out of the frying pan....

[Ken Gargett]

ONE of the trapped Chilean miners is dreading his rescue after his wife met his secret mistress at the entrance to the San Jose mine. Yonni Barrios' wife, Marta Salinas, and his lover, Susana Valenzuela, were both holding vigils for him outside the mine.

Ms Salinas, 56, was stunned and horrified when she heard Ms Valenzuela shouting his name amid a crowd of miners' loved ones.

However, she is determined not to give up her man to her love rival.

She told friends: "Barrios is my husband. He loves me and I am his devoted wife. This woman has no legitimacy."

But Ms Valenzuela said the 50-year-old miner, who she met on a training course five years ago, was planning to leave his wife for her. "We are in love. I'll wait for him," she said.

Mr Barrios has been one of the heroes of the landslide drama - using his first-aid training to treat sick colleagues.

He also vaccinated all 33 men, including himself, against flu and pneumonia.

Meanwhile, the captives have been hit with an alcohol and tobacco ban by NASA experts helping the rescue.

NASA doctor James Michael Duncan said: "We need to get their nutrition up before we consider drinking."

Two of the smokers have been dropped nicotine patches and gum to deal with their cravings.

The miners, who may not be drilled out until Christmas, have started eating proper meals of 2000 calories a day.

Their rations include yogurt and cereal for breakfast, chicken sandwiches for lunch and jam sandwiches for dinner. They each have tea and five liters of water daily.

[redlir]

[LeafLover]

This guy is THE MAN!

[El Presidente]

.......talk about finding yourself in a hole

[Habanakane21]

Here a link to a video. At the 1:51 mark...meet Mr Playboy himself Yonni Barrio

Miner video

[Wicky]

.......talk about finding yourself in a hole

Possibly there till Christmas and already asking for a blow up doll? a hole seems to be the operative. eeep!

[MIKA27]

Holy cow!!

If I were him, I'd probably wish to stay down that hole permanently. My wife is Chilean and they are a really jealous type as well as capable of inflicting serious bodily harm even if the wind blew against you!!

[#2 man]

I realize this won't be PC your stuck in a hole everyone eating 2000 calories a day which one is lowering your bucket and disposing of it?

[samb]

..... And into the fire for him!

[OZCUBAN]

Holy cow!!

If I were him, I'd probably wish to stay down that hole permanently. My wife is Chilean and they are a really jealous type as well as capable of inflicting serious bodily harm even if the wind blew against you!!

[Ken Gargett]

"Luckily"(?) his wife will have 3 months to calm down before the poor guys are rescued...

or get angrier. when did you meet a woman who calmed down before having the chance to rip shreds off a bloke for an indiscretion like that? and does she have a sister?

[Warren]

I think by the time they get back to the surface they will have developed a tendency for sleeping upside down in the wardrobe while singing show tunes.

[laficion]

This has become a true reality show in Chile. It's being aired on TV every day and these

poor guys are becoming real celebrities. I'm thinking that by the time they're out of that hole,

those two women will have learned to live comfortably with that

[android]

This has become a true reality show in Chile. It's being aired on TV every day and these

poor guys are becoming real celebrities. I'm thinking that by the time they're out of that hole,

those two women will have learned to live comfortably with that

Minajatwa?

[CanuckSARTech]

As my wife likes to occasionally remind me, she's a nurse, and knows how to kill me 100 ways in my sleep.

Don't. Efff. Up. Gulp.