Miners

I'll gripe and fuss about the cable and missing the bowlgames. We all gripe about refs, calls, other posters, coaches, you name it. I'll take all the stupid posters in the world for good news like this.

Me also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We've found something every poster can agree on for once!

Great Post Rocketer

Most all of us being from the area, where relatives, friends or even ourselves work in the mines or the mining insustry, it should be something we all can agree on.

I don't say this often enough but praise God (and if you don't believe, that's your right but please don't taint this)

in a turn of events...only one is alive

I have already posted this in the non-sports forum, and wanted to paste it over here in case this topic got more viewing:

This truly was a sad turn of events. I have been up sick tonight and could not sleep, so I have watched this unfold. This truly goes to show how bad the media (in my opinion I think they are who is the most to blame here) can escalate something that may or may not be true.

Right now I would really like to slap Rita Cosby on MSNBC. She is placing all the blame on ICG, and the Governor for not reacting quickly enough. Yes, it is bad that they waited 2 hours, but at least they did wait to make sure of the entire facts instead of spouting off without the right information like had happened earlier.

Also she just turned said the ventilation curtain was a fan designed to pull out CO2, and methane when there are high levels. She is definetly a person who wants to place blame, and point fingers before waiting to see the full facts.

I cannot imagine what must be going through the minds of the families, and the roller coaster of emotions tonight. Of course they are showing repeatedly the woman, and her husband who say they are going to sue, and others who are extremely angry. I have only saw one interview of a lady (probably mid-20s) who was thinking logically, and not already pointing fingers.

My prayers do go out to these folks. It is a terribly tragic episode.

I was so mad i couldn't even post on it. I can't believe the company, the media, whoever let this happen.
Misinformation that ripped a place apart from tears of joy to tears of heartache.
Unbelieveable. Misinformation or to quick to spout and no facts.

Sorry to sort of break or stretch the rules.

Damn

Heartbroken.

What do you say, one of the second shift called back to the mines last night so we would know, then the dayshift gets to break it all again. Like I said before, if you are underground at all after an explosion or fire- it is a long way underground.
After watching the story , I wonder if the news team didn't pull this to make better press. It would be easy to do. And the co levels.....I'd be looking for a little payback. We take these chances, but letting the families endure this , someone should have taken better control.