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ANY time you hear about a legislative body "moving quickly," hold on to your pocketbook, because it is NOT going to be a good thing. Now I am very sorry for those families who lost someone in the recent mine accidents, but to react quickly as the WV legislature has done and the US Senate is trying to do is VERY WRONG.

The WV legislature quickly passed new "safety" laws. The US Senate wants answers. They're all morons.

News flash for the apparently brain-dead people in the two legislative bodies:

MINING IS DANGEROUS


To stockpile oxygen in a mine makes no sense. Does anyone know how oxygen is stored? In compressed cannisters that can explode. Let's put that under a ton of rocks in a narrow, enclosed space, shall we?

Adding radio locators? In the mine tragedy earlier this year, they knew right where the miners were, they just couldn't GET to them! Oh, and the ones who just died in the fire? There was never any question about where they were -- they were dead.

So, what will the result of these legislative actions be? Let's see...the mining companies will have to spend millions of dollars traipsing back and forth to Washington, to hearings. They will have to hire numerous lawyers to help them determine what they should and should not say.

They will have to buy and train miners on various new types of equipment. They will have to hire more people to buy and maintain new equipment. They will have to spend less time mining to train people on using this new equipment. So, they will have to spend piles of money.

And where will they get that money? From those who buy their products. So, the end result of this horrible government officials is that because some people died in a dangerous occupation, we will all be forced to pay more for energy -- and it's highly unlikely that anyone, anywhere, will be any safer than before.

Posted by: Ogre at 02:02 PM

Comments

1 I know what you mean it was a very hasty decision but will probably not be enforced for awhile. It will hopefully be stopped by the mine owners and could just blow over like flag displays and public show of patriotism. This reminds me of the dreadful "Patriot Act" that is actually more about removal of freedoms than protecting them. It slowly began to be know about and lost favor. The damage was done but now it is getting better.

Posted by: Arbitratorofall at January 24, 2006 04:58 PM (5+Jvh)

2 The changes the WV legislature enacted will mean an extra $750 for each coalminer in the state.

Not $750 a year.

$750 over his career.

Is a life not worth $750?

Posted by: Anonymous at January 24, 2006 06:38 PM (LQJdM)

3 A life is worth more that $750 dollars but these changes already exists or will cause more problems in their creations.

Posted by: Arbitratorofall at January 24, 2006 07:11 PM (5+Jvh)

4 Anonymous, I'm not quite sure what in the Sam Hill you mean. Are you saying that by the legislature requiring O2 tanks in the mine that each miner will get $750 for every coal miner in the state?

Are you trying to put a price on human life?

Do you really believe that by putting homing devices on miners that they will suddenly be immune to fire?

Posted by: Ogre at January 24, 2006 08:07 PM (/k+l4)

5 No. What he means is the cost of the changes will only increase mining costs by $750 per miner. That's how much it'll cost to outfit them with communications equipment, locaters, and provide emergency air shelters.

Tracking devices are extremely important because they let rescue teams know WHERE to dig. And they work both ways, letting rescue teams direct miners out of the mine instead of having them run into trouble.

Posted by: Anon at January 25, 2006 07:47 PM (LQJdM)

6 Forgot a point.

None of the 12 miners killed in the Sago fire died because of the fire. They died when they breathed up all the air in their rooms -- about 10 hours after the explosion.

The key to keeping miners alive is getting air to them until rescuers get there.

Posted by: Anon at January 25, 2006 07:49 PM (LQJdM)

7 I have a way to keep them perfectly, 100% safe from all mining accidents --

Don't let them in the mine.

There. That was easy. Now everyone is safe.

Posted by: Ogre at January 25, 2006 08:11 PM (/k+l4)






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