Morning all

Heart in mouth - just read on ABC news site that rescue attempts in Thailand are underway.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-08/live-thai-cave-rescue-imminent/9948472

Dear God I hope they all make it out safely.

me to Laney

the situation is beyon belief ......... those poor kids will never be the same 

Everything else pales into insignificance doesn't it ooaks? 

The World  Cup, Wimbledon, the AFL and Masterchef - they mean nothing in the scheme of things at the moment. 

I would imagine (and hope) that the focus of many today will be on those lads and their rescuers.

It is difficult to think of anything else.

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@mtnlane wrote:

Arrrrgh - just saw Port looks like winning their match

 

Picky aren't I - just cannot stand their President.  Him and the Pies one .... a pox on their teams 

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LOL, Laney

I was hoping Essendon would beat Collingwood today.. That's not going to happen

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@ooak3 wrote:

me to Laney

 

the situation is beyon belief ......... those poor kids will never be the same 

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ooaks the whole world is just waiting and hoping they'll all get out of there safely

Laney ABC's 24 had a pretty good coverage of it this afternoon

I like my idea of getting the boys out.

Those flexible tubular chutes fed through then filled with air and one at a time pulled through with a harness.

Basically a tube going through the underwater part.

I hope they all get out sooner than later as 5mins of downpour in that region is a lot of water. 

It will also mean they get a trip to the world cup. 

For those kids, that would be a trip of a lifetime and make them forget all about the trauma much quicker.

My daughter was telling me Elon Musk had some good ideas too.. An air pressure tube or mini subs.... I heard on the news that the boys have been reached and the strongest will go first... They just had a 10 min heavy downpour at the media centre( about a mile from the cave)

hope they're out soon Kopes

3 of the Thai boys are out of the cave.

Just ran in to tell you all - fantastic news .............

Liam Cochrane - the ABC Correspondent in Thailand - reported that it appears that six boys are out safely.

Wonderful news