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To want to make a phone call to the President of Chile

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bubbleOseven · 12/10/2010 16:10

and/or the person in charge of the rescue operation.

I am worried about their eyesight. They are gonna be blinded by the light when they come out. I know it will be night time but there will still be lots of light, plus the flash photography.

Those little sunglasses they've got for them don't seem enough somehow.

I'm really worried Shock

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Northernlurker · 12/10/2010 16:12

I they've probably got that in hand. Try not to fret.

bigfootbeliever · 12/10/2010 16:18

In The Times it says they're going to be totally sheltered from the lights when they emerge and even the hospital ward they're been taken to is specially darkened etc.

I feel Chile are dealing with the aftermath of this near disaster very well, they seem to have it all in hand.

Good Luck to the poor blokes.

BeenBeta · 12/10/2010 16:22

I read they will be shielded by curtains and taken into a trailer to meet a few close family members and then to hospital.

The press corp have also been excluded from the immediate area.

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bubbleOseven · 12/10/2010 16:24

Yeah, but I just don't think they really understand how sensitive their eyes will be - light can get in anywhere.

I'm a worrier I know.

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upahill · 12/10/2010 16:26

Honestly bubbleO You worry? Really?

Blimey I would never have picked that up!! Grin

sarah293 · 12/10/2010 16:26

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Mingg · 12/10/2010 16:29

I think they would have consulted doctors including optometrists/ophthalmologists

abr1de · 12/10/2010 16:29

They are going to use temporary tunnels for them, I read. And the hospital windows will be taped over.

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bubbleOseven · 12/10/2010 16:35

On another note, the mining minister is rather handsome - what a hero!

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LilMsUnfortunateAxeIncident · 12/10/2010 16:39

They have been down there so long, their eyes may have grown over... like mole rats or something..

no, seriously, poor buggers, I shuddered for days when I thought of them stuck down there.

I heard that one of the miners has his wife AND his mistress waiting for him to come up...

I'm guessing he'll be one of the last to come up.... He may even stay down there, or dig deeper...

The attention of the world is on them. Chile is not a backward nation, they have all the expertise to deal with this properly.

abr1de · 12/10/2010 16:41

I know it's too soon to say this is over, but the whole thing seems to have been managed very well.

Bechka · 12/10/2010 17:43

I am so anxious for them all, I am really fretting. That capsule thing looks so small, and there is all that rock, and what if, what if? I am seriously thinking about this quite a lot. And am struck by the bravery of the paramedics who are going down there to check "Los 33" and prepare them to come up.

southeastastra · 12/10/2010 17:45

blimey i wish i had room in my brain to worry about this but i have enough worries on my own

Tee2072 · 12/10/2010 18:10

They have a million experts helping them, I am sure they are completely aware of how sensitive their eyes will be.

Honestly, they figured out how to get them out, you think they haven't considered everything?

bigfootbeliever · 12/10/2010 18:18

I'm TERRIFIED of being stuck somewhere (underground, in a submarine, even aeroplanes). I think I would have gone stark raving crazy stuck down there for months.

I know we've all got our own lives to worry about, but if these guys get out of this hole successfully, I will probably cry my eyes out.

I think the fact they CAN rescue them is totally amazing.

coraltoes · 12/10/2010 20:17

I hope you're joking...

Chile is not a nation of imbeciles.

BeenBeta · 12/10/2010 20:19

I did wonder if they would be partially sedated while in the tube coming up to keep them calm.

The experience they have had so far is not too different to what a submariner experiences apart from the lack of a few home comforts but even then they have had letters etc and fresh food so things are not too bad.

One other pblem they may suffer is extreme short sightedness. A problem submariners have when they surface because for months their eyes are accustomed to only looking at things a few feet away.

BeenBeta · 12/10/2010 20:22

Chile is a sophisticated country with cultured people with a high level of technical skills.

Having been to the Atacama desert I can certainly say it is an incredibly hostile place. To organise a rescue like this is a great credit to Chile.

saltyseadog · 12/10/2010 20:24

How long will their journey to the surface in the little capsule take?

southeastastra · 12/10/2010 20:26

can you imagine how stinky they will be too Grin

gallicgirl · 12/10/2010 20:29

They think they will raise one miner an hour apparently. The trip doesn't take an hour but that's the turnaround time to get the miner out safely and return the capsule.

I loved watching Tim Willcox report from the site on BBC news. He's obviously spent a lot of time with the families getting to know them. I was very impressed with his bilingual reporting.

The mining minister, Laurence Golbourne had an English grandfather I think.

AnyFuleKno · 12/10/2010 20:29

I just can't wait for Davina to show us their 'best bits'

MollieO · 12/10/2010 20:32

It will take 15 to 30 mins to lift them to the surface.

alibubbles · 13/10/2010 09:15

Oakley have sent super duper lense sunglasses for them to wear

backwardpossom · 13/10/2010 09:51

As well as the sunglasses and other protection, they've also had lightboxes that mimic daylight down in the mine.

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