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Bahtatboy Jul 24th 2011 10:19 am
Grim Weekend
 
Well that was a ****ing grim weekend.

Famine declared in Somalia; survivors fleeing to a war zone; babies left to die.
Dozens dead in a train crash in China.
Norway.
Five shot at a skating rink in Texas.
Cairo edges closer to descending back into chaos.
Amy.

I'm sure I've missed a few. No doubt any given weekend has a similar number of deaths and incidents of chaos, just seems this weekend's were more appalling than usual.

Millhouse Jul 24th 2011 10:20 am
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Bahtatboy (Post 9515375)
Well that was a ****ing grim weekend.

Famine declared in Somalia; survivors fleeing to a war zone; babies left to die.
Dozens dead in a train crash in China.
Norway.
Five shot at a skating rink in Texas.
Cairo edges closer to descending back into chaos.
Amy.

I'm sure I've missed a few. No doubt any given weekend has a similar number of deaths and incidents of chaos, just seems this weekend's were more appalling than usual.
My car overheated and lost a load of coolant.

Bahtatboy Jul 24th 2011 10:22 am
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 9515376)
My car overheated and lost a load of coolant.
I wondered who'd be the first:rolleyes:

Millhouse Jul 24th 2011 10:23 am
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Bahtatboy (Post 9515380)
I wondered who'd be the first:rolleyes:
To be honest - your post is a little early. The weekend isn't over for the rest of the world. :(

scrubbedexpat141 Jul 24th 2011 10:26 am
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Pretty dire isn't it.

Makes you grateful in many respects.

This place seems to be a safer location than many at the moment??

Discuss

littlejimmy Jul 24th 2011 10:31 am
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Bahtatboy (Post 9515375)
Well that was a ****ing grim weekend.

Famine declared in Somalia; survivors fleeing to a war zone; babies left to die.
Dozens dead in a train crash in China.
Norway.
Five shot at a skating rink in Texas.
Cairo edges closer to descending back into chaos.
Amy.

I'm sure I've missed a few. No doubt any given weekend has a similar number of deaths and incidents of chaos, just seems this weekend's were more appalling than usual.
It's inevitable, really. We have a population of 7 billion (and 0.1% of them hold the real power and wealth) and 24-hour media pressing our noses to the window of the world.

I wish it was 1985 again. Even in Cold War times things felt more certain.

Norm_uk Jul 24th 2011 10:43 am
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by littlejimmy (Post 9515397)
It's inevitable, really. We have a population of 7 billion (and 0.1% of them hold the real power and wealth) and 24-hour media pressing our noses to the window of the world.

I wish it was 1985 again. Even in Cold War times things felt more certain.
Yeah, back then we knew exactly who'd be nuking us. These days any bloody terrorist can get their hands on a dirty bomb...

N.

Millhouse Jul 24th 2011 10:43 am
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 9515388)
Pretty dire isn't it.

Makes you grateful in many respects.

This place seems to be a safer location than many at the moment??

Discuss
don't be fooled by the veneer

scrubbedexpat141 Jul 24th 2011 10:45 am
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 9515420)
don't be fooled by the veneer
I'm not, I'm certainly not drawn in, however this seems to be the only place successfully quelling any dissent.

When was the last time a bomb went off in Dubai? (that's a question, not rhetorical etc)

Oyibopeppeh Jul 24th 2011 11:03 am
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 9515424)
When was the last time a bomb went off in Dubai? (that's a question, not rhetorical etc)

It wasn't too long ago the Israelis were popping off those they don't like in a Dubai hotel...

soukie Jul 24th 2011 12:42 pm
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 9515424)
I'm not, I'm certainly not drawn in, however this seems to be the only place successfully quelling any dissent.

When was the last time a bomb went off in Dubai? (that's a question, not rhetorical etc)
Even if one went off you wouldn't find out - things like that just aren't reported. Lots of threats in UAE are NEVER reported and there have been a few real incidents in the past in AD and Dubai.

scrubbedexpat141 Jul 24th 2011 1:12 pm
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by soukie (Post 9515655)
Even if one went off you wouldn't find out - things like that just aren't reported. Lots of threats in UAE are NEVER reported and there have been a few real incidents in the past in AD and Dubai.
Didn't know that - based on fact or fiction?

Nowhere is safe, I'm not stupid enough to think that but as far as the Middle East goes this doesn't seem to be a troublesome / targeted location?

Blue Cat Jul 24th 2011 1:14 pm
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 9515719)
Didn't know that - based on fact or fiction?

Nowhere is safe, I'm not stupid enough to think that but as far as the Middle East goes this doesn't seem to be a troublesome / targeted location?
The UAE pays al Qaeda to keep away (allegedly), but that wouldn't stop one random nutter at a major sporting event ...

scrubbedexpat141 Jul 24th 2011 1:17 pm
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 9515722)
The UAE pays al Qaeda to keep away (allegedly), but that wouldn't stop one random nutter at a major sporting event ...
I'm sure one day it will change when the extremists see this as a Western haven with so much debauchery.

That being said, it's been like this for a good few years now. Must be allegedly paying a lot

Spugsy Jul 24th 2011 1:57 pm
Re: Grim Weekend
 
Originally Posted by Bahtatboy (Post 9515375)
Well that was a ****ing grim weekend.

Famine declared in Somalia; survivors fleeing to a war zone; babies left to die.
Dozens dead in a train crash in China.
Norway.
Five shot at a skating rink in Texas.
Cairo edges closer to descending back into chaos.
Amy.

I'm sure I've missed a few. No doubt any given weekend has a similar number of deaths and incidents of chaos, just seems this weekend's were more appalling than usual.
I was fairly depressed all of today to be honest, watching the news last night was awful.


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