Outstanding, an American Hero!
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gafinfanSupporterOPWe got the job done, so says the American driller who punched thru to rescue the trapped miners in Chile.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101009/ap_on_bi_ge/lt_chile_mine_collapse_americans
Jeff Hart was drilling water wells for the U.S. Army's forward operating bases in Afghanistan when he got the call to fly to Chile.
He spent the next 33 days on his feet, operating the drill that finally provided a way out Saturday for 33 trapped miners.
"You have to feel through your feet what the drill is doing; it's a vibration you get so that you know what's happening," explained Hart,
Champagne sprayed all around him after Hart guided the drill into the miners' chamber. He pulled the last punch so that the drill extended just over two feet (65 centimeters) beyond the ceiling. A less experienced hand might have broken through with too much power, endangering the miners and even jamming the shaft with broken equipment.
"We got the job done," Hart said simply
So you did my friend, so you did! PRICELESS
This is the only thing I’ve learned: There’s only us. There’s no them. Despots and authoritarians need to make a “them” to have a straw man whom you are against. If you need to make an enemy of “them,” you’ve lost the spirit of us. - Ken Burns of PBS
RickyBobbyNew Memberthats great, those mminer have been in that damned cave for months. Someone should have a nice cold beer for them and a shower
MikeHonchoSupporterDrill baby, drill!
Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.
BlameItOnTheHenneForum Veteran"RickyBobby wrote:
thats great, those mminer have been in that damned cave for months. Someone should have a nice cold beer for them and a shower
That'll most likely be the best beer they will taste and the best shower they will take in their lives.
KillerphinsNew Member"BlameItOnTheHenne wrote:
That'll most likely be the best beer they will taste and the best shower they will take in their lives.
Best sig ever :up:
MikeHonchoSupporter"Killerphins wrote:
Best sig ever :up:
That's how the Dinosaurs died.
Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.
azfinfanmangLuxury Box"lmeister3 wrote:
That's how the Dinosaurs died.
Jumping out of swings?
MikeHonchoSupporter"azfinfanmang wrote:
Jumping out of swings?
Nope. The shockwaves from a fat chick jumping out off a swing. The debris in the air from the crater brought about extreme climate changes for along time. Plants died due to lack of sun light. An ice age came due to said climate change.
Read a science book. It's all there.
Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.
BigDogsHuntNew Member"lmeister3 wrote:
Read a science book. It's all there.
Damn, really thought you were going to say "Bible" - that would have brought it all home.
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P.S. as far as OP....woot! Way to go!!!!
BDH -
"To me, there are three things we all should do every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And Number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy.
"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."
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azfinfanmangLuxury Box"lmeister3 wrote:
Nope. The shockwaves from a fat chick jumping out off a swing. The debris in the air from the crater brought about extreme climate changes for along time. Plants died due to lack of sun light. An ice age came due to said climate change.
Read a science book. It's all there.
Gotta call BS on this one.
EVERYBODY knows that the Dinosaurs ate all the fat chicks.....what?:shifty:
MikeHonchoSupporter"BigDogsHunt wrote:
Damn, really thought you were going to say "Bible" - that would have brought it all home.
:up: (3.5 out of 5 stars)
P.S. as far as OP....woot! Way to go!!!!
Thought of it; couldn't pull the trigger.
Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.
KillerphinsNew MemberYeah I heard a while back those miners would be holed up until around Christmas. Well done!
