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Post by anshjain97 on Jan 13, 2014 16:05:05 GMT
This is really very, very amazing.
I wonder if such incidents happen often.
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Post by questa on Jan 14, 2014 22:14:18 GMT
I'm sure they must, anshjain, otherwise why would a handful of men show up at the flooded crossing...kms away from habitation...except to earn a few tips helping travellers cross the river.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2014 18:07:43 GMT
Even in my pitiful catastrophes, we were overwhelmed by helpers within minutes, and they always knew exactly what to do. I just remembered an entire village in Senegal that suddenly showed up to push my car out of the sand. The ten closest people to the driver side window received monetary rewards, but at least 50 people were surrounding the car and pushing.
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Post by tod2 on Jan 16, 2014 6:24:55 GMT
I am awestruck by the scenery and the photos you managed to take Questa! Goodness me, what a tale to tell! You certainly have a 'Let's get on with with' attitude and not a person to whimper and collapse in a heap.
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Post by questa on Jan 16, 2014 7:21:33 GMT
Whimpering and falling in a heap is not my style, but I have been known to use some very colourful language and character descriptions at times! Only heap-fall I had was 1st trip abroad, old Bangkok airport, me full of pethidine and voltaren for back injury, checked in then lost wallet with passport, tickets, boarding pass, tr. cheques...the lot. Boarding call came and I'm limping around in total confusion. Tourist policeman found me and I burst into tears...together we retraced my movements and found wallet where I'd left it at money changers! The policeman spoke to flight staff and they upgraded me to Business because of back damage.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2014 18:34:15 GMT
I have nothing against the technique, but I have heard countless stories about how women bursting into tears have reaped enormous benefits. I find it rather discriminatory.
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Post by tod2 on Jan 24, 2014 15:43:28 GMT
I couldn't burst into tears unless in a state like Questa was. I know Pethidine very very well. It was my best friend for 7 weeks when I contracted peritonitis at the age of 15.
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