Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
Antonio AA wrote, on 12/10/10 22:13 : wonder if those eyes protection glasses, are Oakley ones? Well, they were! Here's a note from the NY Times: All the miners came out of the capsules in expensive dark glasses � donated by Oakley � to protect them from the sun, but the main health effect they all shared was very pale skin from being in the dark so long. Basically, the article was about how well the miners and authorities had coped with this: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/world/americas/14medical.html (I didn't know that some people even had they idea that the miners could be getting the bends when they surfaced) Take care, - Fofo - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
Most of them seemed to have pretty good looking wives girlfriends. More incentive to wait it out. The whole thing with the glasses was fluff as far as I was concerned. They've been flashing lights in each other's faces the whole time. Their irises ought to dilate and contract in normal fashion enough to prevent any problems. --Ediger - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
But the miners looked so cool coming out of the capsule in the middle of the night wearing their fashionable Oakleys ;-) -Original Message- From: Gill Edigar gi...@att.net To: Fofo gonza...@msu.edu Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Thu, Oct 14, 2010 12:29 pm Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now Most of them seemed to have pretty good looking wives girlfriends. More incentive to wait it out. The whole thing with the glasses was fluff as far as I was concerned. They've been flashing lights in each other's faces the whole time. Their irises ought to dilate and contract in normal fashion enough to prevent any problems. --Ediger - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
Did y'all hear about the miner who had both? His GF was there to greet him. His wife was nowhere in sight. You think he might want to climb back down that hole?! Yikes! Mark -Original Message- From: bgillegi...@gmail.com [mailto:bgillegi...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Gill Edigar Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:30 PM To: Fofo Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now Most of them seemed to have pretty good looking wives girlfriends. More incentive to wait it out. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
Hehe, yeah, heard about it, that soon after the accident both showed up to get information. I could see this guy yesterday before exiting the mine No, you guys go ahead, I still need to finish cleaning here. Actually, you know? My shift will start soon, so I might as well stay here and go straight to work. - Fofo mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote, on 14/10/10 10:38 : Did y'all hear about the miner who had both? His GF was there to greet him. His wife was nowhere in sight. You think he might want to climb back down that hole?! Yikes! Mark -Original Message- From: bgillegi...@gmail.com [mailto:bgillegi...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Gill Edigar Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:30 PM To: Fofo Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now Most of them seemed to have pretty good looking wives girlfriends. More incentive to wait it out. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
Folks, I had a similar problem once when I tried to poke my eye out at work. I had a strap on a brief case blow out and the metal attachment swung up and hit the lens of my eye. (This is a real common problem using bungee cords) Needless to say, I thought I had poked it out and the eye jelly eye was running down my face. Our HR person was right across the hall and so she helped pick me up off the floor and drove me to the emergency room near the office. She also called my wife who came down with the kids to get in on the action (it's not every day someone pokes their eye out). Raquel was in the back with me when Sue arrived but the nursing staff wouldn't let Sue see me for some reason. After a pretty long wait, Raquel went out to see what was keeping Sue when she saw her in the waiting room. The hospital staff thought that Raquel was my Significant Other and Sue was my Wife and they thought it best that they not meet. Seems this in not an uncommon problem at the hospital and they've developed some policies (which includes armed police and stun guns) for addressing the issue. And no, I'm not the one that lost the glass eye in Deep Cave- mine healed up fine. I did have a cool eye patch for a couple of days with a sign on it that read - Picture your add in this space. I didn't get any takers. Geary -Original Message- From: mark.al...@l-3com.com [mailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:38 PM To: Gill Edigar; Fofo Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now Did y'all hear about the miner who had both? His GF was there to greet him. His wife was nowhere in sight. You think he might want to climb back down that hole?! Yikes! Mark - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
This wouldn't have happened had you been wearing a pair of Oakleys. I have been using them for the past 6 years and Im totally sold on them, not only do they look cool (most of them anyway) but they also offer a great level of eye protection, but don't believe me, seehttp://www.oakley.com/innovation/optical-superiority/impact-protection for yourself. Nico On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org wrote: Folks, I had a similar problem once when I tried to poke my eye out at work. I had a strap on a brief case blow out and the metal attachment swung up and hit the lens of my eye. (This is a real common problem using bungee cords) Needless to say, I thought I had poked it out and the eye jelly eye was running down my face.
[Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
The first miner is being lifted out right now. Dramatic live coverage on the cable news networks CNN, Fox, etc. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
Video of the first miner rescued here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR8mTntp5Jw On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Logan McNatt lmcn...@austin.rr.comwrote: The first miner is being lifted out right now. Dramatic live coverage on the cable news networks CNN, Fox, etc. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Brian Riordan 979-218-8009 (Mobile) riordan.br...@gmail.com
Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
The 2nd paramedic going down was wearing an Energizer headlamp: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61b59gq1OHL._AA1000_.jpg I have not seen the model before that the 1st miner out was wearing. It was not a retail headlamp. Probably some kind of mining headlamp. The 1st paramedic had a Petzl Myo XP. Most of the rescuers around the shaft have standard mining headlamps, and a few have cheap retail headlamps.I think I saw a Petzl Duo in the group. Of course there is plenty of industrial lighting around the shaft. Each rider gets ear plugs and also industrial ear muffs, and eye protection glasses, and helmet of course.There is some kind of webbing harness that they squat in so that the weight is distributed, and they are not having to stand. That sounds like a good idea. There was a problem with the door to the capsule and they had to bend it slightly in order to get it to close, before the 2nd paramedic could go down. Carrying the miner out on a stretcher for 100 feet to the clinic bed seemed kind of silly. The 2nd paramedic just bottomed the shaft. David Locklear - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
... and eye protection glasses, and helmet of course... David Locklear wonder if those eyes protection glasses, are Oakley ones?
Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now
Antonio AA wrote, on 12/10/10 22:13 : wonder if those eyes protection glasses, are Oakley ones? They do look cool! And everyone has nice clean uniforms too. As the NY Times puts it, The operation has become a made-for-television event, with the Chilean government offering a free, live satellite feed of the rescue. And it is totally entrancing, captivating, mesmerizing, fascinating... (but I won't bore you with more words from the Thesaurus). And I'm really glad that so far the outcome has been so good. Take care, - Fofo - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
