'Plan B' For Trapped Miners: Join the Live Chat
Tonight, simply remarkable pictures from deep underground. 33 Chilean miners, alive, but now, for the first time, they're also fully aware that they could be down here until Christmas. Unless a new 'Plan B' can get them out sooner. Plus, five years after Katrina, an up close look at how Habitat from Humanity volunteers are helping rebuild the city.
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Hi Anderson and Blogger –
Happy Friday!
Excellent report Chad! This clearly explains some of the questions we've all been asking about drilling a larger hole. Lots of rock to contend with...WOW!
The Chile video is amazing. I hope the miners are able to stay strong throughout the coming weeks.
Friday night the chat is running! Hellooo!!
Gosh I would become claustrophobic. Bless those miners.
Good thing they are set on food/water, thanks for clarifying that 🙂
I know when people go through basic training for the military they go through mental tests in case of isolation or capture to help them, I think they may need to do the same for miners for cases like this along with their basic training
It is important that the men can move around or they could develop blood clots or some other serious conditions.
What an emotional and physical challenge. It makes me squirm watching the video.
I hope the miners can hang on. It's good physicians can get medicine to them for anxiety, depression, etc., should they need it. It's great that they have access to other big tunnels; hearing that is a big relief.
They need to send a four months supply of oxygen food and water down there in case something goes wrong .
@ Dan, they did send some liquid – diet, gellies and some sugar water.
They also advised the miners to eat light but eat at more intervals through out the day and to make sure that they gain no weight!
Chile has got more mines compared to any other country on an average and more earth quakes. Usually they are well prepared, but this mine seems to be an exception.
The built a full power company back in 3 months after the earth quake
Dan!
Good point there, They have food already...... they are great alive. They will send some food as well.
@Samantha Rowley – Nashville, TN, "My understanding is that the current hole is not wide enough to pull them up and it may not be a hole that goes straight down."
I considered that. Even if they could make it large enough for a man to fit through it may not be, as you say, "straight down", but it might be something they may have to consider.
My prayers are with them.Hoping they are out sooner than4 months.
Chris
Some of the miners are large and need to lose weight because if they punch too large a hole in the ceiling of that tavern, it could collapse.
Why dont they send food through the same tube they sent the camera thru?
Good evening Anderson, Isabel, Emily, Starr, Megan, Sree, Nicole, everyone.
It's good to see the chilean miners in good spirits and condition 3 weeks after they were trappped. Thank you for that very thorough look at how they are managing the situation. How will additional food and medical provisions be supplied to them and how or what communication system will be put in place?
hey anderson; listened to your special tonight at 8pm, on katrina. i say listened 'cause it was hard to watch, like it was when it happened, but i firmly believe it had to revisited in all its' gruesome reality... amazing rescue underway for those brave miners trapped for over two weeks. the whole world, it seems is praying for their safe return to their families.
These miners are so strong and coping well. My hats off to these men! I am so impressed by their strength!
Yup, Bloggers.... We do love best Jazz music in the house! 🙂 Sounds great to me!
Hello AC & bloggers. So glad AC is back (and not a Fri recap show 😉
The spirit shown by the miners thus far is amazing!
Glenn Beck after the commercial break and I pre-cringing!
Thanks for returning to NOLA!
PS. I loved seeing The Edge & Harry Connick Jr last night!
Has the mining industry changed at all? With prices for minerals so high these days, one would hope that at least some of the profits would be used to keep the miners safe.
@ Jo Ann
My understanding is that the current hole is not wide enough to pull them up and it may not be a hole that goes straight down. I guess the longer it takes to get to them tells me that the mine has some weak areas that are prone to collapse.
@JoAnn,
They need a path to the men that's 24 inches in diameter or more to pull them out one at a time. Creating that is what will take so long. The camera and other things are going down a route that is very small in diameter.
Hey everyone, Just taking a few min here to say i hope that the law makes the company pay for their ignorance in following the rules. Shame on them. I send my love out to the miners and i hope they stay strong!
@JoAnn-'This may sound stupid, but if they can send a camera down why can't they pull miners out the same way, one at a time?'
I believe they have a small hole where they can communicate with the miners but when they start digging there is going to be so much debris that they have to clear it before they can continue digging so the hole they dug cannot close back up
These men shouldn't be trapped any way, it's the mine company's fault.
@Robert Stroney, "Pipe Music into Miner hole – this will comfort them at night."
That is an excellent idea!
So wonderful Anderson to highlight these great musicians on each show!
Hello Anderson! Hello Everyone! It is great to see Anderson!
Pipe Music into Miner hole – this will comfort them at night. The miners have indicated they hear working personnel above.
Why cant American mine company's help with there equipment .
This may sound stupid, but if they can send a camera down why can't they pull miners out the same way, one at a time?
What is the big deal that conservative broadcaster, Glenn Beck is holding a rally on the exact same steps where the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s, "I have a dream " speech took place. In my opinion, this is only a big deal because it is a caucasian/republican that is organizing it and there might be a majority of white people and that is not good. What is our country becoming.
i am quite sure that i would be terrified if i was down in the mine – may their spiritual leader also receive strength and spiritual guidance to keep the men calm and safe
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Yes, There are have plan b what next for men...... I hope they will get out soon, I think they will get out by Christmas.
These men are paying a terrible price for fuel. Just like the BP leak, why aren't there any plans on how they would get miners out if something like this should happen at this depth?
Hopefully plan b works and they will be out sooner than 4 months
Where is the International Aid re: these miners? What about large construction companies world wide to help Chile?
Hi Everyone, AC bloggers!
Those miners, i would lose my mind.. But so good they are still alive!
So cool that they could send a video camera to capture their lives in captivity and they seem to be fine (or as well as could be expected). It's odd to think about them so deep below the earth as we move about on and above the earth.
Its great that these trapped miners are keeping their spirits high and are keeping the faith while in this mess. Thankfully they also have things that are keeping them alive and their minds busy
I would go nuts and it will be 100 times the "cast away" for me, even with fellow miners along there with me.
This Chilean mine disaster is unbelievable! Those poor men, possibly trapped because corners were cut.
good evening everyone!
Did not know the chat was running tonight! just came on board to see we are on tonight
Greetings
Anderson,
Hi! Happy Friday. It's great to see you on from New Orleans once again.
Evening Anderson and everyone
Hello Anderson and fellow bloggers!
My prayers go out to the trapped miners in Chile. Hopefully, there's a Plan B, Plan C...to Plan Z with as many ideas they can come up with to rescue these men.