Loadshedding!

[hurghadapat]

Originally Posted by hurghadapat

Just wish i had taken some photos of the egyptians or people from the Gulf States waiting for the ferry in Hurghada....you know the saying "everything but the kitchen sink"....well some of their loads did include the kitchen sink.Unbelievable how high they managed to pile the stuff on top of the cars.Thing is when you live there for quite awhile these sights become part of everyday life so not interesting to photograph anymore.

There you go have a look at some of the crazy stuff :-

In Egypt or only in Egypt? - YouTube

[Whitedesert]

Originally Posted by PoleDancer

Fortunately I've never been around when one of those comes off, though you do see them by the side of the road from time-to-time. I often wonder if they get the normal 'what are you carrying?' interrogation at checkpoints.

I was actually referring to the trucks full of roadstone / hardcore, where the loading method seems to be to pour stuff in until it overflows, and then drive.

Ah THOSE guys! well, I have only one rule with them - you either get in front of them and get outta there, OR if they are those who drive at 160Km/hour with 25 tons behind, you kind of slow down, you DON'T want to be in front of them! and make sure you are not the car right behind them in the traffic. Traffic checks? Questions asked? You are not speaking of Egypt right? you couldn't be, unless you believe those guys in the white uniforms are actually genuine traffic cops, which you don't, right?

[DeadGuy]

Originally Posted by Whitedesert

Was no that funny last night when there was no power in my corner in Maadi for several hours through the night hours. No A/C, I was sweating like a you know what. Finally went and slept on the lounge marble floor (directly on the cool marble), as this was the coolest place in the joint! Lucky wife. In South Africa, in winter...

Today was the first day of what I'd describe as sever pain in the ar$e due to power cr@p!

Frankly it did not happen THAT often where I live this Summer, but that's not the reason why it was a pain! The main reason why it was a pain is all the drama that follows the bloody process!!! As it starts with lower power input, which causes all the electronic devices to go NUTS! And then after both those devices and myself have enough, the power goes off for about an hour, comes back for like 10/15 minutes, just for the pain in the ar$e to start all over again! For about 5 times today!

Now after this? I just wish they bloody shut the power off but without all the drama!

Rant's over, sorry folks!