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2007-03-12 Olde Tyme Religion

Oz drought blamed on lack of faith (in Allah)

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-03-12 07:12|| || Front Page|| [14 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Oz was fine until the muzzies turned up. Just look at Mecca - rains every four years, whether you want it or not.

Posted by Angaitch Cruling1154 2007-03-12 09:09|| 2007-03-12 09:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Back when Mr. Wife was doing factory start-ups in Saudi Arabia, he had a colleague they called the Rain God. No sooner had the gentleman arrived in the country than it started to rain. Two feet of water running in the streets, and all the chemicals sitting on pallets in the courtyard under the sunshade were ruined. (Oddly enough, it seems the country has no rain sewers.) This was about 1987, the first time it had rained there in decades, if I understood correctly. The Rain God has since gone on to work for a different company, but perhaps he should be sent on a short-term assignment to Australia.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-12 10:49|| 2007-03-12 10:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting. Back when I was working for Air Force Broadcasting in Japan, I was widely known as a "Typhoon Magnet". Whenever I had to go TDY down to Okinawa, a typhoon would pop-up and head right for them. Needless to say, I was not a popular person.

Posted by Steve 2007-03-12 13:00|| 2007-03-12 13:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Was that a local effect, Steve, or does it still hold true wherever you are now?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-12 14:03|| 2007-03-12 14:03|| Front Page Top

#5 does it still hold true wherever you are now?

30 days after I arrived at Keesler back in the 80's, we took a direct hit from Elena (which looped back from Florida to get me). And we visited New Orleans seven years straight until Katrina came looking. We moved to Richmond, Virginia area last year, followed by Tropical Storm Ernesto. Any questions?

Posted by Steve 2007-03-12 14:54|| 2007-03-12 14:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Just keep your distance from the RB server farm, ok?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-03-12 15:12|| 2007-03-12 15:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Steve, have you ever thought about taking an extended vacation, perhpas visiting a string of foreign countries? I heard syria, iran were nice places to visit.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-03-12 16:01|| 2007-03-12 16:01|| Front Page Top

#8 #2 This was about 1987, the first time it had rained there in decades,
TW, In late March or early April 1971 we had daily rains for about a week in Riyadh. Water was running shin deep in the streets. The only storm sewer that I remember was an open concrete lined ditch down the middle of the main street. And it was filled with trash. The taxi drivers usually used soft brushes to clean the dust from the exterior their cabs, but they took advantage of the rain pools by driving into the middle of a puddle and washing their cars.

Posted by GK 2007-03-12 19:11|| 2007-03-12 19:11|| Front Page Top

#9 #8 - all that rain was no doubt caused by the dread disastrous Global Cooling™ that began in the 1970's.

Oh, wait....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-03-12 19:15|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-03-12 19:15|| Front Page Top

#10 Thanks, GK. The things I don't know... Still, if 16 years isn't exactly decades, it's still an awfully long time between showers.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-12 20:40|| 2007-03-12 20:40|| Front Page Top

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