i will be the first to admit, i was pretty ignorant about everything that had unfolded in the last sixty nine days until i educated myself in the last week or so. but for the past two days anytime i was in control of the remote, around a television or the internet i was watching, listening and reading their stories. and last night, we all watched as the last miner (i actually tweeted "only one more minor to go! #chileminors" and immediately saw the error in my words...so i had to retweet and be clever "miner, not to be confused with one who is under age #chileminers" --- sometimes i amuse myself even) was rescued and then one by one the five rescue workers, until everyone was safe.
here are some facts that i heard last night while watching CNN:
*one miner ran five miles a day while he was under ground. what's your -my- excuse?
*several miners lost 20 or more pounds so they would be able to fit in the tube. awesome.
*the capsule - a cylinder thirteen feet in height and twenty two inches in diameter. claustrophobic anyone?
*one gentleman had a wife and girlfriend, who were both holding vigils for him while he was trapped. more people praying...
*a wife of one of the miners gave birth to a baby while her husband was trapped and named the child a name which means "hope." love.
*they were trapped over 2,000 feet below the surface. no thanks.
*phoenix was the name of the life saving capsule. cool.
*i never want to be a miner. ever.
*one typo and you have, what should be miner...moner and minor. and spell check thinks they are both right. spell check does not watch the news. i spelt miner with both alternate spellings while writing this blog.
AP/Hugo Infante, Chilean government
take a moment and read more about this and watch, for it truly is a miracle and think everyone that was watching last night felt that exact same way. as the days and months unfold, these 33 will become instant celebrities and for a while we will watch their lives unfold. i wish the miners and their families the best as they recover from this life changing event.
this takes the phrase...everyone has a story to a whole new level.
i, for one, want one of those snazzy windbreakers the president of chile was wearing.
every day, every life is a miracle...and last night that became more true for 33 men trapped beneath the surface as they one by one arose to greet life again.
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