black00ws6 Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Sad story, after reporting 12 of 13 were alive last night, they turned around this morning with a big OOPS.. 12 of 13 died. http://news.yahoo.com/fc/us/sago_mine_explosion I have quite a few family members that live in Wv and worked in the mines for years, luckily nothing like this ever happened to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1647545497 Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 so sad, this mornings Dispatch on the front cover says "12 miners alive" in huge bold print, I bet almost every paper in the country has false info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 ive been watching it since like 11 last night... i turn it off for like a half hour around 2:40 and when i turned it back on, it said 12 of 13 died... i was like WTF? Typo... nope. Yea, deffinatly one of the biggest fuckups of all time... next to the Yugo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I have family that worked in strip mining and deep mining in ohio, but nothing like what they have in the mountains. The whole scenario is fucked up. The mis-communication, and worse yet the DELAY in correcting that information. They knew 20 minutes after the screw up what had happened, but took no immediate action. How the miners died: Not from inhalation of gasses, but hypothermia. Partial rescue crews were on scene quickly, but they could not begin until a backup team arrived, which took something ridiculous like 11 hours. That time period could have saved those lives. this is how i understand the situation anyway, i wasnt there, and have only the media to rely on, which obviously is only worth so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balian Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 ^^ Yea, that is what I heard. It is one sad site.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FooFooMaru Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Wow, that's gay. I was watching it late last night a around midnight,same as other night. And 12 out of 13 died? That's so depressing after them claiming heY one is found dead and majority are found! That horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dirty bastard Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Yeah I was unable to watch the news last night due to a early start time 4 work. I was in my truck and happen to look over at a dispatch paper vending machine and seen the headline and was pretty happy that majority lived and went on believing the whole day that they were alive then I just got off work and seen this thread what a very sad day RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohones Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I had a fellow who was sort of like a stepfather to me when I was growing up, he worked in a mine outside of Pittsburgh. He worked there his entire life, I approached him when I graduated High School & I said "Foster, I heard I can start in that mine & make $7 an hour to start"!!!! Now in 1970 $7 an hour was ALOT of $$$$$. Foster looked at me & said = Tom you need to make your own way in life. I'm not going to help you get in that mine at your age, knowing the day may come when YOU CAN'T COME OUT OF THE MINE AT THE END OF YOUR SHIFT! I never worked in that damn mine & glad I didn't!!! I feel very badly for those men & their families - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 i fell asleep last night @ 10ish, woke up at 4ish (i sleep w/ the TV on), said 12 were alive, so im like, ok, good, wake up, 12 dead. like...oh shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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