Chilean Miners

[Ignis Fatuus]

News reports that the shift leader will be the last one up.

You know a good boss when you see one.

[Pondlife]

The guy is a bit of a national hero by the sounds of it. Keeping them motivated in the early days etc.

[northernladuk]

Great story this. He was the one that restricted them to one spoon of tuna per 48 hours and kept the structure rather than free for all etc... Being dragged up a half mile hole in something smaller than a coffin.. stuff of boyhood stories.

[SupremeSpod]

Glad they've been rescued and that those on the surface didn't give up hope either.

Right, can we move on now?

[Alf W]

Sky are making a right meal of the rescue coverage. Seven out now. I'm not sure I'll be able to stick with it until the end.

We're already onto desperate stats like the fact that the rescue capsule has travelled 3 miles so far.

Hang on, potentially a problem with the capsule door.....

[suityou01]

They built a spare capsule, Shirley?

[DavidRedmond]

my wife is from Chile, so she is following the story closely, seems that all of them are called "The 33" and are national heroes, and that publicity asked government for an official day off today on the day they get out of the mines.

[Dearnla]

And when they've dusted them down, checked them over and had a weekend at home, it'll be "Right lads, back down yer go....."

[Pondlife]

And when they've dusted them down, checked them over and had a weekend at home, it'll be "Right lads, back down yer go....."

Ah, Mr Miner, it seems you've forgotten to clock-in each day for the past few months so we won't be paying you. Do try to remember in future.

[Alf W]

8 up now. Riveting stuff.

One observation. They all seem to be coming out clean shaven and not particularly dirty and dusty. Hmmm...