zoom Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Saw this on a local blog: Far be it for an American President to publicly congratulate (let alone even mention) AMERICAN ingenuity and AMERICAN PRIVATE ENTERPRISE for the miracle rescue of the Chilean Miners. Schramm Inc. of West Chester, Pennsylvania built the drills and equipment used to reach the trapped miners. Center Rock Company, also from Pennsylvania, built the drill bits used to reach the miners. UPS, the US shipping company, delivered the 13-ton drilling equipment from Pennsylvania to Chile in less than 48 hours. Crews from Layne Christensen Company of Wichita Kansas and its subsidiary Geotec Boyles Bros. worked the drills and machinery to locate and reach the miners and then enlarge the holes to ultimately rescue them. Jeff Hart of Denver Colorado was called off his job drilling water wells for the U.S. Army's forward operating bases in Afghanistan to lead the drilling crew that reached the miners. Atlas Copco Construction Mining Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin provided consulting on how to make drilling equipment from different sources work together under differing pressure specifications. Aries Central California Video of Fresno California designed the special cameras that were lowered nearly a mile into the ground sending back video of the miners. Zephyr Technologies of Annapolis Maryland, made the remote monitors of vital signs that miners will wear during their ascent. NASA Engineers designed the "Phoenix" capsule that miners would be brought to the surface in, and provided medical consulting, special diets and spandex suits to maintain miners' blood pressure as they're brought back to the surface. Oh, and Candadian-based Precision Drilling Corp. and South-African company Murray & Roberts, drilled a backup rescue shafts in case the American rig failed. Which it didn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage229 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 (edited) Seems a bit petty to me. So what if the president didn't mention the other participants. With the exception of the company in PA that owned the drilling rig and the guy who lead the drill I haven't much about anyone else in the news. Edited October 23, 2010 by Vintage229 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONMYI Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Yea, little if anything was said about who answered their call for help to free their trapped miners, and who provided the equipment, expertise, N techinical know how... Thanks for postin that, Alisa.. Salute to those involved, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoom Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Seems a bit petty to me. So what if the president didn't mention the other participants. With the exception of the company in PA that owned the drilling rig and the guy who lead the drill I haven't much about anyone else in the news. Maybe it is because I am not a big fan of his that this article caught my eye. He ignores "in God We Trust" and "One Nation under God..." and several Amendaments. I saw it as one more way he can spit on the grit this country was built on...and the grit of those who contionue to fight or have died to protect our lives and freedoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage229 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Maybe it is because I am not a big fan of his that this article caught my eye. He ignores "in God We Trust" and "One Nation under God..." and several Amendaments. I saw it as one more way he can spit on the grit this country was built on...and the grit of those who contionue to fight or have died to protect our lives and freedoms. Well I'm not a fan either but there are many out there who will always be over critical and look for ways to express. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.