Belly, it's never too soon to laugh.

I have to say I'm not surprised at the way this has panned out. The Beaconsfield and Chile rescues were from gold mines, where there are no explosive fumes. The families are obviously devastated, but I don't think there was ever a thing anybody could have done. I reckon those blokes have been dead for days.

I do too antiseptic, always have.
But let me expand , I never would have been able to laugh or joke about it.
Now road trauma, body's clearly dead in front of us, we police ambos and road workers rescue did joke to stop the crying, to stop the breakdowns.
That much is true.
While my background will not let me be other than I am consider also this.
Sorry TPP, but Kiwis, I have BIG number of mates from both races, are a bit anti Aussie.
Lets be frank they cry about our national anthem being played too much when the games are in their country and IF.
If one saw this, took it the wrong way, come it could even be one of the 2 Aussies killed family's, much pain for little reason.

No worries Belly, I just hope dane doesn’t find me and Anti over here.

I aren’t anti-Aussie and I don’t like watching sport unless high diving and gymnastics counts?

I do like the Maori tattoos though. And I miss having a houseful of Maori kids because I'm forgetting all the words now.

Race? Like caucasion and african and stuff?

I have a bug in my hair, I hate the Aussie beatles!

belly:"I never would have been able to laugh or joke about it."

Why? Death comes to us all, mate. It's a part of life. I'm sad for the families, certainly, but not especially sad for the men who died. They knew the risks and they took them on willingly.

If it turns out that the mine was inherently unsafe due to the nature of the coal, as seems increasingly likely, then there should be action by the families against the NZ Govt and the mine operator.

I don't find that bit real funny.

Why? Death comes to us all, mate. It's a part of life.

And that's to the bone. Well, This whole thread is full of it with some constellations with who's on the winning end.

BLUE

Prayers for the workers who are working in the coal mines. These guys are really brave and earn as much as the Wall Street workers because they actually work hard. I request all should pray for the miners and their families.

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