I don't care.

Well, they didn't starve to death in a mine, so they have that going for them.

So, what have they been up to?

THE SURFACE!

/knee slapper

Murder.

I read them all, basically:

100% of them are still poor, some of them went back to mining, the bulk of them are on medical leave for PTSD. A few of them are just unemployed.

Kinda sad.

Apparently most of them have become Americans.

Speaking at the Smithsonian, apparently.

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TheMega: So, what have they been up to?

THE SURFACE!

/knee slapper

*snicker*

Okay. I thought it was funny. :)

DreamWeaver: I read them all, basically:

100% of them are still poor, some of them went back to mining, the bulk of them are on medical leave for PTSD. A few of them are just unemployed.

Kinda sad.

Are we talking American poor or Chilean poor or by poor do you mean working class?

... and life goes on, I guess.

AcneVulgaris: I don't care.

Came here to say this, leaving satisfied.

"This is very similar to how Vietnam veterans suffered," said Rodrigo Gillibrand, the psychiatrist treating the nine men on sick leave covered by labor insurance, though the mine has been closed down. "They have post-traumatic symptoms that could be chronic."

Oh my god, really? You're comparing them to Vietnam vets??

TheMega: So, what have they been up to?

THE SURFACE!

/knee slapper

har har har!

Summarizing for those not interested in clicking a dozen times to see simple paragraphs of repetitive information.

most are unemployed, living in homes provided by the mining company, being treated for post-traumatic-stress disorder and/or living on government funded pensions.

Many are "motivational speakers"

A couple are selling vegetables.

Only a handfull still work in the mining industry, one actually works underground today.

Have any of them gotten their faces blown off by pipe bombs attached to wheel chairs?

Am I the only one who noticed that they're all wearing the same kind of sunglasses...? Why would a miner need sunglasses? Was Oakley there handing out freebies for the entombed?

It's been a year since the whole world was focused on the trapped Chilean miners. So, what have they been up to?

Waiting until it's less bright to take off sunglasses?

tuxq: Am I the only one who noticed that they're all wearing the same kind of sunglasses...? Why would a miner need sunglasses? Was Oakley there handing out freebies for the entombed?

They had to wear the sunglasses when they were brought to the surface in order for their eyes to adjust to the "brightness".

Remember, they were underground for almost 70 days in absolute darkness.

Pontious Pilates: Have any of them gotten their faces blown off by pipe bombs attached to wheel chairs?

+1

The pictures are when they first came out of the mine. Since their eyes had not been exposed to natural light for a long time it was decided that they should wear sunglasses when they first came out to protect their eyes.

mrpants5587: Pontious Pilates: Have any of them gotten their faces blown off by pipe bombs attached to wheel chairs?

+1

DING!

doglover: DreamWeaver: 100% of them are still poor,

Quick: call captain Romero.

Turns out, tragedy doesn't improve your lot in life. News at 11!

More like 9/11.

Worked for this guy.


Reading, "A Journey to the Interior of the Earth" by Jules Verne, so a kick is had.

Back to being poor and forgotten.