In Baghdad, a different kind of nightmare commute

Vegas
By Vegas

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-commute11feb11,0,150989.story

 

 Sounds about like my daily drive to work...:(

 

 

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 20:11
Vegas

You can't teach experience...

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 20:10
Vegas

I report to work 0700 tomorow Novi

I'm a day shift guy now...

Not sure if that gonna be good or bad though...

 

You can't teach experience...

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 20:05
Vegas

Why industrail areea sux

It's understandable

Just that my way to work...:( 

It's cool though

I get over it

 

You can't teach experience...

By novita77• 16 Feb 2008 20:04
novita77

Vegas, my weekend finish, back on the road tomorrow.

 

Bajesus ... you also on the pills? What did Vegas do to you ??? 

By bajesus• 16 Feb 2008 19:58
bajesus

I blame it on.....drum rolls please.... Denmark!

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:53
Vegas

Your right the rest not that bad....

But industrial area is pure heck...

And that's the way I have to go to work...:(

Hope you had a good weekend...

You can't teach experience...

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:50
Vegas

You know...for the summer when its hot...

They digging pools???

Carzy huh

 

You can't teach experience...

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:46
Vegas

And whats up with every traffic circle has a crane and blocked off???

The industrial zone is pure heck...Don't go without a jeep...LOL

Your funny man... 

 

You can't teach experience...

By novita77• 16 Feb 2008 19:46
Rating: 3/5
novita77

Actually ... driving here after 5 yrs on Qatar road is not that bad. I have a problem driving back in Indonesia. Too many becak, bikes, motorbikes, cows, goat on the street. I still coping better on Doha / Qatar road than in Indonesia.

By novita77• 16 Feb 2008 19:44
novita77

Bajesus ... somebody have passed the germ of 'SARCASM' to you. Well done !!!

By bajesus• 16 Feb 2008 19:42
bajesus

Whats wrong with you people! have you been to the industrial area? the roads there are in perfect condition and the driving is amazing! you should go to Dubai or Kuwait where the roads are dreadful in comparison! oh no, we mustn't bash Doha now! our roads are so spacious and there are giant craters just welcoming you to fall into them! and dont forget roads with dead ends, they are just so much fun arent they??

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:36
Vegas

You can't teach experience...

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:33
Vegas

You can't teach experience...

By novita77• 16 Feb 2008 19:31
novita77

make sure you take your tablet before bed time.

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:30
Vegas

I'm switching to days and have been up forever so I can sleep tonight...

And I just switched to decafe so "have a heart"

Thats from a movie I bet no one can guess...

Actually Iwill have the full cafine coffe inthe morning

I think maybe I will miss nights???

Hmmmm 

 

You can't teach experience...

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:28
Vegas

You can't teach experience...

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:26
Vegas

The guy had at the QL trip...

MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm

Better than pringles

I'm gonna get fat

FFC had them and squeggiess... 

 

You can't teach experience...

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:23
Vegas

You can't teach experience...

By novita77• 16 Feb 2008 19:23
Rating: 3/5
novita77

Do you Vegas?

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:22
Vegas

You think Vegas is crazy....

Right???

 

You can't teach experience...

By novita77• 16 Feb 2008 19:22
Rating: 2/5
novita77

If you cant beat them ... join them 

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:20
Vegas

This dude ran me off the road...

I followed to the light...

Got out

The two of them shaking and just stared straight...

I saw how ignorant they were and just thougt...

I said...You know...can you please use the blinkers God gave you

They just stared straight scared as heck...

I kinda felt bad after...

 

Anyways...Its not worth it to get mad cause it never gonna change...

I'm just gonna go with the flow...

 

 

 

 

You can't teach experience...

By novita77• 16 Feb 2008 19:17
novita77

You and me been her for quite many years now ... i think Vegas still try to recover from the cultural shock.

By novita77• 16 Feb 2008 19:15
Rating: 4/5
novita77

Yes the road in Doha is absolutely dangerous. Take it easy if you get the flashing light. And make sure you not loosing your temper and showing 'F' sign with your finger. The local took that as a very serious offence.

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 19:04
Vegas

I know the Baghdad is bad...

But my point was...

I can see this happening to me here in DOHA...

If I don't learn to calm down....

And just blow off these idiot drivers...

 

I've gotten outta my car too many times already to confront idiots...

And I know ifI keep it up...I'm gonna get trouble

 

So I will just try to mellow and take my time...

 

And when I'm run off the road, pushed over in a circle...

Or got the flashing lights...I'mjust gonna stay calm...

 

Anyway... I will try... 

 

You can't teach experience...

By novita77• 16 Feb 2008 17:14
novita77

wont trade any amount of money for my husband to work there.

By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 16:27
Vegas

You can't teach experience...

By DaRuDe• 16 Feb 2008 15:00
DaRuDe

ah man what an article

Baghdad is in bloody mess. and foreigners by any chance are not that safe or welcome.

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By Vegas• 16 Feb 2008 14:56
Vegas

You can't teach experience...

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