Originally Posted by
DanielW
Yes, the 'magic wands' were quite amusing. For a country that has mastered the scientific and technical expertise for nuclear technology, it was a bit of a headscratcher that they were using these 'divining rods' for airport security
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LOL! When I was in Pakistan I kept thinking that too....Then again it was all about priorities!
In my hotel in Lahore the power went off (load shedding) while I was on a wifi call back to the U.S. My hotel room was pitch black but as I was complaining to my family in the U.S. it occurred to me....how is the power off but the wifi works? The front desk told me the routers/modems/etc are all on UPS (uninterrupted powers supply). Of course I remarked "The internet is on UPS but none of my room lights???"
The front desk person looked at me quizzically and said:
Your phone doesn't have a flashlight?
After I thought I about it....I actually WOULD rather have internet than lights during load shedding!