Weekly Blog Entry 1

Miners in Chile
Dylan Vassar

I have read some reports on the situation that is taking place in Chile. I feel really bad for those people that are stuck beneath the earth’s surface. I can’t believe that they have been alive for 3 months down there. I have read that the people down there are all fine and no one is injured, but some may have some psychological issues I heard that 33 miners were down there and that all 33 have been taken out. I would hate to be the last guy down there because I would be scared being all alone so far beneath the surface. I heard that the Chilean people have put a 500 pound capsule down into the ground that has oxygen and a way to communicate with the people at the top. A person about 6 foot 4 inches or smaller would be able to fit in the capsule.
I’m glad that so many people are willing to help and support the Chilean people. I feel like it’s time like these when people need our help the most that the rest of the world is willing to pitch in and lend a helping hand. I know that Chile is known for having many earthquakes and I’m surprised that the people that were stuck down there didn’t experience one. I guess God was in their favor through this whole situation. I’m just glad that everyone made it out alive and the miners were returned to their families safely. Many of the families have been standing by and praying for their loved ones to come up the capsule alive. In one story I read, a miners wife gave birth to a baby girl and she named her “Hope.” When I hear stories like this I always feel happy for the family that their loved one came out alive.
I have read that all of the miners that were stuck down there are all getting medical and psychological treatment. I am very claustrophobic so working 2,000 feet below the surface would be something that I would never do. I also have heart problems so I would more than likely have a heart attack from being so scared. I know that if I was stuck down there for so long that I would need some help because it would be a big impact on my life. If I was to almost die in any situation I’m sure that I would change a lot of things in my life or possibly need some help.