Comments on: Hurricane Kuwaitina

By: dfineline

dfineline — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:00:30 +0000

We went to Kubar with a overloaded boat…Had a great time…but on our way back we meet the storm at sea…some adventure. But glad to be alive… Strange feeling when you are hanging on to each other for life…so you will not blown overboard…
When we came back to Souk Sharq we realize how bad it was….our car was covered in leafs and gras. and two roads block from water…and snow every where….=)
The hot shower was a blessing from god…

Adventure in Kuwait…=)

By: Britchick

Britchick — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:00:10 +0000

Mark, am very concerned that doors locked at Nat’s gym. that is such bad news. something ought to be done about that esp if there is a fire or another emergency. Mark, please let us know which gym it is.

By: Cerebral Assassin

Cerebral Assassin — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:49:29 +0000

it was pretty fucked in salwa,i was like that shit looks like a scene out of the war of the worlds and the next minute it hit..

By: Hamitaf La Bookay

Hamitaf La Bookay — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:05:16 +0000

Okay… so the weather forecast guys on the radio kept saying we were going to have gorgous weather this weekend… and yahoo said we were going to have storms… and I chose to believe the radio folks!!!
You know… one of my uncle’s frndz called him and told him that some ppl who went to sea got lost or were overboard and can’t be found…. what the hell…? You know there should have been some sort of warning…
My friends rented a yacht and said that it was an adventure but at the time they were shit scared and were literally hanging on for dear life!! (i was supposed to go but backed out at the last minute…)…
In my grandmothers house one of the drain thingys over flooded and the house smelled like the sewers for the longest time…. UGH!!
We got stuck in traffice for 45mins while the police men and guys in yellow suits and trucks were trying to remove a huge tree that fell on the road…

NEED I SAY MORE!!!

By: q820days

q820days — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:56:46 +0000

I was in my car when it all happened first I couldn’t see the car that was in front of my but then my car started shaking and I managed to see some flaying boxes and broken trees

By: sfsa78

sfsa78 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:23:21 +0000

Here in shamiya we had hail stones as big as marbles… it was crazy… I noticed most trees on the 1st ring road are badly damaged.

By: Bo-Bader

Bo-Bader — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:30:13 +0000

Tan Go

Thank you for your information. I agree with you regarding the ads signs. Owners usually try cutting corners in signs supporting system to save money. I hope they learn a lesson now and take the matter seriously before hanging any signs on their buildings.

Fortunately, major buildings are designed for a minimum of 95 mph wind speed in Kuwait which is much higher than the actual recorded wind speed.

By: Pyython

Pyython — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:02:50 +0000

It just showered here, nothing else happened :S

By: Tan Go

Tan Go — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:35:29 +0000

Update - Fahed Salem Street
There is still gentle rain but still very windy,
Entrance to Al-Muthanna near Boots pharmacy still blocked by a police car
Joun Al-Kuwait Tower: big sign fell to the street (made from wood)
Burj-Al_Abrar: Two big metallic and plastic signs (about 12 meters x 2 meters) fell on the street. Fortunately came down between the building and the parked cars,,
Burj-Alwataniyah (where Hassan optic is): also crumpled metal signs have fallen off to the streets - approximately 3 meters in length
Masjid AlMulla Saleh: the glass kiosk nearby has been uprooted and a lot of glass gravel lies in the street just before the traffic light near Anjary Bldg and NBK branch.

I know the (above) sounds awful but should give us an idea about the shoddy work those sign_people do when they hang their big sings. Granted that tall buildings generate extra wind pools, still advertisers should be more serious about the lives of people who happen to be walking down the streets,, when they hang their large and heavy posters.

By: Q80Warlock

Q80Warlock — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:45:55 +0000

Okay…my friend just came back from Souq Sharq and the place was felled with sewer flood. Try to avoid the place for next few days ^_^.

By: Shaymaa

Shaymaa — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:35:05 +0000

I can’t believe what happened in Flex! Nat should definitely file a complaint!

By: gab

gab — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:32:53 +0000

its global warming hittin kuwait hehehe

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:14:16 +0000

Yeah I think she should to. I told her to post about what happened to try and create awareness on this issue. When I spoke to her on the phone and she told me they were stuck in the building and couldn’t get out I got really pissed. They even turned on the fire alarm to try and get some help!

By: hamad

hamad — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:12:15 +0000

there were also reports of hail falling in shuwaikh residential.

By: hamad

hamad — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:11:28 +0000

mark - please ask your wife and her fellow gym members to file a complaint with the fire department since, as you noted, this could have been a more lethal incident in case of a fire or otherwise. its important that the blocking of fire exits be highlighted as a major problem in kuwait.