Heap Brave Syrian Shitter

[Hawkeyethenoo]

Stays after his family have fled to look after his yank auto shite.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35387895

 

Respect to the old boy and his desire just to live out his life in peace. I like to think I'd be brave enough to do the same?

 

Top bloke.

 

 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Grim that innit. If I had a chinook helicpoter I'd airlift him and his fleet to safety then put em pack in a couple of years.

[phil_lihp]

That's one of the saddest things I've seen for a while, it's hard to imagine how awful things must be over there now.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Sure beats throwing rocks at truck drivers.

 

Tragic. 

[mercrocker]

The brotherhood of shite does truly transcend border, culture, creed and age.   Really feel for this bloke and his values....

[chaseracer]

Sure beats throwing rocks at truck drivers.

 

I'm a generally peaceable bloke, but if some ignorant lard-arse was deliberately aiming a 44-tonner at me I might well be persuaded to lob a few bricks in his direction.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I'm a generally peaceable bloke, but if some ignorant lard-arse was deliberately aiming a 44-tonner at me

 

When they're standing up on a bridge? Hmmmm. 

 

Anyway, another discussion for another time.

[Lacquer Peel]

When they're standing up on a bridge? Hmmmm. 

 

Anyway, another discussion for another time.

 

Out of interest, where's the story of refugees throwing bricks at lorries from a bridge? I can't find it. There are mentions of 'attacks' on lorry drivers but they are anecdotal stories. I don't doubt some refugees are angry after travelling for thousands of miles to find themselves in limbo.

If people congregate in large numbers there is always going to be a proportion of fuds.

 

Imagine trying to find a Citroen CX windscreen in Syria even in peacetime, what a sad situation, there must be a lot of people trapped in a warzone because the journey to peaceful countries is fraught with danger.

[Lord Sterling]

I can understand this and can truly sympathise and to a point having seen the video, almost understand. Us Syrians can be bloody minded. When you've got outside forces wrecking your hometown/country, your not gonna let these bastards take away and wreck your hard-earned collection. It's his home, his country, his collection.

 

Syrian people have always been a 'make do and mend' kind of people. Many still stay in Syria to preserve thier homes or what little they have left.

 

Some of my family have stayed aswell.

[Lord Sterling]

Out of interest, where's the story of refugees throwing bricks at lorries from a bridge? I can't find it. There are mentions of 'attacks' on lorry drivers but they are anecdotal stories. I don't doubt some refugees are angry after travelling for thousands of miles to find themselves in limbo.

If people congregate in large numbers there is always going to be a proportion of fuds.

 

Imagine trying to find a Citroen CX windscreen in Syria even in peacetime, what a sad situation, there must be a lot of people trapped in a warzone because the journey to peaceful countries is fraught with danger.

I wouldn't waste your energy LP, some people cant be helped. As far as people like that are concerned we're all dirty lady-touching, brick throwing terrorists.

[Lacquer Peel]

Hope your family are safe LS.

[Lord Sterling]

Hope your family are safe LS.

Thank you. They are for now. I managed to get Lady_Sterling out who is currently residing in Turkey whilst a Visa of some sort is sorted out so I can bring her here to my home.

[danthecapriman]

Fair play to the guy, staying in a dangerous place to protect his cars. Looks like the mans got great taste too.

 

Are there many yanks in Syria? That Buick looks rather out of place there! I wonder where he got them and how the cars ended up there.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Out of interest, where's the story of refugees throwing bricks at lorries from a bridge? I can't find it. There are mentions of 'attacks' on lorry drivers but they are anecdotal stories.

 

 

A lady trucker friend of mine whose firm of hauliers crosses that particular path.

 

Unless of course she made it up.

 

My point was: his family have buggered off and left him. Where are they now?

[mercrocker]

Fair play to the guy, staying in a dangerous place to protect his cars. Looks like the mans got great taste too.

 

Are there many yanks in Syria? That Buick looks rather out of place there! I wonder where he got them and how the cars ended up there.

 

 

[Lord Sterling]

Fair play to the guy, staying in a dangerous place to protect his cars. Looks like the mans got great taste too.

Are there many yanks in Syria? That Buick looks rather out of place there! I wonder where he got them and how the cars ended up there.

There are indeed. Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq were a hive of old car activity. Many old cars could still be seen plying thier trade as Taxis or just simple family runabouts. There was a good mix of 40s, 50s and 60s cars both Yank and Euro, though Yank cars were preferred in the Middle East as they seemed to be built to last in harsh conditions, America is well known for having its own harsh deserts and high heat just like the Middle East. European cars didn't fair too well but there were a few examples that could easily keep their own in the heat and dry.

[Angrydicky]

That's really sad, and very thought-provoking. That bloke seems like a right old character, and I can really relate to him with the way he's protective over his cars and his possessions. 

[Luckythirteen]

I was interested, when I looked into the post-WW2 history of how N Africa and the Middle East got to where they are now, to see the variety of cars in old pictures. I'd assumed it would be World of French, but no.

Certainly, the variety seems to me to have gone hand in hand with some of these countries being far better places to live then, than now. Thinking especially of places like Beiruit and Tripoli.

I feel for this guy too, he's standing his ground and hanging on to the bitter end. Best of luck.

[richardmorris]

I don't think his family left him, just that they couldn't persuade an elderly man to leave the only home he knows. I was in a very large forest fire in the early 1980s in the Drome region of France. As we left the holiday gite (I was 10) in the visa, the firemen were hosing down the roof of the farmhouse where the owners were refusing to leave. It's their life, their heritage and history. Not everyone can walk away without a second thought.

Don't believe anything you read in the daily mail, they thought the blackshirts were right.

[danthecapriman]

There are indeed. Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq were a hive of old car activity. Many old cars could still be seen plying thier trade as Taxis or just simple family runabouts. There was a good mix of 40s, 50s and 60s cars both Yank and Euro, though Yank cars were preferred in the Middle East as they seemed to be built to last in harsh conditions, America is well known for having its own harsh deserts and high heat just like the Middle East. European cars didn't fair too well but there were a few examples that could easily keep their own in the heat and dry.

A guy I work with used to work in Saudi back in the 80's, as part of the US/Saudi oil drilling.

He said in that country, because of the heavy US influence there were loads of yanks around. They gave him an old Chevy Impala as a run around but they were given or available to anyone over there working in the oil industry.

They even used to buy old retired US yellow school buses and ship them to Saudi and use them to transport the oil workers to and from site.

 

It's interesting to see the old Brit and US cars in places like this.

I've also often wondered what became of all the yanks over in Vietnam? I watched some old footage on TV of the big US pull out and all the old yanks parked up in the US embassy car park. What happened to them I wonder?

[chaseracer]

Thank you. They are for now. I managed to get Lady_Sterling out who is currently residing in Turkey whilst a Visa of some sort is sorted out so I can bring her here to my home.

 

We're all looking forward to welcoming Her Ladyship, Mo.