"Mosqvich" (mosqvich)
12/16/2013 at 14:52 • Filed to: Jordan, King Abdullah, Snowpocalypse, Lexus LX
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"Mosqvich" (mosqvich)
12/16/2013 at 14:52 • Filed to: Jordan, King Abdullah, Snowpocalypse, Lexus LX | 5
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We may snicker about all the whines and complaints of "Snowpocalypse", but in warmer climes where snow is really unusual it presents difficult challenges. There hasn't been snow in Egypt for 112 years! It's not really funny to be honest though. Reuters reports:
"Biting cold and heavy rain beset Zaatari camp, which houses 80,000 of Jordan's more than half a million Syrian refugees. Among them was Khalil Atma from Sanameen in southern Syria who was shivering with his two daughters in a flooded, unheated trailer.
" 'We have come from one tragedy to another,' he said.
"Aid agencies say they are working around the clock to evacuate refugees from flooded camps and distribute food, supplies and clothing, but cannot keep up with demand."
The King of Jordan, Abdullah, isn't taking things lightly. While out surveying the snow from his personal Lexus LX SUV, he came across a citizen who was stuck in the snow. The King hopped out and helped push the car out and get it on its way. The King was clearly delighted to help. Comments on an article in the Jordan Times were very positive:
ttyymmnn
> Mosqvich
12/16/2013 at 14:55 |
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aplomb
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Mosqvich
> ttyymmnn
12/16/2013 at 14:56 |
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Damn!!!! Fixed. Thanks :-)
Dusty Ventures
> Mosqvich
12/16/2013 at 14:57 |
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It is pretty damn awesome that the king just jumped out and helped a random citizen like that
Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
> Mosqvich
12/16/2013 at 14:57 |
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Lol I thought the Regal Aplomb was some obscure car I didn't know about.
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Mosqvich
> Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/16/2013 at 14:58 |
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I wonder what kind of car it is. I can't really tell.
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Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
> Mosqvich
12/16/2013 at 15:00 |
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Is that a Nissan logo on the wheels?
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Mosqvich
> Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/16/2013 at 15:01 |
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I can't tell when I zoom in.
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ttyymmnn
> Mosqvich
12/16/2013 at 15:08 |
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No sweat. Proofing is something I do. It would be nice if the spell check worked on headline text.
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Mosqvich
> ttyymmnn
12/16/2013 at 15:11 |
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Amen! My wife always wants to proof my stuff, but I'm always in too much of a hurry!! Part of doing Oppo for me is improving my writing. I write a lot for work, but this helps keep me sharp.
Druid0
> Mosqvich
12/16/2013 at 15:34 |
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Just a little sidenote, I'd like to post a picture of the snow in Egypt.
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Mosqvich
> Druid0
12/16/2013 at 15:36 |
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Simply amazing.
Moves-Like-Senna
> Druid0
12/16/2013 at 15:38 |
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Let's go sledding!
quarterlifecrisis
> Dusty Ventures
12/16/2013 at 15:42 |
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I agree. Definitely seems like that'd probably be one of the more "down to earth" Kings one would run across.
Saracen
> Druid0
12/16/2013 at 15:47 |
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It's a 'shop.
http://photosoftheweek.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/egy…
Goshen, formerly Darkcode
> Mosqvich
12/16/2013 at 15:55 |
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Abdullah of Jordan is a better leader than 95% of democratically elected Western heads of state.
Not that I think monarchy is the way to go, I'm just praising the man.
Barbarian772
> Saracen
12/16/2013 at 16:23 |
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this picture might be fake, but it definitely snowed there...
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Mosqvich
> Goshen, formerly Darkcode
12/16/2013 at 16:27 |
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Agreed.
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Saracen
> Barbarian772
12/16/2013 at 16:55 |
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I didn't say it didn't snow there, did I? My relative in Cairo sure as shit think it snowed.
I'm just saying, the picture of the pyramids covered in snow is a fake.
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Druid0
> Saracen
12/16/2013 at 20:54 |
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Wow, another Egyptian! Where in Cairo are your relatives. I have a couple in Ma'adi (where my apartment is), some in New Cairo, Some in Nasr City, and My mom's side is all from Al Zaqaziq.
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Saracen
> Druid0
12/16/2013 at 21:23 |
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I lived in Heliopolis. I'm pretty sure all my relatives there still live in that general vicinity.