Reply to: Tunis and now Egypt

[lilelvis2000]

There is also some type of twitter "proxy" account. Where people ring a number and a human types their message on to twitter. Don't know if it also works in reverse though.

[alreadypacked]

How did they send the email from there then?

They have people in UK who relayed the message.

[amcdonald]

How did they send the email from there then?

By African or European swallow

[DaveB]

Sort of relevant to Fred's post but interesting in a wider context.

BBC

Old technology finds role in Egyptian protests

Fax machines, ham radio and dial-up modems are helping to avoid the net block imposed on Egypt.

[Fred Bloggs]

yes, just had an email from the company who looks after the place.

"there is no rioting or fighting in Sharm, currently there is no internet, no bank service, no ATM's and the food supply in the Metro is starting to run low as there are no deliveries from Cairo. It is only a matter of time before fuel starts to run out."

How did they send the email from there then?

[Fred Bloggs]

That's not good I was there last year..

I wonder what the bedouins are making of all this?

They'll be pi55ed off if they can't get derv for their Toyota Landcruisers.

[Jog On]

yes, just had an email from the company who looks after the place.

"there is no rioting or fighting in Sharm, currently there is no internet, no bank service, no ATM's and the food supply in the Metro is starting to run low as there are no deliveries from Cairo. It is only a matter of time before fuel starts to run out."

That's not good I was there last year..

I wonder what the bedouins are making of all this?

[minestrone]

yes, just had an email from the company who looks after the place.

"there is no rioting or fighting in Sharm, currently there is no internet, no bank service, no ATM's and the food supply in the Metro is starting to run low as there are no deliveries from Cairo. It is only a matter of time before fuel starts to run out."

Sounds the same as Britain when we get half an inch of snow.

[alreadypacked]

Didn't you buy a villa in Egypt?

yes, just had an email from the company who looks after the place.

"there is no rioting or fighting in Sharm, currently there is no internet, no bank service, no ATM's and the food supply in the Metro is starting to run low as there are no deliveries from Cairo. It is only a matter of time before fuel starts to run out."

[Churchill]

She sounds lovely.

How many BMW sportscars does she have?

I don't know but she's got a picture of a Hayabusa on her facebook page...

[DimPrawn]

Nah she didn't, she's the female version of you, a Mittyesque dreamer.

She sounds lovely.

How many BMW sportscars does she have?

[sasguru]

Didn't you buy a villa in Egypt?

Nah she didn't, she's the female version of you, a Mittyesque dreamer.

[Paddy]

It amazed me when I learned that our (then) glorious leader Bliar knew so little about recent history that he was ignorant of the 1950s coup that toppled Mossadeq.

Tosser.

+1

[Jog On]

I hope it's all sorted soon, I want to book my holiday!

[DimPrawn]

Not just the Chinese, the Egyptian goverment has closed down internet and mobile phone network. I think they will get a change of leader, but everything will carry on as before.

Didn't you buy a villa in Egypt?