The Rescue of the Chilean Miners

No, he went down and stayed down to supervise the miners, who are going up solo.

 

His first words? "Open the goddamn capsule faster!"

Amazing rescue.

 

I havent had tears in my eyes like this since Sept. 11...wow

 

For a guy who was stuck underground for more than two months, he looks pretty good.

 

I gotta say, I miss my family like mad eight hours a day when I'm at an office literally seven minutes from my house. I can't imagine being away from my wife and kids for 70 days, while spending that time in a humidor with 30 stinking male coworkers.

Wow.

 

Stupid question: How is he cleanshaven?

 

I think, IJAG, they sent supplies down throughout the ordeal to keep them as "normal" as possible. I think.

 

Almost exactly 23 years to the day...October 14, 1987.

 

They've been sending supplies down via some holes they drilled.

 

The Chilean President is going to be a huge hero in all of this.

And, not to get too jingoistic, but it's pretty cool that American drillers -- as well as NASA and others -- played a big role in this.

The head driller is an American that they flew in from Afghanistan.

 

It's a conspiracy to promote Chilean tourism. They haven't really been stuck in a mine. That, or they sent down some Bic razors and shaving cream somewhere along the way.