Does anyone else sometimes

charmed
By charmed

when driving in Doha wish they had a baseball bat in the car??? I kinda think that could be a good way for me to shed my driving aggresssion!!!!

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 11:12
Q____View

Well I can clearly sense a lot of frustration at this issue from everyone.

My last idea still holds: A month after I get there and see for myself, I will let you know what I think.

For now, I have no further comments.

Just take care of yourselves out there on the road !

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By DaRuDe• 8 Apr 2007 11:01
DaRuDe

Raising Both Hands up High hay Dont Take It Personal ok _|_ _|_

By azilana7037• 8 Apr 2007 10:59
azilana7037

I've tried calling the police (whatever) to report these bad drivers, but i still see them on the road. Tried being patient and let it go...hmmm but once you've have enough, you'll really wish for a baseball bat.

It's just too bad that my job involves fieldwork/client visits so I'm on the road most of the time. So go figure Q- what i have to endure every day.

What do you do if it happens to you? you just wave to the other driver and smile....c'mon'???!!!

"RESPECT BEGETS RESPECT"

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 10:56
Gypsy

Have you ever lived overseas before Q__View? I never thought I would sterotype either, but when you are completely surrounded by another culture you do start to generalize whether you like it or not. This doesn't mean you dislike people or judge individually, just that you expect people to often behave in a particular way. For example: When a Qatari is placed behind the wheel of a land cruiser they suddenly become wreckless a**holes and try and run you off the road. It's like crack for them.

By dragonfly212• 8 Apr 2007 10:55
dragonfly212

Let's make the stickers QView? do you hava better slogans?

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:53
Q____View

Whatever you say Gypsy.

I will send a message a month after I'm here - I don't think I will be doing that.

Only time can prove - but I highly doubt it.

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By charmed• 8 Apr 2007 10:52
charmed

the birdy could get you deported! Oh dear i have done that so many times! The only time i get aggressive is when i am behind the wheel!! I si still like my basball bat idea, surely in my defence thou as they tried to kill me on the road its self defence isnt it?? he he he! Sometimes i do wish i could thou! Especially when you get the little idiots who are trying to run you off the road or try there best to hit your car so you have to stop!!! im sure if i got out with me bat they would run!!!

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:51
Q____View

Woww, ladies and gents, Mila has just stepped up the slogans one step up (or down?) lol :p

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 10:51
Gypsy

You can tell you aren't here yet Q___View. I give you a month after arrival before you start sterotyping the people.

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:50
Q____View

Aha, good stuff Gypsy.

Stereotyping the SUVs themselves is no problem, as long as we don't stereotype the people.

Cheers.

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By dragonfly212• 8 Apr 2007 10:50
dragonfly212

how about the stickers says " I AM A BAD DRIVER PLEASE F*** MY A** " LOL

By DaRuDe• 8 Apr 2007 10:45
DaRuDe

I tell you what 2 years ago there was an accident at corniche the car went up the ramp getting in the middle of a car which was parked at a side and half up on the ramp. he was chasing me from Diwan round about with speed i was driving Land rover so he didnot notice a car in front so as i took turn to left and he was in speed behind me when he saw that he is going to ram into that pickup nissan he couldnot make it and had a nice accident.

Dont Mess With Me Or You Will Pay

That should be the sticker

By ooo• 8 Apr 2007 10:41
ooo

Gypsy,

Noooo they would drive it anyway!!!

By dragonfly212• 8 Apr 2007 10:41
dragonfly212

easy... bring the net fishing with you, or the gun. just shoot them. hi hi hi...

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 10:41
Gypsy

I will judge and sterotype landcruisers all I want. They are just to smooth a drive and cause their drivers to drive like maniacs. They should be drug out into the street and shot! Ban Landcruisers! :)

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:39
Q____View

AAaa now let's not start stereotyping and judging all landcruisers

but mila, I'm concerned, how are we supposed to "stop them" exactly?

I imagine it would be a tough ttask

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 10:35
Gypsy

I think we should make those stickers and go stick them to every landcruiser we see. Right across the front wind sheild. :D

THanks cjpdad27

By cjpdad27• 8 Apr 2007 10:34
cjpdad27

I have heard of this as well. There was a guy who worked for the company I do that got deported for flipping the bird. It does happen.

On a lighter note Gypsy, your bad (in a good way). LOL

By dragonfly212• 8 Apr 2007 10:34
dragonfly212

how about bring some big stickers says"BAD DRIVER" so whenever you see one, you stop them, get out of the car and place the stickers all over their car. Then you drive away...

By ooo• 8 Apr 2007 10:33
ooo

So you are saying I should stick to the finger …

By DaRuDe• 8 Apr 2007 10:29
DaRuDe

Yea ok with me FOR YOU ONLY if you really like it but than make sure you also be ready for the fresh air of Prison

By DaRuDe• 8 Apr 2007 10:27
DaRuDe

Do i look that crazy to you that i will point out a finger at some one in their presnece Gypsy Na No way. and if some one also gets u to the cop that you pointed out finger at him simply deny it tell them ur finger was aching so u were trying to get relax sort of you know lol

Q___veiw the day i find some one stealing my parking he will be crying the next moment for looking at his four tyres punctured lol Do that in the middle of night so no one hears u and see u.

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 10:27
Gypsy

Christ I hope not ooo! I do that everyday. :P

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:27
Q____View

I think it is quite illegal, isn't it?

Gypsy, DaRuDe, what do you think?

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By ooo• 8 Apr 2007 10:25
ooo

How about getting off the car and beating the other driver up? Is it illegal too?

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:25
Q____View

I should discipline my hands from now on.

I can't have them popping out their middle men out left and right.

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:22
Q____View

So Darude, you turn it into a Rock Concert every time someone cuts you off. Nice.

Do you start head banging also when someone tries to steal your parking spot ? ? lol

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 10:21
Gypsy

Has a cop seen you do it DaRude?

By DaRuDe• 8 Apr 2007 10:20
DaRuDe

There are noooooooo such penalties who said so i did to too many hehehe

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 10:20
Gypsy

My source was the cultural orientation for CNA-Q. My proof is a guy on this site and another guy at CNA-Q, one was deported the other spent 2 days in prison.

By ooo• 8 Apr 2007 10:19
ooo

Gypsy, I didn't know that, I'll keep it in mind for the next time.

… I have to say though I have fully enjoyed that one only time!!!

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:17
Q____View

Gypsy, give me your sources right now!

By that I mean: "Are you seerrious?" If you give someone the finger you face such penalties?

What other things do we need to know about, please let me know.

Well can then .. simply .. frown at someone? lol ...

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By DaRuDe• 8 Apr 2007 10:17
DaRuDe

Don Finger them i have a style i don finger close ur thumb and ur middle 2 fingers and pop out the little finger with the next 2 finger to the thumb and raise it up to them

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 10:16
Gypsy

Well when I'm driving I stop caring about what's lady like! If my car could talk it would do nothing but curse and swear. But seriously, it is illegal to give people the finger and if you are caught you will be thrown in jail.

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:15
Q____View

azilana azilana

lol

you're funny - but you sound so stressed at the issue

may i suggest to you:

with all of the examples that you mentioned, how about ... you think of the road as a GO-Kart racing arena and just join the mania !

It's more fun that way

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By ooo• 8 Apr 2007 10:14
ooo

But I actually did it once! Sorry but this guy just called for it, couldn't help …

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 10:11
Gypsy

OOO, no we aren't! It's illegal to give people the finger in Doha, you can be fined and deported.

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 10:11
Gypsy

OOO, no we aren't! It's illegal to give people the finger in Doha, you can be fined and deported.

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:11
Q____View

ooo - let me know if you manage to do that "flip" ;)

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:09
Q____View

Charmed: no one is trying to "cut you up", LOL. Probably just trying to cut you off.

But in either case, we don't want to be driving them cars and swinging them baseball bats at the same time now Charmed, do we?

:p

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By azilana7037• 8 Apr 2007 10:09
azilana7037

I also get p***ed whenever these men in dress and some other nationalities cuts, overtakes or just wannabe a***holes.

I catch their attention and stare at them until they feel uncomfortable. Some would act agrily, others would just smile and wave apologetically, some would signal for me to go ahead and some would just act as if they didn't know what they've done.

Or i just do the "finger" sign, out of view of course...hehehee

"RESPECT BEGETS RESPECT"

By ooo• 8 Apr 2007 10:06
ooo

Gypsy

"I really really wish that we could flip people the bird" …can't we???

Dweller, LOL ...

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 10:06
Q____View

Wow, dweller.

You have a lot to share...lol.

And it seems that you are quite the prankster (don't deny it! it was enough yesterday with that GPS fake tracking site that got me all excited and jumping out of my seat. I prepared a list of at least a 100 ppl that I wanted to track down, and you burst my bubble in less a minute).

Gypsy, lol - unless we have crossdressers in Doha, I wouldn't doubt for a minute that it was a she blocking the intersection.

As for the Tornado Cruisers barreling down on you in their Land Cruisers, I'm sure they were he's. She's wouldn't do that.

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By charmed• 8 Apr 2007 10:05
charmed

a basball bat would be cool, i could just wave it as people and growl when they cut me up, or try and hit me, or reverese into me or steal my car parking space!!!!! That would be fun!!

By dweller• 8 Apr 2007 09:52
dweller

I used to have a little fat man doll stuck in the back window. Attached to him was a tube and a plastic bulb. Squeeze the bulb and he leaned forward and dropped his pants.

I felt better for it and it got the message across, quite often causing a smile.

I also had (and still have it in Turkey). A stick on notice "If a**holes could fly this place would be an airport".

You could also use the "Avenger" that sits on the dash with buttons to operate the noises of machine gun, howitzer and death ray.

It helps to get it out of the system

By DaRuDe• 8 Apr 2007 09:47
DaRuDe

Yea man you are right 100% They mostly are Shes and now adays the new gang KARWA lol damn how they drive they will even try to over take you at 140km/h. The other day i was mad at one that u carry passengers and u drive so fast u nutz or what.

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 09:45
Gypsy

Funny the guys barreling down on me in their landcruisers don't look like she's...though they do wear dresses. The person doing a U-turn in the middle of the road yesterday blocking traffic I'm pretty sure was a she, but with the veil it's hard to tell. :P

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 09:43
Q____View

DaRuDe, "even if it's a SHE" ?!

Let's correct that: "It's probably a she :p

((Stereotypical Gender Joke ladies, don't go all jumping on me now)) , lol.

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By Q____View• 8 Apr 2007 09:39
Q____View

Ladies, ladies, easy.

Established: some drivers need some discipline.

But - A bat? A Gun?

How about this:

It's as corny and as cheesy as it gets, I know: (I can already see the inventor of this thing declaring bankruptcy, but oh well, enjoy a preview of it while it's still on the market:

http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/auto-addons/driving-led-emoticon-010135.php

PS: I personally, would still use a bat or a gun.

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" God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polish you to become a brilliant gem. "

By DaRuDe• 8 Apr 2007 09:39
DaRuDe

An shot his patrol Tank Blow him right away even if its a SHE

By dragonfly212• 8 Apr 2007 09:17
dragonfly212

I dont drive but I wish I can have some gun with me so I can shoot the tire of some bad driving vehicles.

By Gypsy• 8 Apr 2007 09:17
Gypsy

I really really wish that we could flip people the bird. It would make my life easier.

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