tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post115903712276285004..comments2023-08-27T18:57:59.101+03:00Comments on Notes from the Underground: Parking ProblemsWael Eskandarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685842195441037505noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-1159288770782163852006-09-26T18:39:00.000+02:002006-09-26T18:39:00.000+02:00Freudian: when it's -45 outside.. I think the pres...Freudian: when it's -45 outside.. I think the presence of people around is enough of a service to be pay for :)Wael Eskandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685842195441037505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-1159261029569000412006-09-26T10:57:00.000+02:002006-09-26T10:57:00.000+02:00Freudian: you SHOULD be scared! i drove for 6 year...Freudian: you SHOULD be scared! i drove for 6 years there before i left, and whenever i go back my first ride behine the wheel is always a bit like "how the hell did i ever do this"<BR/>the scarier thing is: you get used to it in a day :D<BR/><BR/>Will: the pampering is ridiculous, in so many aspects, borderline revolting.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785953855854960970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-1159241720329551412006-09-26T05:35:00.000+02:002006-09-26T05:35:00.000+02:00When it's -45 outside and i'm forced to step out f...When it's -45 outside and i'm forced to step out for 10 mins to pump gas, i long for the pampering:D It's a bit much in Egypt though..i agree.<BR/><BR/>I've never driven in Egypt and can't say i'm looking forward to the ongoing games and weird rules (or lack thereof)..SCARED and i don't even scare easily!FreudianSliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066471100119500082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-1159182172782560332006-09-25T13:02:00.000+02:002006-09-25T13:02:00.000+02:00insomniac : the sheteema is for a worthy cause.. c...insomniac : the sheteema is for a worthy cause.. carry on :)<BR/><BR/>N : I would rather do everything for myself too, people here are so pampered.Wael Eskandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685842195441037505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-1159176775548652812006-09-25T11:32:00.000+02:002006-09-25T11:32:00.000+02:00I am quite the driver Will, and here i have gotten...I am quite the driver Will, and here i have gotten used to fueling my own car and pumping air into my own tires, so when someone walks up to me in Cairo demanding money for standing in the vicinity of my car and shouting instructions at me that i didn't need and didn't use, i am quite irritated, and we have established that that is not good :)Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785953855854960970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-1159167195349534162006-09-25T08:53:00.000+02:002006-09-25T08:53:00.000+02:00finally found someone who insists on not paying fo...finally found someone who insists on not paying for getting no service.. well then, i only pay when they move cars forward or backward to make a space for me to park.. other than that.. batshetem i guess :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-1159134787870662912006-09-24T23:53:00.000+02:002006-09-24T23:53:00.000+02:00still breathing: Taking a cab requires another blo...still breathing: Taking a cab requires another blog entry.. including drivers who charge you extra if you compliment them by laughing at their silly jokes.<BR/><BR/>n: do you drive? The perks of driving are that you're in a continuous car game.. you can't find that elsewhere.. but that requires yet another blog entry for the absurdities .. don't you think ? :)Wael Eskandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685842195441037505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-1159111338001543342006-09-24T17:22:00.000+02:002006-09-24T17:22:00.000+02:00that's one more reason i don't want to go back hom...that's one more reason i don't want to go back home :)Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785953855854960970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-1159102627501476492006-09-24T14:57:00.000+02:002006-09-24T14:57:00.000+02:00that's one of the reasons why taking a cab is bett...that's one of the reasons why taking a cab is better than a car.Veeevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367884691224211794noreply@blogger.com