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Oh the irony

All those Chilean miners were saved (yay!)

On Margaret Thatcher's birthday. (link)
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  • Or 439 Welsh Coalminers died
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  • robin_banks
    robin_banks Posts: 15,778 Forumite
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    Just shows what a dangerous job it's always been, and is always likely to be.
    "An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".

    !!!!!! is all that about?
  • antrobus
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    Or 439 Welsh Coalminers died

    Margaret Thatcher was born on the 13th October 1925.

    The explosion at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd which killed 439 miners took place on the 14th October 1913.

    Close ....

    ... wait, you're not blaming that on her as well?
  • michaels
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    But I thought Thatcher was a friend of Chile in the Pinochet days and that the current ruling party were descendents of the Pinochet / conservative tradition rather than the socialists?
    I think....
  • vivatifosi
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    I think its great, as evidence of hope triumphing over adversity. Whatever else people feel about Thatcher, I don't think she would feel that differently, though her dementia may be reducing her capacity for understanding the event.

    I'm more intrigued by Chile's President, who came to power shortly after the earthquake and stewarded the country towards growth (as opposed to an earthquake induced shock as suggested by the IMF) and who with his Minister for Mining, has overseen the process in the same way as a CEO of a corporation (his background). Can anyone see Cameron standing at a minehead for 24 hours to shake hands with all those who emerged? When Buncefield exploded, Blair didn't even bother to make an appearance.
    Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
  • antrobus wrote: »
    Margaret Thatcher was born on the 13th October 1925.

    The explosion at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd which killed 439 miners took place on the 14th October 1913.

    Close ....

    ... wait, you're not blaming that on her as well?


    What time was it in the UK when the last one was rescued then?


    Attention to detail is everything antrobus.

    You seem to struggle with it.
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  • Generali
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    I think its great, as evidence of hope triumphing over adversity. Whatever else people feel about Thatcher, I don't think she would feel that differently, though her dementia may be reducing her capacity for understanding the event.

    I'm more intrigued by Chile's President, who came to power shortly after the earthquake and stewarded the country towards growth (as opposed to an earthquake induced shock as suggested by the IMF) and who with his Minister for Mining, has overseen the process in the same way as a CEO of a corporation (his background). Can anyone see Cameron standing at a minehead for 24 hours to shake hands with all those who emerged? When Buncefield exploded, Blair didn't even bother to make an appearance.

    The only PM in my lifetime I can imagine doing that would have been Maggie. I remember a joke donor card doing the rounds in the mid-1980s stated on it, 'In the case of my hospitalisation I would/would not like to be visited by Margaret Thatcher'.
  • vivatifosi
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    Generali wrote: »
    The only PM in my lifetime I can imagine doing that would have been Maggie.

    I agree. I wasn't particularly a Maggie fan, but somewhat ironically at least she had the balls to lead from the front.
    Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
  • Generali wrote: »
    The only PM in my lifetime I can imagine doing that would have been Maggie. I remember a joke donor card doing the rounds in the mid-1980s stated on it, 'In the case of my hospitalisation I would/would not like to be visited by Margaret Thatcher'.
    that card used to nestle safely in my wallet next to my doner card: 'in the event of my death I would like someone to have my kebab'.
  • antrobus
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    What time was it in the UK when the last one was rescued then?

    Ah, but the point is that the Senghenydd mining disaster didn't happen on Margaret Thatcher's birthday did it? You were a day out. So your attempt at a cheap shot was an epic fail.

    If you have any issues regarding the exact timing of the Chilean rescue I suggest you address them to the OP.
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