...

...because they require special expertise below?

[Tx4obama]

142. Or maybe they decided that they need 6 ppl for 3 shifts.

I don't know.
But I think they are getting too many 'new' ppl down there.

[Tx4obama]

143. The video in the middle of the night was better....

they showed the 'wheel' more and not as much of the 'bigwigs' that they're showing this morning.

[blondeatlast]

145. I just noticed that. Sure it gets dull from time to time but I can see

big political shots talk anytime I want! It's not often I can see a triumph of engineering, medical science, rescue science, and possibly another intervention in one place at one time!

[blondeatlast]

144. I kind of wish they'd allow the families more physical space. I understand that med/rescue officials

need to stand by, but I'm selfish and just want to enjoy the spontaneous joy of the families without it being tempered by the officials.

I know, I'm bad.

[Tx4obama]

146. Miner #13 Carlos Barrios is up and out.

The number 13 in Italy is a lucky number :)

[Tx4obama]

147. I'm off to bed for a nap. Ya'll can keep the thread updated for a bit ;) n/t

[Subdivisions]

148. Many thanks to Tx4obama for keeping this thread alive after

I fell asleep watching the rescues until 3am this morning.

Chi-chi-chi! Le-le-le! Chile! Chile! Chile!

[Scurrilous]

149. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Subdivisions]

150. THREAD #3 HERE ---:>

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9308057