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Chilean Miners thread

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    #422
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,545 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    It's rare to see something on Sky News getting non-stop coverage that isn't a terrorist attack/a death/an assassination. Great to see a news story with a happy ending for a change. :)


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    #423
    Ostrom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭Ostrom


    Jaysus let the man sit down at least....


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    #424
    eddie the eagle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭eddie the eagle


    lol the president made a balls of it


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    #425
    murpho999
    Registered Users Posts: 28,444 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    df1985 wrote: »
    the last guy giving some sort of pre rehearsed speech to the president?? who happens to have the perfect response ready.....

    Its a great news story but theyre milking it now.


    Ah yea, sure it's everyday they complete the rescue of 33 miners originally feared dead 623 metres under the ground.

    Last guy was the supervisor and I think the president should have had him arrested for having them down there.

    In case you're not sure....I found your post really stupid....they're not milking it....they're celebrating a FANTASTIC achievement!


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    #426
    OPENROAD
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    Posy wrote: »
    It's rare to see something on Sky News getting non-stop coverage that isn't a terrorist attack/a death/an assassination. Great to see a news story with a happy ending for a change. :)

    They have covered it exceptionally well imo


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    #427
    Posy
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    Eh, hope they don't forget to go back for the rescuers now.


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    #428
    baldbear
    Registered Users Posts: 5,550 ✭✭✭baldbear


    Now lads lets get back to the recession.:p


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    #429
    ballsymchugh
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    has the last guy no family there?!! haven't seen him hug anyone other than the president and the engineers


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    #430
    Shlippery
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    33 of 33 saved. Thanks Sky News.

    :/

    They're such proud people...what an emotional rendition of their national anthem!

    Hopefully they can all hang on til the rescue dudes get out now! I'd say it took some balls for them to go down there like!


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    #431
    Sauve
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    Watching this makes me want to be Chilean!


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    #432
    clikityclak
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭clikityclak


    OPENROAD wrote: »
    I believe the drill used to drill, came from an Irish company :)

    Warrants a national day of celebration in my opinion... any excuse and all that!


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    #433
    hotmail.com
    Registered Users Posts: 13,156 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    The Chileans are certainly patriotic, all this flag waving and national anthems. It's still a relatively poor country.


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    #434
    hotmail.com
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    The biggest milker, apart from the Chilean President, was the Bolivian President. He spent several hours there earlier pottering around.


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    #435
    dfx-
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,666 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    df1985 wrote: »
    the last guy giving some sort of pre rehearsed speech to the president?? who happens to have the perfect response ready.....

    Well he hasn't much else to do in his spare time in the last couple of months..


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    #436
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,545 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Fair play to them- a country where people actually seem to know the national anthem.


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    #437
    fonecrusher1
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    x in the city wrote: »
    trust rte to go blink as the last lad goes up..

    typical.

    living in Ireland now is pretty much the same as being stuck 1 mile down a mine shaft, but without godies shipped down to you......

    Any chance you could give the old Ireland bashing a rest & just celebrate the moment?

    :rolleyes:


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    #438
    Echospace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭Echospace


    Wouldn't it be funny if they all died in a bus crash on the way home.


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    #439
    baldbear
    Registered Users Posts: 5,550 ✭✭✭baldbear


    Should this lad not be on a stretcher and on his way to the hospital?


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    #440
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,545 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Echospace wrote: »
    Wouldn't it be funny if they all died in a bus crash on the way home.
    I shouldn't laugh, but... :o


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    #441
    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    Considering how much our own leaders are loathed by most of the population, it's pretty amazing to see the Chilean president, the mining minister, and even the president's wife greeted with such genuine warmth by all the miners. It's a pity our leaders don't inspire that kind of feeling in the population.


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    #442
    murpho999
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    hotmail.com wrote: »
    The Chileans are certainly patriotic, all this flag waving and national anthems. It's still a relatively poor country.


    So only 'wealthy' countries can be proud of their country and achievements?

    Did you know that Chile is the wealthiest country per capita in South America?

    Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile


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    #443
    robinph
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    ballsymchugh wrote: »
    has the last guy no family there?!! haven't seen him hug anyone other than the president and the engineers

    Looked like he had a son there but being the supervisor he is more important for a good bit of tv coverage than hugging his kid.

    He is comparing it to an Indiana Jones film now. :)


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    #444
    Sir Gallagher
    Registered Users Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    Don Lucho is the man! The sing song(anthem) at the end topped it off, g'wan Chile!


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    #445
    OPENROAD
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    murpho999 wrote: »
    The feed is available on Sky, BBC & CNN websites.....and loads more!

    True which is why I think people are little bit too quick sometimes to knock them, I have followed several big events now that have broken during the night that have been covered by them,that we have not covered until the morning.


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    #446
    baldbear
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    Jesus Sky and the BBC don't have an interpreteur and RTE do.


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    #447
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,545 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Jeez, let the poor man leave and go to the hospital now!


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    #448
    Jakob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Jakob


    Speaking of Bolivian presidents -

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amq_nsPQj-s


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    #449
    OPENROAD
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    baldbear wrote: »
    Jesus Sky and the BBC don't have an interpreteur and RTE do.

    Its not RTE coverage. Just to point out. Not that it matters :-)


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    #450
    Bodhisopha
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    baldbear wrote: »
    Jesus Sky and the BBC don't have an interpreteur and RTE do.

    Euronews, dude.


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    #451
    clikityclak
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭clikityclak


    Einhard wrote: »
    Considering how much our own leaders are loathed by most of the population, it's pretty amazing to see the Chilean president, the mining minister, and even the president's wife greeted with such genuine warmth by all the miners. It's a pity our leaders don't inspire that kind of feeling in the population.

    Ya, they were all so dignified and respectful to el presidento and what I presume were other senior figures at the mine. That Mario guy(2nd miner out) gave an interview though today criticising the country's leadership and basically the poverty of some of the population...


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