tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post1016216754427095435..comments2024-03-27T15:45:49.926+04:00Comments on Life in Dubai: Al Wasl Road waterfront villasSeabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-8610449359992423632008-12-06T20:29:00.000+04:002008-12-06T20:29:00.000+04:00No problems in Abu Dhabi with the rain - much bett...No problems in Abu Dhabi with the rain - much better drainage system, much better road system (with lots of alternate routes)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-80135716796784056282008-12-06T15:55:00.000+04:002008-12-06T15:55:00.000+04:00LDU back in August I said "And here's a prediction...<B>LDU</B> back in August I said <I>"And here's a prediction. Next time it rains we're going to have flooded roads. People will complain about the drainage, but when throughout the dry months the sand is swept into the drains guess what...they get blocked."</I><BR/><BR/>I posted a photo too, you can see the problem <A HREF="http://dubaithoughts.blogspot.com/2008/08/moron-alert.html" REL="nofollow">here.</A><BR/><BR/>There is a drainage system but it gets clogged with sand, and other rubbish, during the eleven months when it doesn't rain. There are also unfinished drainage systems in development areas.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-73200000034894742442008-12-06T12:11:00.000+04:002008-12-06T12:11:00.000+04:00Does it flood over their because of a poor drain s...Does it flood over their because of a poor drain system?LDUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01625937487320546155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-79556009565566095172008-12-04T16:51:00.000+04:002008-12-04T16:51:00.000+04:00seabee, i live on the streets youve photographed. ...seabee, i live on the streets youve photographed. hehe... fortunately for me, i was out of dubai in the last two days (any chance to get out) so i missed the lakeviews...=) dont regret it one bit. (though am afraid to go home now, it's been raining all day)hemlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886283830369668137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-84623880719140740162008-12-04T15:27:00.000+04:002008-12-04T15:27:00.000+04:00I was just in Deira City Centre an hour ago... it ...I was just in Deira City Centre an hour ago... it rained buckets for about 15min, and once again, like last year's winter floods, this was enough to cause havoc: the ceiling lights in the mall's foodcourt turned into waterfalls. Mall management was running around, frantically shutting off the electricity. The manhole covers in the car park were spewing water, flooding everything. After last year's chaos, once again nobody thought that maybe, just MAYBE, this year it might rain heavily again? I'd be interested to hear what's happening in the new, underground metro stations... Typical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-40193796144443616342008-12-04T10:41:00.000+04:002008-12-04T10:41:00.000+04:00Dunno why you're complaining. At least the hazards...Dunno why you're complaining. At least the hazards paint a true picture of the driver's intention (I <I>could</I> go left, I <I>could</I> go right, I <I>could</I> go straight).<BR/><BR/>The other day I was behind a lorry indicating left as he gracefully turned right!Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-63603900502647848342008-12-04T10:16:00.000+04:002008-12-04T10:16:00.000+04:00That's very true i* but this particular one was.That's very true <B>i*</B> but this particular one was.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-37283159823311875992008-12-03T20:46:00.000+04:002008-12-03T20:46:00.000+04:00haha!haha!roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-55146906608256647842008-12-03T19:43:00.000+04:002008-12-03T19:43:00.000+04:00The one consolation was that he waited until the l...<I>The one consolation was that he waited until the light turned green.'</I> <BR/><BR/>Hey, hey...not all moronic drivers are men :Pi*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.com