From what little coverage I did see (all ten minutes of it), I remember one of the happy commentators mention that these guys will never go hungry with all the free meals they'll receive in Chile. And I understand, and I agree with that. Shit, after spending 70 days in a matchbox 5000 miles underground just on the north-side of hell. The least anyone could do is buy them a beer while out at the local pub, no?
I mean, not being able to at least masturbate for 70 days because of 32 other dudes in the room has to come with some form of reward. So yeah, these guys are gonna be receiving all sort of congratulatory gifts. Which is cool considering that those miners aren't gonna be paid for their employer for their time while trapped. So yeah, I say they should at least get a lap-dance or whatever they want like the guys in the movie Armageddon.
Speaking of which, I heard that one of those miners received an invitation to Graceland here in Memphis, TN. Supposedly he's a huge Elvis fan and as Kevin Kern spokesman for Elvis Presley Enterprises put it, "A trip to Graceland in Memphis could be just the escape he needs after such a long period of time underground." This might be true, but this is ultimately nothing but PR work for Elvis and Company to promote Graceland.
