"Rain Prayers"

[Dune]

A couple weeks ago I read "Sheik Bla Bla Bla" called for rain prayers for the UAE........be careful what you wish for Sheiky Sheik! LOL

http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Envir.../10182327.html

http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Envir.../10182294.html

http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/edit.../10182204.html

These idiotic Indian/Arab drivers just can't understand why you can't go though a 2 foot flood at 80 km/hr. Saw probably 50 abandoned vehicles yesterday coming home........dumb asses.

[looseobject]

DUNE
Would you please refrain from this kind of posts and please be respectful of the islamic religion and the culture/traditions of the country you are living in.
Just be advised the rain prayers are commonly organised in several islamic countries experiencing long drought periods.

[Wizofoz]

....And often by Christian churches in predominently Christian countries like Australia when they are struck by drought.

[Wordsworth]

Looseobject,take it easy my friend, he/she was not insulting a religion just that some drivers drive here in UAE.Most are straight of a donkey(if that, from some sub-continent country) and therefore have no idea about safe driving standards. i.e braking distance,aquaplaning, indicating,lane discipline etc.

I was driven to work on Tues night in our company transport very badly despite numerous calls to slow down.120Km/H on a soaked road is not safe,it even breaks normal road limit laws!!!

Take the comment as it was meant to be, an observation not an attack on religion.

Over and out

[looseobject]

WORDSWORTH
I really know that driving in UAE is a lethal practise for many people, and many road criminals are unfamiliar with driving on wet or flooded roads ( aquaplanning, braking distance....)
What i did not appreciate at all is the first sentence in the 1 st post.

Safe roads and flying to all.

[brassplate]

the islamic prayers did not bring the rain. the season did.

[ironbutt57]

Well as a very close Emirati (AUH) friend put it...."if all the God fearing worshippers in AUH pray for rain..it will rain...... in Pakistan......it did!..

[Dune]

looseobject:

No attempt made to insult your Islamic religion.......boy some of you are wounded up tight these days. Relax would ya! The North American Indians also do rain dances..........because I don't believe in either their dances nor your prayers doesn't mean you can't. I also don't believe in "sorcery" nor "black magic"; another commonly held belief amongst those in the Middle East. Whatever floats your boat.

As Wordsworth said, it was funny watching the antics around Dubai with a little of the wet stuff. Nothing more sinister than that my friend so give it a break.

[brassplate]

looseobject,
you must never demand respect. you command it first before ever dreaming of getting any, regardless of what your religion is.

[barkingboris]

wet roads

Loose object
Dune is just saying what most people feel about these idiots.
I fully agree with his sentiment "be careful what you ask for"
Myself being a total non believer find the religion to be rididculous in the extreme ,but then i am non pc

[Trashed Aviator]

The fact that there is no god must mean they pray to each other.
What a waste of time.

[Wordsworth]

No offence meant to anyone,not even the donkey.

Apologies.

[mkdar]

Sorry guys, again, can any one please remind me : what does this post have to do with aviation and PROFESIONAL Pilots ?

[emratty]

Would that be professional pilots?
mkdar the guys are having a bit of a joke nothing anti muslim just a bit of a thing called banter. The rain has had quite an effect on those who are living here.

[Gulf News]

The above post is proof that AAR reads Pprune. And Posts too !

[masalama]

nice one...

vox nice one....

[VoxPopuli]

My post is gone.

Use the "W" word, bottom spanked. Ridicule a religion, have a lollipop.

And who is AAR? Please enlighten.