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Old 01-31-2006, 12:20 PM   #4
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Originally posted by Rochard
I don't think it's luck - I think it's prior planning. Seems to me the big difference here was that the Canandians were able to see what might happen in a disaster and planned for it - by stashing oxygen, etc. Why doesn't the US do that?
I'll go out on a limb here and say it's because we're cheap and stupid.

You're right, Rochard. The Canadian mine planned ahead to keep its miners alive in case of an accident.

We just made "television" out of our accidents...damn us to hell.
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