Those Chilean Miners

[Paulie Dangerously]

Must be living a hell down there.

 

However, I can't shake the feeling that if the international press hadn't got hold of the story the government wouldn't be making such an expensive effort to get them out

[King Emlyn]

I truly cannot think of a worse plight.

[Lee909]

Can only hope and pray that there is a good outcome to this

[Section_31]

Watching a thing on BBC news yesterday which said 'five of them are showing signs of depression'. No shit!

 

They then wheeled out a psychologist who gave us his expert opinion of why they're depressed. Don't know if I'm missing something here.

[Guest James D]

One of them is going to get so, so raped.

[melons]

I'm a little claustrophobic, whilst i know survival instincts would kick in, i really don't know how they've managed as they have, hopefully they'll all make it out alive before the estimated four months.

[Iantn]

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[a stoner]

Can't believe it's going to take 3 months to get the poor fuckers out of there. 30+ degree heat and they have been told to exercise to get some weight off to get out of the temp shaft they are digging. I'd tell em to DIG A BIGGER FUCKING HOLE

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[Hermes]

We've had worse in Britain:

 

Gresford disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Senghenydd Colliery Disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[stevebaby]

Not much point in digging them out I say.

It would take superhuman endurance to keep all those miners' farts in for 3 months and the first time one of them lets one go,they're all finished anyhow.

[Redder Lurtz]

Watching a thing on BBC news yesterday which said 'five of them are showing signs of depression'. No shit!

 

They then wheeled out a psychologist who gave us his expert opinion of why they're depressed. Don't know if I'm missing something here.

 

They had a retired submarine officer on BBC breakfast news the other day to talk about this. No idea why, like, as he had nothing of any relevance to add whatsoever. When asked how long was the longest he'd been submerged he said "90 days but under very different circumstances of course." You don't fucking say.

[kdub]

A couple of more weeks without contact and they would have started eating each other.

[Plewggs]

Gary Glitter is en route to Chile.

 

Apparently the news of 33 minors trapped & helpless was just too tempting to ignore!

[Section_31]

They had a retired submarine officer on BBC breakfast news the other day to talk about this. No idea why, like, as he had nothing of any relevance to add whatsoever. When asked how long was the longest he'd been submerged he said "90 days but under very different circumstances of course." You don't fucking say.

 

Class, they should interview a mole too, or at least someone dressed as a mole, possibly Yvette Fielding.

[Johnni]

Watching a thing on BBC news yesterday which said 'five of them are showing signs of depression'. No shit!

 

They then wheeled out a psychologist who gave us his expert opinion of why they're depressed. Don't know if I'm missing something here.

 

Thats 24 hrs news coverage for you. They wheel in some guy off the street who is a 'expert' just to waste 10 mins or so.

[She Knows It]

Poor bastards. They must be bored shitless.

[Redder Lurtz]

I bet 'hide & seek' became tedious pretty bloody quickly.

[RedKnight]

Send them down a Monopoly board, perhaps they'll actually finish a game.

[edge of darknes]

Decent gesture by the west brom lad to donate his match fee and shirt from todays game for the appeal fund. And a good gesture from LFC too.

[rondeco]

What was the gesture?

[VladimirIlyich]

The first words when contact was made were 'are Everton still shite?'

[Anubis]

Can't believe it's going to take 3 months to get the poor fuckers out of there. 30+ degree heat and they have been told to exercise to get some weight off to get out of the temp shaft they are digging. I'd tell em to DIG A BIGGER FUCKING HOLE

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Three months?! Just what the fuck are International Rescue doing for three months that they can't get Thunderbird 2 and The Mole on the scene?

[Mel Wood]

As if those poor bastards haven't got enough to worry about, they were refused alcohol and cigarettes (for physical and mental health reasons) then at least five of their wives went to register for compensation on the surface and met their husband's mistresses (also claiming) that didn't know they were married.

 

Fuck a duck, five of them will be campaigning to stay down there longer I reckon.

[RJ Fan club]

Think of the overtime they're on.

[Jasmine]

Mistresses and wives clash over trapped Chilean miners

 

Tensions are rising above ground as wives and mistresses of the 33 miners trapped deep within the San Jose mine make rival claims for compensation.

 

Authorities at Camp Hope have had to deal with a rush of women coming forward claiming to be first in the Chilean miners' affections in order to receive government handouts.

At least five wives have been forced to come face to face with mistresses whose existence was kept from them by their husbands, who have been trapped more than 2,300ft below since a cave in on August 5.

 

One miner has four women fighting over him in an effort to claim compensation offered to the families of those facing between three to four months underground until a rescue shaft can reach them.

Government officials are considering asking the 33 trapped miners to name those they want to claim the benefits entitled to them in a bid to solve problems on the surface.

"There has been a lot of conflict between women," admitted Marta Flores a Red Cross worker at the makeshift camp where relatives wait for news of their loved ones.

"We had a big bust up in the canteen tent when a wife came across a woman who claimed to be her husband's lover – we had to step in and pull them apart before things got physical." At stake are welfare packages issued to the families of the trapped miners as well as future compensation claims that could run into tens of thousands of pounds.

"Unfortunately the conflict stems from money issues," said Mrs Flores. "Some of the men have children from numerous women and all of them have arrived here to stake their claim. I've met five families in this situation but I'm sure there are more." Some women turned up at the camp to discover that their partners already had a wife and children who they knew nothing about.

"Those that truly love their men have slipped away quietly not wanting to cause any more pain to the families but others are putting up a fight." Special welfare officers trained in marital issues have been brought in to provide help to women faced with their husband's infidelity.

One miner, who has not been named, has a first wife he never divorced, his live-in partner, a mother of a child he had several years ago, and a woman who claims to be his current girlfriend all visiting the camp.

"It's a logistical nightmare trying to keep them apart and of course they all want to send messages," said Mrs Flores.

The team of psychologists charged with ensuring the mental welfare of the men below ground are attempting keep such developments from the miners.

"We read all the letters before they are sent down to make sure the miners do not experience any extra anxiety," said Alberto Iturra, head of the psychological team.

One of the trapped miners, Yonni Barrios Rojas, who is using his first aid training to treat medical problems underground is among those who faces difficult questions when he finally makes it the surface.

His wife, Marta Salinas, 56, discovered he had a mistress when she came across another woman holding a vigil for him. The other woman, Susana Valenzuela, said they met on a training course five years ago and he was planning to leave his wife for her.

"He is my husband. He loves me and I am his devoted wife," insisted Mrs Salinas. "This other woman has no legitimacy."