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This new year that is. It doesn't really involve me but living where I do and having ties to the community like we do, we couldn't help being affected by the tragedy in WV with the trapped miners. This is the thing everyone in this area knows can happen, has happened before and will happen again. At this point there's probably not much hope for the 12 remaining trapped miners (the 13th was found dead).

Both grandfathers worked in coal mines, hell I've done coal work. A couple uncles died in mines. My sympathy goes out to the families of those miners


ETA - They found the other 12 alive. I wasn't expecting that so hoorah!

Date: 2006-01-04 04:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] southernbangel.livejournal.com
It's such a horrible tragedy. I can't imagine sending my husband, son, father, brother off to do that every day. My thoughts and prayers are definitely with the family members.

Date: 2006-01-04 04:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
around here, it's the thing to do for generations. Most of my family to my dad's generation did it (I'm the exception and my role was to go in and extract samples for using my genetically modified bacteria to eat)

Date: 2006-01-04 05:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] southernbangel.livejournal.com
I just saw on the Yahoo front page that the other 12 were found alive. It's a CNN breaking news story but so far, their front page hasn't been updated yet.

Date: 2006-01-04 05:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
yes I just heard that. It's pretty amazing given the toxic air in the mine

Date: 2006-01-04 05:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] southernbangel.livejournal.com
Here's an article from Yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060104/ap_on_re_us/wv_mine_explosion

Date: 2006-01-04 05:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] southernbangel.livejournal.com
No problem, darlin'. Here's the article from CNN that has a bit more information - http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/03/mine.explosion/index.html

Date: 2006-01-04 05:15 am (UTC)

Date: 2006-01-04 11:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dawn4.livejournal.com
Just heard the revised version on the news this morning. According to Shawn someone overheard them saying there were survivors & got everyone's hopes up. I hope they find whoever the jerk was to get those poor people's hopes up.

Date: 2006-01-04 03:36 pm (UTC)

Date: 2006-01-04 03:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a2zmom.livejournal.com
What a horrible tragedy. What a way to start 2006. My heart is breaking for those families.

Date: 2006-01-05 04:35 am (UTC)

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