Friday, September 09, 2005

أغلى تخجيلة في سوريا

Who can imagine Hollywood in Syria? Here is the account of the latest stunt performed by our great drivers.
Picture us sitting in the balcony at our home, Wael was still here and getting prepared to sleep as we had to wake up at 4 AM to go to the airport. While eating a squeaking sound arose and a crash. We realized instantly that an accident took place, or almost did. Curiosity killed me and I went out to see what happened. My dad first reaction was 'thank goodness my car is on the other side'. I didn't hear this part, but the accident was on the other side. I was there standing in my boxer (a very short one) and watching tons of people gathering around the site. A moment afterwards my parents and Wael rushed up. Someone told them that our car is involved, and it was.
And this is how it happened, have a look at the diagram.


A Buick was being driven by a woman (facts learned later). It seems that she doesn't know how to drive and probably instead of stepping on the brake pedal, she stepped on the fuel giving the car a sudden surge. If you follow the orange line, the car ran over the pavement, through the bus stop smashing all the glass, nicking slightly the rear car and then our cars right rear end spinning it 90 degrees by doing that (the green dotted line) and damaging the whole rear.
There wasn't anyone in Ghassani probably who hasn't come to witness the accident, there were some 150 people just going and coming and watching and giving all kind of advice.
The (orange) car owner said that he gave it to his wife or so تخجيلة despite the fact she doesn't know how to drive well. And thus أغلى تخجيلة في سوريا. She was rushed out of the car and made to disappear. But things aren't that easy with many people around even at a late hour. A neighbor of us, a news commentator who works for the TV and is an NBC reporter, saw the whole thing and made a big fuss of the fact that the police report was being made false (as far as how the accident happened and the presence of the woman). Eventually he shouted at the police and started taking pictures and finally got the TV camera and the reporters. The seen was hilarious, sadly.
Of course we called Yihya (our car body shop owner) who came at once. Where can you find such service in the USA? On call service for auto body work!!!
Police reports were issued and cars were towed. I am to be car-less for now, but who cares. The offending car owners started a campaign to absorb the issues (استيعاب أو احتواء الأمر) and started chasing everyone giving reports to TV (maybe to bribe them or so) and also trying to make arrangements with us and others maybe, so things don't go to court. We stayed there for 2 hours, after which we had to go and sleep as we had to wake up at an early hour to go to the airport. Included are pictures of the damages too.

Conclusion: (there always has to be one now) don't give your car to a woman even if she offered to…… well, just don't give it. No offense, LOL.




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