Comments on: Keeping Jeddah Dry http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-25591 Sparky Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:45:54 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9347#comment-25591 Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. - Invisible Man Is that Spain? :-) I think the reporter should have posed his money question as follows: "Do you know we all know where the money went?" HAH King Abdullah to the rescue again... Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. – Invisible Man

Is that Spain? :-) I think the reporter should have posed his money question as follows: “Do you know we all know where the money went?” HAH

King Abdullah to the rescue again…

]]> By: ratherdashing http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-25589 ratherdashing Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:20:21 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9347#comment-25589 Apparently the evacuation for the sewage lake problem in Jeddah was only an "advisory". Personally, I'd take an "advisory" and get the hell out of Dodge City. You gotta feel for the women that can't drive themselves to safety. They are at the mercy of men (who've made wrong decisions up to this point). There are also predictions of more possible rain. http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009120155832 Apparently the evacuation for the sewage lake problem in Jeddah was only an “advisory”. Personally, I’d take an “advisory” and get the hell out of Dodge City. You gotta feel for the women that can’t drive themselves to safety. They are at the mercy of men (who’ve made wrong decisions up to this point). There are also predictions of more possible rain.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009120155832

]]> By: Essam Al Ghalib http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-25587 Essam Al Ghalib Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:56:31 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9347#comment-25587 We know where the money went we just can't talk about it. Buenos dias. We know where the money went we just can’t talk about it. Buenos dias.

]]> By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-25581 Sparky Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:43:10 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9347#comment-25581 Talal maybe someone will listen to you now! My favorite question was "Where did the money go?" The question was not answered! Perhaps it was used for something else not necessarily used to build their palaces abroad! Who knows, but he needs to answer the damn question! Not answering the question makes them appear to be hiding something. So much is hidden. That is why I find it particularly nauseating when I get the "Be a good Muslim speech and obey those in authority". F-that! Where the F-did the money go is the question more people need to be asking? It might have an acceptable explanation, but it still needs an explanation. Shame on them. I have often wondered how some people can put their heads on their pillows to rest at night. And comparing Katrina is not the same in this case. We knew and still know that the appropriate funds were never given to prevent such a catastrophe based on predictions and gambles. In the US, there is always a money trail. It might be spent on things we deem silly and useless but in the end we STILL know where the money went. In this case there was money alloted for a project that fell short of its deliverables and the solution asking for more money. How convenient? I got a great idea why don't the corrupted start liquidating their properties. I would say how much is one life worth? Talal maybe someone will listen to you now!

My favorite question was “Where did the money go?”
The question was not answered!

Perhaps it was used for something else not necessarily used to build their palaces abroad! Who knows, but he needs to answer the damn question! Not answering the question makes them appear to be hiding something. So much is hidden. That is why I find it particularly nauseating when I get the “Be a good Muslim speech and obey those in authority”. F-that!

Where the F-did the money go is the question more people need to be asking? It might have an acceptable explanation, but it still needs an explanation. Shame on them. I have often wondered how some people can put their heads on their pillows to rest at night.

And comparing Katrina is not the same in this case. We knew and still know that the appropriate funds were never given to prevent such a catastrophe based on predictions and gambles. In the US, there is always a money trail. It might be spent on things we deem silly and useless but in the end we STILL know where the money went. In this case there was money alloted for a project that fell short of its deliverables and the solution asking for more money. How convenient? I got a great idea why don’t the corrupted start liquidating their properties. I would say how much is one life worth?

]]> By: Chiara http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-25571 Chiara Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:34:50 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9347#comment-25571 True, point well taken! LOL :) However, Murphy's Law, or Mustapha's Law if one prefers, would dictate that now, when it is most important that it not rain, it will! LOL :) True, point well taken! LOL :) However, Murphy’s Law, or Mustapha’s Law if one prefers, would dictate that now, when it is most important that it not rain, it will! LOL :)

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-25569 John Burgess Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:56:31 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9347#comment-25569 Well, it's a bit of a surer thing in the KSA! Well, it’s a bit of a surer thing in the KSA!

]]> By: Chiara http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-25567 Chiara Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:58:36 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9347#comment-25567 M and Talal--thanks for your information. John--I agree! Praying for it not to rain, is about as effective as praying for rain to come. M and Talal–thanks for your information.

John–I agree! Praying for it not to rain, is about as effective as praying for rain to come.

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-25565 John Burgess Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:10:09 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9347#comment-25565 It strikes me that all mitigation measures should be put into place, ASAP. It strikes me that all mitigation measures should be put into place, ASAP.

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-25564 John Burgess Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:09:48 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9347#comment-25564 Thanks for the update! Thanks for the update!

]]> By: M http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/30/keeping-jeddah-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-25563 M Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:03:31 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9347#comment-25563 http://jeddah.gov.sa/news/news.php?id=1598 Official word from the municipality. Pr. Khalid has visited the lake and confirms that there's nothing worrying about the lake's water level or the integrity of the dam. The only district in any level of danger is "Al Samir 3" (east of the ring road) and only *if* Jeddah experiences further heavy rainfall and the dam structure gets damaged. http://jeddah.gov.sa/news/news.php?id=1598

Official word from the municipality. Pr. Khalid has visited the lake and confirms that there’s nothing worrying about the lake’s water level or the integrity of the dam. The only district in any level of danger is “Al Samir 3″ (east of the ring road) and only *if* Jeddah experiences further heavy rainfall and the dam structure gets damaged.

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