Sandstorm in Doha

jane01
By jane01

Our friends at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival shared this great picture:

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DohaTFF : "Well, it's a *little* bit sandy in #Doha today and our camera crew have been out filming in it"

By Raven1968• 14 Oct 2009 12:59
Raven1968

stop spreading rumours, there hasn't been an OFFICIAL relase of a sandstorm yet....LoL

By jamesbent1• 14 Oct 2009 12:48
Rating: 4/5
jamesbent1

That goes to show that we are still at the mercy of mother nature. No matter how advanced our technology is nature can still disrupt our daily routine and there is nothing we can do about it. Any sudden change in weather flares up my sinus symptoms, I get awful headaches and can't go to work. Maybe if I could move somewhere along the tropic where it's always sunny I'll feel better.

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2009 14:07
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

these sand storms very help ful 2 get customers 4 private clinics ...........& car service centres..........note: there is a proverb "if one spoils, other one get manure" in malayalam " onnu cheenjhaal mattonninu valam"

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2009 13:29
anonymous

where did you make it?

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2009 13:22
anonymous

nice tattoo though...next sand storm ill make one too...

By Jezmir• 2 Aug 2009 13:03
Rating: 2/5
Jezmir

This STUPPID SANDSTORM gave me a CRAPPY disease named CHICKEN POX when it came few months back...

So i stay inside home when this comes...

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Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

By wacky_baby• 2 Aug 2009 10:13
wacky_baby

the sand storm sucks...like my nostrils and lung inhaled all the dust geezzz! good thing i didn't wash my car for weeks like eaglemannuel lol

By tarekesber• 2 Aug 2009 09:03
Rating: 2/5
tarekesber

We have a few more up on our Flickr stream as well - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtff/

Have to say, the dust does make things look beautiful at night. Does anyone have any of the Islamic Centers spiral minaret in the dust? Might try and take one before the dust is blown away...

-t-

By drsam• 1 Aug 2009 11:22
drsam

work work work!

there will be no day off because of the sand-man.

u came to the sand box! what do u expect to find? rivers?

By labda06• 1 Aug 2009 10:42
labda06

johnpur, haha do you have those awful A/C's that bring in all the sand they can suck in??!

eaglemmanuel, well I think they bring in more than that but then again Im a bit of a freak when it comes to even the suggestion of a disease, hehe. Your sinusitis havent flared up with this sandstorm??? count yourself lucky. :) I have quite a few friends who are really cussing out the weather. LOL, if I worked from home, Id get nothing done. Yeah, we're lucky to work indoors.

By anonymous• 1 Aug 2009 10:34
anonymous

lol, not possible coz I'm alone in this office

By Eagley• 1 Aug 2009 10:31
Eagley

labda06 said With sandstorms come diseases. Really pity labourers."

You mean respiratory diseases? I used to have asthma when I was growing up and now have sinusitis but perhaps I got used to the annual haze situation back home, thanks to our neighbours, so this sandstorm doesn't bother me much. But I'm lucky to work indoors. But I do have to go out quite a lot.Wish I could work from home. :0(

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By anonymous• 1 Aug 2009 10:30
anonymous

Maybe I'm your boss...and you're NOT WORKING! You're fired! :)

By anonymous• 1 Aug 2009 10:30
anonymous

Maybe I'm your boss...and you're NOT WORKING! :)

By anonymous• 1 Aug 2009 10:26
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

oh ok, I think your office is just near mine

By anonymous• 1 Aug 2009 10:24
anonymous

I take the photo.It was lunch time...and no sun... :(

By anonymous• 1 Aug 2009 10:21
anonymous

exactly labda, been covering my face since morning though I'm inside the office.....is it a sand storm or humidity?

anecia:

in Ph. its typhoon

in qatar it's sand storm

in canada it's snow storm

in QL it's brain storm

By labda06• 1 Aug 2009 10:03
labda06

With sandstorms come diseases. Really pity labourers.

By drsam• 1 Aug 2009 09:50
drsam

only there it's fog and it means chilly weather!

here it's sand dust and hot.

still feel bit nostalgic! ehden,bcharre cedars!

By drsam• 1 Aug 2009 09:50
drsam

only there it's fog and it means chilly weather!

here it's sand dust and hot.

still feel bit nostalgic! ehden,bcharre cedars!

By Anecia Wakeford• 1 Aug 2009 08:27
Rating: 4/5
Anecia Wakeford

In the PI it's the typhoon, in Qatar it's the sandstom and in Canada it's the snowstorm. Can't fight mother nature. Too dangerous to drive. Too bad we can't just stay home during this weather, would have been much safer. Nice picture.

By anonymous• 1 Aug 2009 07:33
anonymous

for 3 straight days now.

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By anonymous• 1 Aug 2009 07:15
anonymous

gica, did you take that photo?

By sevillon• 1 Aug 2009 03:48
sevillon

now.. thats something I dont see back home.. all you have to do is appreciate it! bwahahaha

By Eagley• 31 Jul 2009 22:38
Rating: 3/5
Eagley

Lucky I didn't wash the car for a few weeks. :0)

By elioswd• 31 Jul 2009 22:15
Rating: 2/5
elioswd

you can look at the cars ,all become brown color...

By anonymous• 31 Jul 2009 22:07
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

By Stone Cold• 31 Jul 2009 21:53
Rating: 4/5
Stone Cold

Business as usual pal in this part of the world anytime, any seasons. Even someone up there could not do something sbout it.

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