The people that go into the earth and bring back the things we all want and use, directly or indirectly had another issue today. I’m happy to say that in my lifetime, these events are much less frequent than years past. It was the hazards for ‘expendable’ people in this industry that largely brought about the formation of unions in this country and changed working conditions for workers in every trade.

My thoughts and hopes will be on the other side of DreamGirls river for a while.

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I haven't checked the news again yet. I hope they can be saved.

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I just checked the news... no successful communication as of yet. There are gases venting from the mine that are preventing rescuers from entering.

I heard about it this evening as i was travelling, and listening to public radio. I almost had to pull over. My worst fear is dying by a cave-in of any sort, or by suffocation. The part that got me the most is that the men are trained to use their 1 hour oxygen supply, that they are required to carry at all times, sparingly. Yes, good that they are trained, but if it were *me* in that situation, i would be freaked out!

I wish to the men trapped and their rescuers Godspeed and they have my thoughts with them and their families.

Listening to the news on this now. I join you, PF, in offering my prayers that they will be found alive and be rescued.

When I checked this morning, a hole had been tapped to the area where the trapped miners were thought to be. Unfortunately, there still has been no communication with them. Rescurers are sending down a a remote camera to check for signs of life. Worst part is, the supervisor is "not optimistic" about the air quality in the portion they have been able to get to so far.

There is still some hope that the trapped miners were able to find a different pocket, and we should all keep in mind that lack of evidence is not evidence of lack.

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