Broken glass everywhere
In November 2005, I was traveling to Marrakesh for a conference. A group of us were sitting in first class, we had just passed Rabat, when all of a sudden the train grinded to a halt. Then we sat there on the tracks for two hours without explanation.
As it turned out, some poor stupid kids were throwing rocks at the train, and the conductor got whacked and ended up losing an eye. We had to wait for another one to drive in from Rabat.
It happened again today, but fortunately no one was hurt. Having just returned from the restroom, I was settling down when I heard a “thunk.” Turns out it was yet another stupid bored kid throwing rocks at the train:
The guys smoking cigarettes by the bathroom were a little freaked out, but had managed to avoid the offending rock itself. Two Aussies I ran into on the way off the train thought it was a bullet hole. I reassured them that, despite the rock throwing, Moroccans were smart enough not to allow guns into their country.
June 24th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
These stupid games can be very mortal. I hope the police can put an end to it. I think seriously that Morocco should build many games fields (football and other stuffs) to these bored children.
Nice blog.
June 25th, 2007 at 4:43 am
Did you just write “grinded to a halt?”
Those rock-throwing Moroccan kids are everywhere - and have great aim!
June 25th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
It does alter one’s view on caning, flogging and other types of punishment…
More seriously, “broken glass everywhere”, isn’t that a line taken from Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message”?
June 25th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
@ Liosliath - Ground to a halt? Is that correct? God, I’m embarrassed, I don’t even know and I’m an English teacher.
@ Ibn Kafka - Indeed it is
June 26th, 2007 at 1:03 am
Apparently “grinded” is somewhat obsolete, but still usable! (Though it still makes me laugh…) I’ll have a post about this in a bit.
June 26th, 2007 at 1:20 am
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