Poop Man Bob Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 CNN story. 13 miners were stuck in a mine explosion in West Virginia. Late last night, word surfaced - no, word was officially spread - that 12 of the 13 miners had survived. 3 hours later, the truth comes out - only 1 had survived, and he was in critical condition. So the families had celebrated for 3 hours, only to find out that their loved ones had in fact died. Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 WaPo article. 12 Found Dead in W.Va. Coal Mine After a Night of Confusion and Raw Emotions, Sole Survivor Is in The Hospital By Ann Scott Tyson and Fred Barbash Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, January 4, 2006; 8:36 AM SAGO, W.Va., Jan. 4 -- Great joy turned to deep sorrow and rage Wednesday morning when mining families here were told inaccurately that 12 of the 13 miners trapped in a coal mine were alive only to be informed, hours later, that they were in fact dead. The first joyous announcement, of a "miracle," was the result of a "miscommunication," a mining company official said. The second tragic announcement, from the same official, came at roughly 2:00 a.m., interrupting and then silencing the church bells, the whoops of joy and the preparations for reunion with loved ones, who they thought had somehow escaped death 13,000 feet into the earth. Relatives reacted with fury. After Ben Hatfield, the CEO of International Coal Group, announced the deaths at the Sago Baptist Church, he needed a police escort to get out. "We were thankful the police were there," said the pastor, the Rev. Wease Day. The families became more enraged when they learned that officials waited several hours to tell them those they believed were alive were dead. In fact, the 12 dead miners were found by rescue workers behind a large stretch of special fabric they were using as a barricade near the very end of the tunnel to block deadly carbon monoxide gas. A 13th, Randal McCloy, was found some distance away, where officials theorize an explosion occurred. He was in critical condition Wednesday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Annnnnd, on another depressing note, a suicide bomber in Iraq killed 32 people at a fucking funeral. Have a nice day, everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 just read that mining story this morning...definitely messed up. sounds like cell phones, someone overhearing that the 12 were found and an ambulance leaving with the only survivor were to blame. as far as Iraq...religion will be the death of us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 cell phones are the devil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fondles Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Where does a pager fit into this fight between good and evil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/04/D8ETLLCO0.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Originally posted by Seldoon@Jan 4 2006, 03:27 PM Where does a pager fit into this fight between good and evil? Quoted post it's a wild card that can tip the scales in either direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURLAP Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 ugh, that suicide bomber story is fucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 crossfire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 damn...poops is gonna get bannnered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Poop Man Bob Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Originally posted by symbols@Jan 4 2006, 12:16 PM crossfire Quoted post I didn't want the thread to immediately devolve into a pointless argument three 12ozers have been having for the past four months. That, and I wanted people to actually see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Big oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sparoism Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Shitty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 They talked about this briefly during the WVU Georgia game. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Interesting. I saw last night on the news that all of them had been rescued. I never expected this. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 i saw it on the news at 5pm last night that 12 people had been rescued, then at about 10 pm. they were saying that only one was alive. wow that is the most fucked up shit for the families. fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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